GE ELECT 4SSP PRE-FINAL

According to the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development, this continues to rise in OECD countries, and if current trends continue, governments will need to raise taxes, cut spending in other areas or make people pay more out of their own pockets in order to maintain their existing health care systems.

• raising taxes

• cut spending

• health spending

• nursing entrepreneur

This financed the bulk of healthcare costs in most OECD countries.

• subsidies

• taxes

• customs dues

• payment

Some of them presumed that if the number of providers is increased, the costs for health care will increase because of the greater number of services provided.

• policy makers

• world leaders

• Consumers

• government officials

This issue with physicians and nurses in independent practice has arisen and needs attention to have a healthy health care services.

• policy

• fees

• services

• competition

They began grouping various practice areas to provide more opportunity for nurses to independently operate nursing centers.

• Korea Nurses Association

• Royal College of Nursing of UK

• American Nurses Association

• Royal College of Nursing of Australia

Produced the first UK guidance for nurse entrepreneurs in 1994, which is now in its third edition.

• Korea Nurses Association

• Royal College of Nursing of UK

• American Nurses Association

• Royal College of Nursing of Australia

They published an Information Pack for nurses and midwives in private practice.

• Korea Nurses Association

• Royal College of Nursing of UK

• American Nurses Association

• Royal College of Nursing of Australia

In this country, an act passed in 1990 permitting midwives to care for women without the involvement of an obstetrician or a GP has promoted the practice of independent midwifery.

• Germany

• US

• New Zealand

• Netherlands

In this country, the organization of the insurance system and the law regulating health care fees allow the government to control costs by specifying the rules of coverage, which has protected the economic interests of the private midwifery practitioner.

• Germany

• US

• New Zealand

• Netherlands

In this country, the introduction of long-term health insurance legislation in 1995 created the opportunity for nurses to become self-employed and provide home nursing care, to be purchased directly by the insured person.

• Germany

• US

• New Zealand

• Netherlands