Healthcare Systems and Economic Inequality: A Comparative Analysis of the United States, India, and Sweden

Yunqiao Wei ()
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Yunqiao Wei: University of Washington, School Of Law

A chapter in Proceedings of the 2025 5th International Conference on Enterprise Management and Economic Development (ICEMED 2025), 2025, pp 525-532 from Springer

Abstract: Abstract The healthcare system plays a crucial role in shaping economic inequality, profoundly affecting the level of access to healthcare services, the financial burden on households, and the overall economic mobility of society. This study selected three countries, the United States, India, and Sweden, to conduct in-depth comparative analysis of their healthcare systems, in order to explore their different impacts on economic disparities. The US healthcare system mainly relies on private insurance and market-oriented operation, while India adopts a public-private hybrid healthcare model, and Sweden implements a universal healthcare insurance system while allowing certain private choice space. By delving into these vastly different healthcare systems in detail, this article aims to reveal how healthcare delivery structures to some extent determine economic disparities among countries. The research results show that the structure of the healthcare system has a significant impact on economic inequality, and the universal healthcare model exhibits greater fairness in accessing services and financial protection.

Keywords: Healthcare Systems; Human Capital Theory; Economic Inequality (search for similar items in EconPapers)
Date: 2025
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DOI: 10.2991/978-94-6463-811-0_55

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