Zimbabwe National Health Insurance: Potential Tax Increase
Zimbabwe National Health Insurance may face higher taxes.
AMH, an independent media house, provides news through its four newspapers: The Zimbabwe Independent, The Standard, Southern, and NewsDay.
National Health Insurance Schemes Around the World
Germany has the world's oldest national health insurance scheme, established by Otto Von Bismarck's Sickness Insurance Law of 1883.
Britain's National Health Service, created in 1948, is funded through general taxation, providing health services to all legal residents.
- Canada's healthcare system is an example of single-payer healthcare, where payment is made directly by the government from tax revenue.
National health insurance programmes differ in how contributions are collected and services are provided.
Author's summary: Zimbabwe's health insurance may see tax increases.