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Iceland has universal health care. The health care system is largely paid for by taxes (85%) and to some extent by service fees (15%) and is administrated by The Ministry of Health (Icelandic. Heilbrigðisráðuneytið) [1] A considerable portion of government spending is assigned to healthcare.[2]

The country is divided into 7 health care regions[3]

There are little to no health insurance companies in Iceland, and no private hospitals. [4]


References

  1. ^ Information about the Icelandic Health Care System. Heilbrigðisráðuneytið.
  2. ^ http://www.icelandinfocus.com/index.php?/article/healthcare_services_in_iceland/
  3. ^ Heilbrigðisumdæmi. Heilbrigðisráðuneytið. (Icelandic)
  4. ^ http://archsurg.ama-assn.org/cgi/content/full/141/2/199#SEC8

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