Comparing Healthcare Performance in Australia and New Zealand

Expenditure as a percentage of its gross domestic product

The Australian healthcare system has established the medicare health insurance program, which restricts visitors and non-documented immigrants who get treated on private pay procedures. The federal, state and local governments play a crucial role in funding a universal healthcare system. In 2015-2016, the total expenditures on public health insurance were 10.3% of the GDP. This was an increment from 2014-to 2015 (Tikkanen et al., 2020). On the other hand, Newzealand healthcare system creates universal health coverage by funding inpatient, outpatient, long-term care, and mental health through public funds (Chalmers, Ashton & Tenbensel, 2017). In 2017, new Zealand's total health expenditure totaled 9% of the GDP (Tikkanen et al., 2020). Therefore, New Zealand's health expenditure is lower than Australians.