Which is characteristic of the German healthcare system?
A) Health insurance payments based on risk, not income
B) Ambulatory care provided by centralized nonprofit hospitals
C) An average hospital stay of 9 days
D) Nurse practitioners operating independently
Ans: C
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The average length of hospital stay in Germany has decreased in recent years from 14 to 9 days, still considerably longer than the 5- to 6-day average in the United States. Health insurance coverage is maintained by all citizens sharing in the effort to have an insurance pool, and payment is based on income, not risk. Currently, physicians in private practice provide ambulatory care, and centralized nonprofit hospitals offer the majority of inpatient care. Nurses in the German healthcare system, called sisters, are mostly diploma-educated individuals working with a physician.
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