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Political
Economies

March 25
2018

Name

Country

Type of
Political
Economy

Availability of
healthcare
resources

Healthcare

Access to
healthcare

healthcare
delivery
system and
efficacy

Population Health
Outcomes

The U.S
Healthcare
delivery
system is
undergoing
serious
challenges in
terms of
escalating
healthcare
costs, poor
quality and
the increasing
number of
uninsured
Americans.
The country
has efficient
healthcare
delivery
system with
most of the
healthcare
cost paid by
private
insurance
companies or
government
agencies
through
Medicare
Levy.

Although the
country faces
some healthcare
challenges, the
health outcomes
of the U.S
population are
efficient.

United Sates

Capitalists
Economy

The United States
has intensive
healthcare
resources as a
good population
has medical
insurance
coverage. The
country also has
more expensive
healthcare
services than any
other OECD
countries.

The U.S
population has
easy access to
healthcare since
many people
have healthcare
coverage.

Australia

Socialists
Economy

Australia has
efficient
healthcare
resources with
healthcare largely
provided by
private medical
practitioners, and
government
operated
hospitals. The
costs of medical
services are
largely paid by
private insurance
and government
agencies. The
country also has
universal
healthcare
system.

As a result of a
universal
healthcare
system, the
Australian
population has
easy access to
healthcare.

With Universal
healthcare
system, Australia
has low mortality
rates and
improved
population health
outcomes.

Canada

Mixed
Economy

Canada has fewer
healthcare
resources as
compared to most
OECD countries.

Access to
healthcare in
Canada is
efficient since
the country’s
healthcare
system is
publicly
financed.

The
healthcare
delivery
system in
Canada is
equitable with
statewide
health
insurance
programs
available for
everyone.

The population
Health of the
country is
efficient. The
country also has
low mortality
rates with high
life expectancy.
With efficient
access to
healthcare, this
has improved the
population health.

Attached.

Customer Satisfaction
Student name
Professor’s name
course title
Date

What is consumer satisfaction?
• Consumer satisfaction is an economic term that refers to the measure of how
products and services supplied by a company meet and surpass consumer
satisfaction.

• It is an essential concept in economics in the sense that it provides the
companies leaders and business owners with a metric to gauge the level at which
their products and services meet the customer expectations.

Importance of customer satisfaction
• It provides organizations and business owners with an important metric that
they can use to manage and improve their business.

• Customer satisfaction is a leading indicator of consumer repurchases
intentions and loyalty.

• It reduces customers churn and increases customer lifetime value.
• In the competitive marketplace, customer satisfaction provides a point of
differentiation.

The value of customer satisfaction in a
business
• Customer satisfaction improves the overall value of a business by
differentiating the business from its competitors.

• Customer satisfaction is seen as the difference between surviving and
thriving.

• Building relationship with customers is only possible through the provision
of services and products that meets and exceeds the needs and expectations
of customers.

Ways to measure customer satisfaction
• Customer satisfaction can be measured through various ways in the organization based
on the types of products or services the organization offers to the customer.

• One of the most import...