Similar Pressures, Different Contexts: Public Attitudes toward Government Intervention for Health Care in 21 Nations -- Kikuzawa et al. 49 (4): 385 -- Journal of Health and Social Behavior
Our findings indicate that public attitudes cluster around the historical organization of health care, but also relate to current economic and demographic realities. Individuals in countries adopting the "National Health Service Model" (the state directly provides health care but complete state control is absent) or the "Centralized Model" (the state directly provides health care and has much control) are more supportive of government involvement in health care than those in the "Insurance Model" (the state is limited to maintenance of the system) countries. However, citizens in countries currently spending more on health care and having a greater burden of chronic illness are less supportive.
