Healthcare in Vyvland

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The logo of Synprov, Vyvland's government healthcare body

Healthcare in Vyvland is overwhelmingly provided by the universal Synprov (full name in Vyvlander: Gesyndzebsprovizie, meaning Healthcare Commission), although private treatment is also legal, but controversially taxed by central government. Approximately 91% of healthcare is provided through the Synprov system, which covers almost all permanent residents except those who earn over µ380,000 per year (around $1.2 million). Synprov treatment is cheaper for non-resident citizens of other Esquarian Community countries. Vyvland's life expectancy is 78.6 years for men and 81.2 years for women, giving an average of 79.9 years for the total population, which is a very high level. In addition, Vyvland manages to achieve this figure with below-average healthcare expenditures of 9.1% of GDP. The current Minister of Health responsible for the country's healthcare expenditure is Liberal Kajren Bohgsen, with Domestic Minister Rikard Fegaad overseeing some aspects of public health.

Public healthcare has been around since the 1920s across Vyvland to some extent, when it was brought in for the impoverished and those in manual or hazardous jobs, such as miners and metalworkers. However, it remained inaccessible to the general populace in North Vyvland until 1949, when Frig Brayeer's government passed the Health Insurance Act, which guaranteed free wide-ranging healthcare for the majority of the population, with an upper income threshold then set at µ3,000 per year, covering most workers at a time when the average yearly income was approximately µ2,000. Since then, the threshold has risen so as to nearly cover the entire populace, which was achieved for a brief period between 1986 and 1992, before a recession prompted small cuts. The total government healthcare expenditure currently lies at $72 billion, making up almost 8% of GDP and 18% of government spending. Template:Vyvland topics