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The world has 4 key types of health service – this is how they work

Lilly Davenport poses for her dad infront of a mural in tribute to the NHS painted by artist Rachel List on the wall of the Horse Vaults pub in Pontefract, as the spread of the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues, Pontefract, Britain, April 4, 2020. REUTERS/Lee Smith     TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY - RC2MXF9W1C9I

The UK's NHS is a health service created under The Beveridge Model. Image: REUTERS/Lee Smith TPX IMAGES OF THE DAY - RC2MXF9W1C9I

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