In Spain can receive health care both public and private medical services. Currently more than 90% of the population is served by public health.

In addition to public and private, mutuals are other medical services concluded with the state which they operate within the healthcare workplace.

Public Health

It is the set of services and medical facilities managed and funded by the stateIt acquires the right to use through the social security contributions made by workers and businesses.

Each worker with their contributions not only get the right health care for themselves but also for their dependents who live with him and can be the spouse or children.

Services public health

Among the services provided by the public health are as follows:

·  Medical care in primary and specialized health centers.

·  Emergency Services in health centers and hospitals.

·  Conducting tests to diagnose diseases.

·  Medical treatments Free health units.

·  Discounts on the purchase of drug therapies.

Health Centers

It also called for Primary Care Centers or PDA. They are the ones who attend to patients on a routine basis, ie when the situation is not as urgent as to go to the hospital.

They are family doctors, who are allocated a certain number of patients in the population. These center in addition to providing primary care, are serving in the hospital all populations without health demands of its inhabitants or arising in its case to the hospital.

Private Health

There are various modalities for the use of private health care. One is the time of going to consult a specialist doctor specifically, but usually resort to public health.

Another option is to hire a private health insurance. So by paying some fees are accessed any kind of health care based on what is recruited.

Advantages and disadvantages of private health

The advantages of this type of health is the absence of waiting lists and the choice in many cases by the physician who wants to be heeded.

The disadvantages of this type of health insurance is that with a few exceptions in severe cases lack the necessary means or these are not the quality of public health.

This is because the technical means required for the completion of certain tests or treatments are so expensive that private insurance lacked the resources to take them.

Mutual

They are joint ventures established to take charge along with the Social Security work-related accidents and occupational diseases. They cover themselves as well as these contingencies may be responsible in some cases for temporary disability pensions.

These associations are funded with the money that gives them Social Security after previously recaudarlo for accidents at work and occupational diseases, as well as a part of the input for contingencies for their collaboration in managing them.

Another particularity of mutuals is that they are non-profit entities, ie they can not monetize their activities. If at the end of its annual management had these benefits should be paid back to Social Security.