Rich Snail

Caustic and to the point.
Humour as the british would say…

Gallup recently surveyed more than 260,000 people to know the worldwide migration trend. They asked two simple question: If given the possibility, would you like to move permanently to another country, and if so, which country would you like to move to? The following graph shows where migrants are most likely to be found:

The following graph shows the net migration for each country – add the number of people who wish to move there, and subtract the number of people that want to leave. Not surprisingly, developed countries top the charts, with the USA as the preferred destination with a net change of 165 million people. More surprisingly, Saudi Arabia, Russia and  Malaysia are also very attractive…

Interestingly, most of the desired move would be from a developing country to a developed country, while according to the 2009 United Nations’ Human Development Report, most of the world’s international immigrants move from one developing country to another developing country or between developed countries.

Understandably, migration policies of developed countries do not facilitate the job of migrants from developing countries. Were borders to be open without restrictions, some countries would see drastic change in their populations.

A modern fairy tale…

After tackling the Australian Medicare System two month ago and the French Sécurité Sociale last month, here comes my piece on the British NHS.

I have to admit it was the most difficult one to summarize so far; it is the most integrated healthcare systems I’ve studied yet, its admin side is awfully messy, and its “patient” one is so dead simple it was difficult to follow the structure I set up for the previous pieces. Still, I am happy with the end result, which you can check here: British NHS.

Need a teaser like last time?
By reading it you’ll discover that the British System:

1. Is most cashless;
2. Is so good private insurances only insure 11% of britons;
3. Is much more efficient than the French or the Australian one at managing its cost

I just came across this video and loved it. Its message is simple, and resonate strongly with me: the simplicity of choice and passion makes a business possible.

The reason it moves me is that this is what I’d like to achieve – i.e. find many trusted partners, each with their differences, so we can offer clients solutions which match their situation and expectations. A lofty goal indeed !