Nearly all health care systems in western/oriented countries face similar challenges and difficulties. The demographic problem leads to an increased demand for health care. This is opposed by a decreased revenue situation. Medical personnel are pushed to their limits in hospitals; in rural areas doctors may be completely underrepresented. This justifies thinking outside the box and looking at the health care systems in other nations. These comparisons can show which reform suggestions have already been made, and with which results. As an example, one could name the implementation of disease/management/programs in Germany. The present study will analyze the health care systems in Singapore, the Netherlands, Norway, Switzerland, Japan, France, the USA and Austria. Basis of the analysis will be the three dimensions formulated by Carl Wendt: financing, service provision and regulation. Each health care system will merit its own chapter, and each chapter ends with a conclusion which classifies the systems according to these dimensions. After the analysis of the health care systems, a comparison of all key figures will be added.