I'm from Canada and for here, it seems to be somewhat similar to other places. The funding comes from the taxes you (or your parents) pay. MediCare covers many health services, however, you can get additional insurance depending on the job you have. MediCare covers almost all doctors with the exception of psychologists or most other doctors not with a M.D.. It's stirred up quite a fuss because the psychologists do want to be covered, however, their counterparts, the psychiatrists are covered.

For hospitals, you can pay for private or semi-private rooms and pay for additional services, such as TV. However, for the most part it's public unless you opt to go for private, which has better equipment, faster service and such but you need to pay for it.

Medications may be covered by MediCare, however, one's insurance from a certain job can cover additional medications, usually the ones that aren't prescribed very often or are rather expensive.