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Lecture 19: Health Systems- The Basics of Healthcare

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Practice Q1
Ans: D
What is a Healthcare system?
What are the 6 Basic Components of Health Systems?
Healthcare systems stakeholders
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US Healthcare system
The US spends nearly ................. as much on healthcare as the average ............... country
Twice

OECD
US Healthcare system

............. life expectancy and ............. suicide rate compared to other .................

............ chronic disease burden and .............. rate

People in America had ............... than peers in most countries
Low

High

Wealthy OECD countries

High

Obesity

Fewer physician visits
US Healthcare system

Greater access to ................ compared to individuals in other OECD countries

Outperforms other countries in .................... services

High hospitalization rate for ............... and high rate of .................
Expensive medical technology

Preventative
-Ex. breast cancer screening and flu vaccinations

Preventable causes

Avoidable deaths
Opportunities for improvement
What are 5 contributing factors to the rising cost of healthcare?
1. Malpractice and defensive medicine

2. Some ineffective and inappropriate care

3. Higher prices and medical inflation

4. Administrative waste

5. Pressures of profit in medical care
A Case of Excess - Daniel Taylor's prostate surgery
-He ended up worse off than when he started
A Case of Deprivation - Mary McCarthy's pregnancy
-Medicaid was not accepted thus she couldn't get access which lead to delivering a Stillborn baby
US Healthcare Coverage (2017)
Healthcare Financing in the US (2017)
The Affordable Care Act (ACA) is a ................................. enacted in March 2010

3 primary goals:

1. Make ...................... available to more people

2. Expand ................... to cover .................. with ..................... Note that ...................

3. Support ........................... designed to .............................
Comprehensive health care reform law

Affordable health insurance

Medicaid

All adults

Income below 133% of the FPL

Not all states have expanded Medicaid

Innovative medical care delivery methods

Lower the costs of health care generally
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