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Making Health Care Universal, and Effective : 

Making Health Care Universal, and Effective Dane Stein

-The US has high healthcare costs and many people going without coverage in times of need. -Once costs are brought down, the US should require basic healthcare-Other countries with universal healthcare systems AND/OR differently structured and regulated health insurance systems do not have this problem on the same scale.-Reform is needed, in the form of restructuring the insurance system to bring costs down or universalizing basic health care, or both. : 

-The US has high healthcare costs and many people going without coverage in times of need. -Once costs are brought down, the US should require basic healthcare-Other countries with universal healthcare systems AND/OR differently structured and regulated health insurance systems do not have this problem on the same scale.-Reform is needed, in the form of restructuring the insurance system to bring costs down or universalizing basic health care, or both.

The US Has Problems with Insurance : 

The US Has Problems with Insurance 2 In a survey conducted by the Commonwealth Fund, the US has more people who have insufficient care because of cost, more expensive costs, and general problems with health insurance.

US Healthcare is too expensive : 

US Healthcare is too expensive The US spends nearly twice as much on healthcare as other countries. 3 This may be due to insurance structuring

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-The previous slide shows the United States to the farthest right on the graph with the highest, by far, in health costs of any country.-Though the US has a high life expectancy, it is not as high as some other countries that spend nearly half as much per-capita. -Some of these countries include Australia, Japan, and the United Kingdom.-All of these countries are rated, by a survey conducted by the Commonwealth Fund, to have better health care service than the US. : 

-The previous slide shows the United States to the farthest right on the graph with the highest, by far, in health costs of any country.-Though the US has a high life expectancy, it is not as high as some other countries that spend nearly half as much per-capita. -Some of these countries include Australia, Japan, and the United Kingdom.-All of these countries are rated, by a survey conducted by the Commonwealth Fund, to have better health care service than the US.

Percentage of Population that is Obese : 

Percentage of Population that is Obese -The United States has the highest, at over 30% of the population being obese. 4

Life Expectancy from Birth in Years : 

Life Expectancy from Birth in Years -For all its spending, the US is at number 47 -Australia is at number 7, with half of the spending, partially due to lower costs. 5

Mortality : 

Mortality The US has higher infant mortality rates and lower life expectancy than the UK, Australia, and Japan. 3

Solutions? : 

Solutions?

Lowering Costs with a Value-Based Insurance System, or Hybrid : 

Lowering Costs with a Value-Based Insurance System, or Hybrid -Determine cost based on the value of the service to the clinic (“High value”), and adjust public/private spending accordingly. -People will buy more small, preventative measures when they cost less, eliminating the need to keep prices high!

Make the System Mandatory, with Exceptions : 

Make the System Mandatory, with Exceptions -Services will be provided for free to those qualifying with low or no income. -Additional and “low-value” services will be available, at a cost.

Foster an Attitude of Maintenance : 

Foster an Attitude of Maintenance -Focus on preventative health once costs are down -Stress adherence to medication schedules

Bibliography : 

Bibliography http://www.who.int/whosis/whostat/en/index.html http://www.commonwealthfund.org/Content/Surveys/2010/Nov/2010-International-Survey.aspx World Health Organization World Health Statistics 2010, http://www.who.int/whosis/whostat/en/index.html OECD Health Center via Nationmaster, http://www.nationmaster.com/red/graph/hea_obe-health-obesity&b_printable=1 http://www.nationmaster.com/red/graph/hea_lif_exp_at_bir_tot_pop-life-expectancy-birth-total-population&b_printable=1