0

10

20

30

40

50

60

70

80

10% 10% 10% 10% 10% 10% 10% 10% 10% 10%

Source:Agency for Healthcare Research and QualityMEPS

Percentof health CareCosts

1% 1% 2% 4% 6%

13%

73%

0% 0% 0%

The Health and Profitable to the “Market,” the The Health and Profitable to the “Market,” the Sick and Poor to the TaxpayerSick and Poor to the Taxpayer

Private Insurers

Government Programs

Unnecessary ProceduresUnnecessary Procedures

0%

500%

1000%

1500%

2000%

2500%

3000%

1970 1975 1980 1985 1990 1995 2000

Physicians Administrators

Growth of Physicians and Growth of Physicians and AdministratorsAdministrators 1970-20051970-2005

Source: Bureau of Labor Statistics and NCHS

Drug Companies’ Cost Drug Companies’ Cost StructureStructure

““Would you prefer the current system or Universal Health Would you prefer the current system or Universal Health Insurance…like Medicare…run by Government…financed by Insurance…like Medicare…run by Government…financed by

Taxpayers”Taxpayers”

NHI, 62%

Current, 32%

Don't Know, 6%

Source: Washington Post/ABC News Poll, 10/20/03

Universal HealthInsurance

Single-Payer: “Politically Feasible?”Single-Payer: “Politically Feasible?”

Abolition of Human Abolition of Human SlaverySlavery (1860s)(1860s)

Women’s Suffrage Women’s Suffrage MovementMovement(1840-1920)(1840-1920)

Civil Rights ActCivil Rights Act(1964)(1964)

Other “Politically Infeasible” Movements