HEALTHCARE GAP:
THE US SPENDS CONSIDERABLY MORE THAN
ANY OTHER OECD COUNTRY ON
HEALTHCARE, AND DESPITE THAT OUR
HEALTHCARE METRICS ARE MIDDLE-OF-THE-
PACK TO BELOW AVERAGE.
ACCELERATING COSTS:
WE SPEND WAY TOO MUCH ALREADY, AND YET
OUR COSTS ARE STILL INCREASING
EXPONENTIALLY.
INCREASING DISPARITIES IN PUBLIC HEALTH:
IF YOU LOOK AT INFANT MORTALITY IN BLACKS
RELATIVE TO WHITES, OR POOR FOLKS
RELATIVE TO RICHER FOLKS, YOU SEE THAT
THE DIFFERENCES ARE GROWING.
RELATIVE TO OTHER COUNTRIES…
RELATIVE TO HOW MUCH WE SPEND…
RELATIVE TO ONE ANOTHER…
…WE DON’T PRODUCE THE KINDS OF
HEALTH OUTCOMES WE WOULD LIKE.
WHAT ARE WE DOING WELL?
COMMON CAUSES?
BROADENING DISPARITY
16% OF US CITIZENS UNINSURED IN 2009
47.3 BILLION DOLLARS SPENT ON EMERGENCY
ROOMS IN 2008
MORE LIKELY TO GET SICK TO BEGIN WITH
50 BILLION DOLLARS SPENT ON LAST FEW
MONTHS OF LIFE IN 2009
WHAT DOES OBAMACARE DO?
OBAMACARE: OVERVIEW
1. FORCE PEOPLE INTO MARKET BY
SUBSIDIZING INSURANCE
2. RESTRUCTURE TO FEE-PER-OUTCOME
PAYMENT (INSTEAD OF FEE-PER-SERVICE)
PREVENTION VS. CURE
SCAFFOLDING BASED ON OUTDATED CONCEPT
OF CURE FOR INFECTIOUS DISEASES
INCENTIVES FOR CURE VS. PREVENTION
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