Effects Of Privatizing Healthcare
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History of Medicare
What are the health effects of
Privatizing Healthcare https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QHzBTdHKFdc https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lNz-IIl75V4
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52.3 million people utilize Medicare.
(kkf.org,2015)
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Medicare accounts for 20% of total national healthcare spending in 2012
(kkf.org, 2015
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Medicare spending per beneficiary rose more than 400 percent from 1969 to
2009 but inflationadjusted premiums on private health insurance rose more than 700 percent.
(ncpssm.org,2015)
Scoping & Assessment
Health effects to consider that directly effect those who are 65 years and older are
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Increased mortality rates
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Increased poor health among …show more content…
(cdc.gov,2015(
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The average 75-year-old has three chronic conditions and uses five prescription drugs. (cdc.gov,2015)
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Privatization of Medicare would increase healthcare cost for the average 65 year old by 40%.
(cdc.gov,2015)
Recommendation & Reporting
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Simplified fee schedule for treatments & Uniformity throughout the nation
Increase availability of preventive care …show more content…
Example- No lines in seeing a doctor
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Selecting to a physician of your choice
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Private rooms & possibly expert care from experienced doctors
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Availability to see a specialist without referral
Cons
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More expensive
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Indemnity health insurance is by far more expensive than an HMO
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A patient with pre-existing conditions may find it difficult to obtain indemnity insurance with pre-existing conditions
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PPO’s charge more for going out of network physicians
“We can use decision-making to choose the habits we want to form, use willpower to get the habit started, then - and this is the best part - we can allow the extraordinary power of habit to take over. At that point, we 're free from the need to decide and the need to use willpower”.
-Gretchen Rubin
References
114th Congress Session Jan 5,2015 ( Retrived from http://conyers.house.gov/_cache/files/c73603de-2756-42c8-bae0-555df35f7fc3/HR%20676%202.4.15.pdf) Everything our Government Really Does September 2014 (Retrived from http://www.allgov.com/departments/department-of-health-and-human-services/medicare?agencyid=7399) Centers for Disease Control
g n OLA i tiz MOL
o a H v ra
i e bo r P y: D
B
i d e
e r ca
History of Medicare
What are the health effects of
Privatizing Healthcare https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QHzBTdHKFdc https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lNz-IIl75V4
SCREENING
•
52.3 million people utilize Medicare.
(kkf.org,2015)
•
Medicare accounts for 20% of total national healthcare spending in 2012
(kkf.org, 2015
•
Medicare spending per beneficiary rose more than 400 percent from 1969 to
2009 but inflationadjusted premiums on private health insurance rose more than 700 percent.
(ncpssm.org,2015)
Scoping & Assessment
Health effects to consider that directly effect those who are 65 years and older are
…
•
Increased mortality rates
•
Increased poor health among …show more content…
(cdc.gov,2015(
•
The average 75-year-old has three chronic conditions and uses five prescription drugs. (cdc.gov,2015)
•
Privatization of Medicare would increase healthcare cost for the average 65 year old by 40%.
(cdc.gov,2015)
Recommendation & Reporting
•
•
Simplified fee schedule for treatments & Uniformity throughout the nation
Increase availability of preventive care …show more content…
Example- No lines in seeing a doctor
•
Selecting to a physician of your choice
•
Private rooms & possibly expert care from experienced doctors
•
Availability to see a specialist without referral
Cons
•
More expensive
•
Indemnity health insurance is by far more expensive than an HMO
•
A patient with pre-existing conditions may find it difficult to obtain indemnity insurance with pre-existing conditions
•
PPO’s charge more for going out of network physicians
“We can use decision-making to choose the habits we want to form, use willpower to get the habit started, then - and this is the best part - we can allow the extraordinary power of habit to take over. At that point, we 're free from the need to decide and the need to use willpower”.
-Gretchen Rubin
References
114th Congress Session Jan 5,2015 ( Retrived from http://conyers.house.gov/_cache/files/c73603de-2756-42c8-bae0-555df35f7fc3/HR%20676%202.4.15.pdf) Everything our Government Really Does September 2014 (Retrived from http://www.allgov.com/departments/department-of-health-and-human-services/medicare?agencyid=7399) Centers for Disease Control