2.27 presentation #2 Flashcards
How can the US healthcare system be best described?
As a mixed system
What % of US healthcare is government funded through programs like medicare and medicaid?
32%
Germany, Japan and Canadian Healthcare have what in common?
All have some form of universal healthcare
How does the US life expectancy stack up?
● U.S. – 78.5 years
● Germany – 81.7 years
● Canada – 82.2 years
● Japan – 84.3 years
How does the US IMR stack up?
U.S. – 5.6
● Germany – 2.2
● Canada – 3.3
● Japan – 0.8
Why is the US IMR a big deal?
Under-five mortality rates reflect
the social, economic, and
environmental conditions in which
children, and thus others, live!
List the prevalences of chronic diseases compared to the US
● U.S. – 13.7%
● Germany – 11.6%
● Canada – 9.7%
● Japan – 8.0%
NHE grew 7.5% to $4.9 trillion in 2023, or $14,570 per person, and accounted for _____% of Gross Domestic Product
17.6%
Describe Japan’s health costs
About 10% of monthly income
- Cover 70-90% of costs of medical appointments
In Germany, Public Health insurance is set
at _____% of an employees gross salary
14.6%
In 2021 8.6% of the United State’s population was uninsured. Roughly ____ million residents in the U.S. had no form of health insurance
28 million
Universal coverage goes hand-in-hand with what?
Preventative care
Give examples of social determinants of public health
Neighborhood, education and access to healthcare or nutrition
What are a few hot-button social determinants
that affect health outcomes?
1) Income equality - does wealth determine health? (can also focus lens on childhood
poverty health outcomes…)
2) Food Literacy/Access - food deserts impact on health outcomes?
3) Education - what is the correlation between literacy rates and access to
healthcare/health insurance?
-Example: Thousands of children’s education and learning
were severely affected by COVID in 2020 - how will this affect population moving forward?
True or false: there are a myriad of social determinants in the United States that affect health outcomes.
True
Compare the MMR of the US to other countries
Canada: 11
Germany: 4
Japan: 4
United States: 21
Describe food insecurity in different countries
13.5% of population in US face hunger and food insecurity
3.4% of Japanese population suffers from food insecurity
17.8% of Canada’s population suffers from food insecurity
3.8% of Germany’s population suffers from food insecurity
True or false: Different risk factors are prevalent in different countries
True
Define food desert
an area in which it is difficult to buy affordable
or good-quality fresh food
SDOH (Social Determinants of Health) are associated with
________ outcomes
health
PAs who integrate SDOH into their routine patient care see what?
higher patient satisfaction with care, greater health
outcomes, and greater patient adherence to medical advice
- US Healthcare System can be best defined as a “Mixed System”.
- About 150 million Americans have some form of government/public
healthcare, including Medicare for those over 65 y/o, and Medicaid for
low-income people. - Germany, Japan, and Germany all have some form of “universal”
healthcare
NHE is expected to continue to grow in the US in the coming years
5. Three key indicators for population health are life expectancy, under-five
mortality rate, and chronic disease prevalence
6. Universal coverage and preventive care go hand in hand (if you can’t
afford it - you don’t get it!)
7. Social determinants of health are considered the “conditions in which you
live, learn, work and age that affect your health”
