Lesson 9 Part 2 Flashcards
QALY means
Quality Adjusted Life Years
Measueres a cost benefit of applying a medical procedure
QALY
After a person has lived normal life span, medical care no longer oriented to resisting death
Callahan Natural Life Span Argument
Medical care following natural life span limited to relief of suffering
Callahan Natural Life Span Argument
World Health Care Models
Beverage Model
Bismarck Model
National Health Insurance
Out of pocket
A model originated in Great Britain
Beverage Model
A model: “health care financed by governmentand taxed based” rather than insurance based
Beverage Model
Model: no medical bills
Beverage Model
What model: long wait times for non-acute secondary and tertiary care
Beverage Model
What countries consists of Bismarck Model
Germany
France
Japan
Belgium
Switzerland
Care providers and payers private entities
Bismarck Model
Private not for profit health insurance
Bismarck Model
Financed jointly by employees and employers through payroll deductions
Private not-for-profit health insurance (sickness funds)
What countries covers National Health Insurance
Canada
Australia
Taiwan
Sourh Korea
Health care providers private
National Health Insurance