Politics and healthcare Flashcards
Why does the united states perform worse than its cousins (UK and Canada)
alternate explanantions for why policies are stable
markets - economic forces
values / culture
(pluralism) group interests and political powers
institutions and policy
historical logic
main perspective for why the US healthcare system is failing
historical insititutions
- once they are set on a path it is hard to deviate - the US is used to not having univesal health insurance and attempts to change this (ex - obamacare) are met with a lot of backlash
quebec has issues in _______ new healthcare reforms causing them to fail
Implementing. They often are willing to adopt new reforms but they are not implemented well. They focus on small administrative fixes instead of big picture concepts.
The real challenge is aligning policy implementation with…..
evidence-based goals
why do governments consistently underinvest in preventive care despite its proven long term benefits
- hard to take action and spend money on reforms which will not show results for many years
- backlash for restricting civil liberties
theory of policy prioritization
curative care is prioritized because it is immediate - you see it happen (giving cancer patients treatment at reduced cost) - everyone supports this
preventive care - it takes a long time for results to show and often has backlash
T/F - partisanship (left vs right government) does not affect prevention levels
false - left-wing governments do not invest more in preventive care
T/F - preventive care loses share to curative care during austerity
true - curative care will outspend preventive care by a large ratio
