Session 1 Hour 2 Flashcards
1
Q
US spending on healthcare has increased:
A
- Overall
- Per capita
- Faster than the economy (increasing share of GDP)
2
Q
Currently the US spends 17% of GDP on healthcare:
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- More one third in hospitals
- Around 20% on physician services
- Around 10-13% on Rx drugs
3
Q
Rising expenses are a product of rising costs and rising utilization:
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- Temporal trends in the contribution of each of them
4
Q
A small portion of the population account for…
A
- the majority of the spending
5
Q
The US spends around…
A
- twice what other wealthy countries spend on healthcare
6
Q
Despite the higher spending,
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- the US has the lowest life expectancy among OECD comparable countries
7
Q
Around 10% of adults delay or forgo medical care due to costs,
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- this is higher among racial / ethnic minorities, those with poorer health, and the uninsured
8
Q
The % of adults who delay or forgo medical care due to costs has…
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- increased
9
Q
25-30% of patients on medications report…
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- difficulty affording their medications
