SOC 112 Final 4

Question 1

What are the types of healthcare delivery systems?

Answer 1

1. Public health care
2. Private health care
3. Two-tiered health care
4. Medicare

Question 2

What is public health care?

Answer 2

Health care funded by government and are designed with the goal of providing people universal access to care. The Canada Health Act ensures that all provides maintain publicly funded system with guaranteed access to medically necessary treatment and procedures.

Question 3

What are the problems with public health care?

Answer 3

1. Dependence on government funding: when governments cut social spending it can negatively affect the delivery of services.
2. Health care professionals may be lured away from public systems because they could make more money privately.
3. Governments may decide on which procedures and medications are funded and which are not.

Question 4

What is private health care?

Answer 4

Hospitals and clinics are owned by individuals, groups, and corporations. They may be operated by non-profits or for profit. Users of private health care pay out of pocket or purchase insurance to cover their medical bills.

Question 5

What are problems with private health care?

Answer 5

1. People with higher incomes can afford better quality care.
2. Insurance companies may decide not to cover pre-existing conditions because long term treatment is expensive.
3. Doctors who provide services for profit may become greedy and run extra tests and treatments.
4. Some may cut costs to stay profitable, and such measures may negatively affect quality of care.

Question 6

What is the two-tiered health care model?

Answer 6

Upper their: those who can afford to pay for private services
Lower their: those who still rely on the public system

Question 7

What is the problem with the two-tiered health care model?

Answer 7

1. It may lure health professionals away from public sectors to private sectors.
2. Private system may have more experienced staff and have more advanced equipment.
3. Some procedures may not be covered by the public section, forcing people to pay for services they can’t afford.

Question 8

What is medicare like in canada?

Answer 8

Universal public health insurance. Covers medically necessary procedures and treatment. Mix of public and private owned hospitals and clinics. Many doctors are self-employed and work on a fee for service basis.

Question 9

What is the U.S. health care system like?

Answer 9

Medicare for seniors, medicaid for welfare recipients. Every else buys private insurance. Mix of public, private and non-profit hospitals and clinics.