Statistics

Question 1

access and outcome for healthcare

Answer 1

less than effective

Question 2

how many people have no insurance (pre obamacare)

Answer 2

~47 million

Question 3

how many people have no insurance after obamacare

Answer 3

~26 million

Question 4

funding for healthcare has gone from reliance on what to what

Answer 4

private sources to public sources
decrease in out of pocket expenditures

Question 5

majority of americans without insurance are

Answer 5

employed

Question 6

uninsured before ACA

Answer 6

~40-60 million people

Question 7

2 years prior to ACA, uninsured

Answer 7

~ 80mill people

Question 8

Managed Care services

Answer 8

decrease payment of services with doctors autonomy

Question 9

primary source of US healthcare

Answer 9

hospitals

Question 10

how many hospitals

Answer 10

~5,700

Question 11

how many workers

Answer 11

> 6 million workers

Question 12

trend in number of hospital beds

Answer 12

decrease
voluntary hospitals most common

Question 13

percentages of hospitals for-profit (2014)

Answer 13

18%

Question 14

uncompensated hospital care

Answer 14

$25-30 billion

Question 15

trends for home health services (LLCs, nonprofits)

Answer 15

decrease costs, serves elderly, disable and veteran pop mostly

Question 16

hospice care

Answer 16

increased concern for profit

Question 17

technology on patient physician distance

Answer 17

increase it

Question 18

china

Answer 18

socialized system
cooperative system with community health workers
moving to private for profit system –> will be less effective in its rural regions!

Question 19

cuba

Answer 19

socialized system
high standards with high health outcomes

Question 20

canada

Answer 20

private option national health insurance
-free system of coverage for all
- financial and administrative controls are dealt by province
-healthcare workers are not public employees
-high outcome, high satisfaction
-facing cuts!

Question 21

britain

Answer 21

public options national health insurance
-free public regulated services
-publically owned, paid by taxes
-popular system; roster for doctors
-overall costs increasing

Question 22

russia

Answer 22

free system; high end preventative care
transitioning to priavte, free market system
-shortage of medical supplies!
-disgruntled people!!

Question 23

percent of russia doctors women?

Answer 23

~70%