US Healthcare System and Spending Flashcards
Health system
delivers quality services to all people, when and where they need them
Primary prevention
eliminating risk factors for disease; prevent disease/injury before it occurs
Secondary prevention
early detection and treatment for disease; reduce the burden of disease after it has occurred
Tertiary prevention
eliminate/moderate harms from the disease
Example of primary prevention
condom usage, immunizations
Example of secondary prevention
treating a disease (not preventing or managing it)
US healthcare spending
~$4.3 trillion in total
Spending on Medicare
$900 billion
Spending on Medicaid
~$730 billion
Normal good
as income increases, consumption of a normal good increases
What factors increase healthcare spending?
surprise billing, information asymmetries, fewer preventative programs, etc
Health
a state of compete mental, physical, and social well being, not merely the absence of disease
