Week 1

Question 1

What are the three central pillars of healthcare?

Answer 1

Quality
Access
Financial burden (cost)
*Make up the iron triangle

Question 2

Is it seemingly impossible to have every aspect of the iron triangle?

Answer 2

Yes
There is a push and pull
You need to give up some things to get others (increase cost of care will increase quality, expanding access will result in increased cost of care)

Question 3

What aspect of the iron triangle was increased by the affordable care act?

Answer 3

Access

Question 4

What happened in 2005?

Answer 4

Crisis point in healthcare
46 million people uninsured
Affordable care act was created after this crisis, and addressed access to healthcare (did not address cost or quality)
People can go bankrupt due to the bills that come from healthcare - Biden just passed something that said that healthcare debt cannot affect credit score