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Title: Universal Healthcare Around The World but in the United States


1
Universal Healthcare Around The World (but in the
United States??)
  • Presented By Christina Lomax

2
Project Aims and Overview
  • Three sections of book
  • Discuss past attempts to universal health care by
    the U.S.
  • Analyze health care systems in five different
    nations
  • Focus on six influential factors
  • Interpret current U.S. efforts

3
Past Efforts in the US Harry Truman
  • Roosevelt preceded Truman
  • Announced support for universal health care
    (before his death)
  • President during the New Deal
  • Economic problems took priority
  • Proposed national insurance program
  • Rejected by the American Medical Association
  • Considered a socialist idea

4
Past Efforts in the US Lyndon Johnson
  • 1964 election led to democratic majorities in
    House and Senate
  • Worked with Wilbur Mills to create Medicare
  • Medicare part A
  • Medicare part B
  • Medicaid
  • Passed in 1965

5
Past Efforts in the US Richard Nixon
  • 1974 proposed employer-based insurance system
  • Not opposed by AMA or private insurance
  • Labor unions opposed plan
  • Nixon resigned before implementation

6
Past Efforts in the US by Bill Clinton
  • Less of a priority than economy during first year
  • Sought to cover citizens by private HMOs through
    employers
  • Supported by labor unions and opposed by
    single-payer movement
  • Able to implement State Childrens Health
    Insurance Program (SCHIP)

7
Around the World
  • Countries Analyzed
  • Argentina
  • France
  • Italy
  • Japan
  • Singapore
  • Factors
  • Demographics
  • Economics
  • History
  • Infrastructure
  • National Character
  • Politics

8
France
  • Demographics
  • 64 million inhabitants
  • Life expectancy
  • Male 78 years
  • Female 84 years
  • National Character
  • Idea of solidarity and cooperation
  • Politics
  • President had most authority during push for
    universal healthcare

9
France cont
  • History
  • Major movement after WWII
  • LOrdinance passed to create stronger health care
    system
  • Economics
  • 2009 Spend 11 of GDP on health care
  • Physicians paid 1/3 of U.S. counterparts
  • Infrastructure
  • Public health system

10
Current Efforts in the U.S.
  • Major Players
  • President Barack Obama
  • Senator (D, MT) Max Baucus
  • House Speaker Nancy Pelosi
  • Significant Debates
  • Government Regulation
  • Expand Existing Health Programs
  • Public Option Plan

11
Government Regulation
  • Support
  • More funding for providers and services
  • Coverage for everyone
  • More preventive services ? healthier U.S.? lower
    mortality rates
  • Opposition
  • Higher taxes
  • Over usage of health services
  • Ultimately lead to greater debt in health system

12
Expand Existing Health Programs
  • Support
  • Increase Medicaid eligibility
  • Given choices about insurance plans
  • Intergovernmental financial programs
  • Opposition
  • Require Medicare to pay advance directives
  • Rationing of health care
  • Increase inflation that affects middle class

13
Public Option Plan
  • Support
  • Cost control
  • Increases competition between public and private
    market
  • Leads to greater innovation
  • Opposition
  • Leads to single-payer, government control
  • Dominant form of insurance
  • Outcries from citizens

14
Special Thanks
  • Skip Rosoff, J.D.
  • Atena Asiaii
  • Joanne Levy and the staff of LDI

15
Acknowledgements
  • Gerard de Pouvourville
  • Jean de Kervasdoue

16
References
  • http//healthcare.change.org/blog/view/the_preside
    nts_who_brought_us_the_closest_to_universal_health
    _care_part_1
  • http//www.cnn.com/2009/POLITICS/07/27/health.care
    .explainer/index.html
  • http//www.associatedcontent.com/article/1404132/g
    overnment_regulated_healthcare_pg2.html?cat5

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