How Does the U. S. Compare with Other Countries?
Hospital Inpatient Days Per Capita
Physician Visits Per Capita
Bone Marrow Transplants
MRI Units/Population
Rising Number of uninsured Source: U. S. Census Bureau
Playing Doctor? (cartoon)
CEO’S COMPENSATION 2004
Private Insurers’ High Overhead
Hospital Billing & Administration United States & Canada
Physicians' Billing & Office Expenses United States & Canada
Billing and Insurance Costs Account For More Than 20% of All Health Care Costs
Source: Commonwealth Fund Survey of Public Views of the U. S. Health Care System, 2006.
Source: Commonwealth Fund Survey of Public Views of the U. S. Health Care System, 2006.
Source: Commonwealth Fund Survey of Public Views of the U. S. Health Care System, 2006.
The US Health Care System! – Uwe Reinhardt
Health insurance premiums have risen faster than health care costs
US Health Costs Rise Faster than Other Countries’ Costs
Health Insurance is a Rising Share of Employment Benefits
Firms Shift Health Insurance Costs to Workers
A Declining Number of Firms Are Offering Insurance…
And Small Businesses Especially Can’t Afford to Offer Insurance
Most Employers Offer Only One Plan
Many With Insurance Lack Choice 42% Are Offered Only 1 Plan
Employers Control their Choice: Reasons for Changing Health Plans
Some Choices Don’t Really Matter!
The Choice that People Really Want:
The Health Insurance Industry is Highly Concentrated
…And the Concentration is Growing
And Profits Climb, as the Number of Firms Declines
This Familiar Headline is Wrong!
WHAT’S WRONG WITH THE ME/MA/VT PLANS
Medicare Coverage is Better than Private
How Would It Be Paid For? One Example:
Covering Everyone and Saving Money through Medicare for All
“Would you prefer the current system or Universal Health Insurance…like Medicare…run by Government…financed by Taxpayers”