Mar 27, 2015
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THE OTHER SIDE OF
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THAT AIN’T
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THIS IS AMERICA’S BIGGEST HEALTH AND LONG-TERM CARE PROGRAM.
THIS NORTH-AMERICAN NATION SPENDS THE MOST ON HEALTH CARE
AS A PERCENTAGE OF GDP.
THE EUROPEAN COUNTRY BOASTS PUBLIC HEALTH INSURANCE FOR 100% OF ALL LEGAL RESIDENTS.
AND THEY ALL LOUVRE IT.
OUT OF ALL MEMBERS OF THE ORGANIZATION FOR ECONOMIC CO-
OPERATION AND DEVELOPMENT, THIS COUNTRY HAS THE HIGHEST
INFANT MORTALITY RATE.
IT’S NOT SURPRISING THAT DICTORS’ SALARIES EXCEEDING $200,000 PER YEAR AFFECT THIS MAJOR INDICATOR
OF AMERICA’S ECONOMIC WELL BEING.
IN THE EARLIEST DECADES OF UNITED STATES HISTORY, THE NATION WAS
LACKING IN A FORMAL SYSTEM PROVIDING THIS TO ITS CITIZENS.
NECESSARY FOR MEDICAL CARE, THESE REGULATED FACILITIES WERE
DESIGNED TO BE EXPENSIVE.
EFFECTS OF THIS CAUSE UNINSURED PEOPLE TO PAY HIGHER RATES WHILE HEALTH IS POSITIVELY
CORRELATED TO INCOME.
A GOOD SOLUTION TO THE RISING COSTS OF HEALTH CARE, THESE
INDIVIDUALS AND ORGANIZATIONS CAN BE REGULATED.
IN THIS NATION, EMPLOYERS AND EMPLOYEES SHARE THE COST OF
HEALTHCARE EQUALLY.
THIS MAJOR INSURANCE COMPANY BECAME THE FIRST OF ITS KIND IN
THE LATE 1930’S.
THIS TYPE OF FEDERAL HEALTH INSURANCE IS OFFERED TO PEOPLE
OVER THE AGE OF 65.
IN 1912, THIS PRESIDENT WITH TINY ROUND GLASSES MADE NATIONAL HEALTH INSURANCE A MAJOR PART OF THE PROGRESSIVE PARTY. HE IS ALSO THE NAMESAKE OF POPULAR
STUFFED BEARS.
DURING THIS WAR, THE FIRST AMERICAN INSURANCE PLANS
BEGAN.
BY 1995, THE GOVERNMENT WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR PAYING THIS PERCENTAGE OF HEALTHCARE
COSTS.
THIS IS THE INNOVATIVE CRAFT OF BUILDING MOLECULAR-SCALE
MACHINES THAT HOLD THE PROMISE OF COMPLETELY NEW TYPES OF
DRUGS.
THE NUMBER OF AMERICANS WHO ARE WITHOUT HEALTH INSURANCE
THIS TYPE OF HEALTHCARE IS RISKY; ALL FUNDS ARE PUT INTO A GIANT
“POT” THAT IS ACCESSABLE TO ALL.
THE ANNUAL DOLLAR AMOUNT THAT IS CURRENTLY SPENT ON
HEALTHCARE IN THE UNITED STATES.
THIS NEW PROGRAM MAY ISOLATE THE GENETIC ROOTS OF MANY HUMAN
DISEASES.
A CRITERION FOR DECIDING WHICH MEDICAL SERVICES OUGHT TO BE PREFORMED; PREFORMED ONLY IF
ITS GAIN EXCEEDES ITS FEE.
DIAGNOSTIC TESTS HAVE GROWN MORE EXPENSIVE AND
SOPHISTICATED, WHILE COMPLEX PROEDURES HAVE GROWN FAR
MORE COMMON, CAUSING A DECREASE IN PLANNED CONSUMER
SPENDING.
THE CAUSE OF LOST SURPLUS PICTURED IN THE SHADED AREA
BELOW:
A GROUP OF PHYSICIANS WHO PROVIDE HEALTH SERVICES TO
INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES FOR A FIXED ANNUAL FEE.
WHEN HOSPITAL COSTS ARE FULLY COVERED BY INSURANCE, THE
PATIENT SEES THIS COST AS ZERO WHEN, IN FACT, THIS COST IS VERY
HIGH.
THIS FORM OF SOCIAL HEALTH INSURANCE IS ALL THE RAGE WITH
RETIREES.
THIS GENERATION IS CAUSING THE AVERAGE AGE OF ALL AMERICANS
TO INCREASE.
THE SAME YEAR AMERICA FOUND NEMO AND MET JACK SPARROW WAS WHEN THE MEDICARE PRESCRIPTION
DRUG, IMPROVEMENT, AND MODERNIZATION ACT WAS SIGNED
INTO LAW.
THE COVERAGE GAP EXPERIENCED BY MANY ON MEDICARE IS, AT SOME
BAKERIES, CALLED A “MUNCHKIN.”
THIS IS THE MEASURE USED TO DETERMINE ELIGIBLILTY FOR
DIFFERENT LEVELS OF PRESCRIPTION DRUG COVERAGE.
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INSURANCE THAT PAYS ALL EXPENCES, GENERATED BY THE INSURED
ACTIVITY.