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14 Cards in this Set
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What is the iron triangle of health care? |
The optimum health care system would be (1) High quality (2) Low cost and (3) provide broad access |
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How does the US compare to other industrialized countries in terms of average health care spending per capita? |
All countries have increased spending between 1980 to 2012, US has increased at a much greater rate than other industrialized countries |
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How does access to health care in the US compare to other industrialized countries? |
US has a much higher percentage of adults experiencing a cost-related access problem in the past year than other comparable industrialized countries |
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What percentage of the non-elderly were uninsured in the US in 2013? What areas had the highest numbers? Lowest? |
15%; varies greatly by region: highest rates (18-23%) in NC, GA, FL, TX, NM, AZ, NV, WY and lowest rates (4-8%) in MA, MN, DE, HI |
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How does the US compare to other industrialized countries in terms of life expectancy at birth (2013)? |
US lags behind other industrialized countries; US= 78.8, other European countries over 80 |
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How does the US compare to other industrialized countries in terms of infant mortality rate per 1000 births (2013)? |
US lags behind other countries; US=6.0 per 1,000, other European countries range 2.1-4.8 |
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How does the US compare to other industrialized countries in terms of quality of medical care? (life expectancy and healthy life expectancy) |
US is slipping further behind other industrialized countries on quality of medical care: out of 34 high-income OECD countries (w 1 being the best)--> For life expectancy: 20th in 1990, 27th in 2010; For healthy life expectancy: 14th in 1990, 26th in 2010
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How does the US compare to other industrialized countries in terms of access when measured by the percentage of patients who waited less than 4 weeks for specialist appointment among adults age 65 and older? |
US has the highest percentage of patients not having to wait to see a specialist; US=86% seen within 4 weeks, European countries range from 82-46% |
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How has the Affordable Care Act affected the uninsurance rate? Where has its effect been the greatest? |
ACA is driving down the uninsurance rate (rapid decrease from mid-2013 to present); greatest effect among lower-income population (from around 45% in 2010 to 25% in 2015) |
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How does the US compare to other industrialized countries on breast cancer five-year relative survival rate (%)? |
US has highest rate of breast cancer five-year relative survival rates; US=89%, other European countries range 88-82 |
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How does the US compare to other industrialized countries on flu immunization rates among adults age 65 or older?
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US is near the top for flu immunization rates, only UK is higher; UK 75.5, US 66.9, other European countries range 11.4-64.3 |
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How does the US compare to other industrialized countries on cervical cancer screening rates?
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US has highest rates of cervical cancer screening at 85, with European countries ranging from 37.7-78.3 |
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On the broader measure of quality of health care sued by the WHO, OECD, etc., how does the US health care system compare? |
Ranked 5th out of 11 |
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What was the US average health care spending per capita in 2012? |
8745 |
