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Health Care. 4/12/2012. Learning Objectives. Use knowledge and analyses of social problems to evaluate public policy, and to suggest policy alternatives, with special reference to questions of social justice, the common good, and public and individual responsibility.

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Health Care

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  1. Health Care 4/12/2012

  2. Learning Objectives • Use knowledge and analyses of social problems to evaluate public policy, and to suggest policy alternatives, with special reference to questions of social justice, the common good, and public and individual responsibility. • Critically analyze social problems by identifying value perspectives and applying concepts of sociology, political science, and economics;

  3. Opportunities to discuss course content • Today-11-2 • Monday 10-2

  4. Readings Required • Health and Welfare (Chapter 5 pp 97-115) Dye • American Dilemmas Handbook pp. 27-38 Optional • Health Care: Problems of Physical and Mental Illness (Chapter 10) Kendall

  5. Paper 2

  6. About Paper 2 • What it Contains • Revised Paper I paper • A critical analysis and a moral analysis of the Controversial Policy Solution • 9-11 TOTAL Pages- 15 Works Cited • Due Today • Rubric

  7. You must also Use Turnitin • Log into Blackboard • Go to the CULF 2321 Page • DO NOT GO TO TURNITIN.COM

  8. Click on Assignments Click on Assignments

  9. Click on View/Complete Click on View/Complete Click on View/Complete

  10. Step 1 in Submitting the Paper • Fill out all the parts • You must have a title for your paper • Browse for your file • Choose Upload

  11. Step 2 In Submitting the Paper • Preview the Paper • Make sure everything is ok • Choose Submit

  12. Step 3 in Submitting the Paper • If you do it right, you will get the following message

  13. Health Care

  14. Strengths of the System • Best Doctors and Hospitals • Most Advanced Treatment • Most Research and Development • People with Health Care are satisfied With it.

  15. The Problems of the System • Access • Cost • Quality

  16. The Problem of Access

  17. The Problem of Access • Not 50 Million Americans • But 50 million in America

  18. The Problem of Access

  19. Why People do not have insurance • Health Care is historically been a private choice • Health Care is an opportunity cost

  20. Options for the Uninsured • E.R. • Self Medicate • Do Nothing

  21. Problem 2 Quality • Quality is maldistributed • We focus on sickness, not health • We are overspecialized

  22. Problem 3: Cost • Outpacing Inflation • Why

  23. Cost- Technology • MRI’s • Bypass surgery • Fake Knees and Hips • These help us live longer

  24. Cost- Labor • 5.5 People per patient (the old days) • Jobs that require skill and education • Recession Proof

  25. Cost- Malpractice • Actually not the suits themselves • Defensive medicine • High Insurance- just in case

  26. Cost- Greedy people • We want to get our benefits back • We do not realize the actual costs • A “Tragedy of the Commons”

  27. Cost- An Older Population • Our last years of life consume much of our health care dollar • We are living longer and there are more of us • More Care means more $

  28. Cost and Prescription Drugs • Average cost is $2400 • 9 in 10 Seniors use a drug • Direct to Consumer Ads

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