1 / 8

Healthcare in the United States

Healthcare in the United States. Facts about Healthcare in the US. Unlike many European countries, the US Government does NOT provide universal healthcare to its citizens. It provides healthcare for the very poor (Medicaid), those 65 and older (Medicare) and those in the military.

gabby
Download Presentation

Healthcare in the United States

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. Healthcare in the United States

  2. Facts about Healthcare in the US Unlike many European countries, the US Government does NOT provide universal healthcare to its citizens. It provides healthcare for the very poor (Medicaid), those 65 and older (Medicare) and those in the military. Everyone else must buy health insurance, hope to get it as a benefit from their job, or be uninsured.

  3. More Facts Today, 50 million Americans do not have health insurance. This means they must pay cash to see a doctor or be in the hospital. An operation or hospital stay can cost tens of thousands of dollars, and most people cannot afford it. A recent study has found that 45,000 Americans die each year from not having health insurance.

  4. Health Insurance Health insurance averages $300 - $500 a month for a single person, $800 - $1500 a month for a family. Even with these fees, health insurance companies usually only pay 60% - 80% of the medical bills, so healthcare can still be very expensive.

  5. Obamacare

  6. Obamacare • President Obama has been working with Congress to make laws that will help all Americans have health insurance. This is called the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, but is better known as Obamacare. • The goals of Obamacare are to: • Make health insurance more affordable • Lower the uninsured rate • Reduce the cost of healthcare • This has been very controversial and many Republicans feel the Federal Government does not have the constitutional right to become involved in healthcare. (Traditionally controlled by the States.) They also worry that the government cannot afford these laws.

  7. More Facts Americans spend more money on healthcare than any other country in the world, $2.7 trillion. ($2,700,000,000,000.) But America’s not the healthiest county in the world, and is ranked #26 for lifespan.

  8. Homework What is Obamacare? Does the US Government provide universal healthcare for its citizens? How many Americans are uninsured? How much money does American spend on healthcare each year?

More Related