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Explore the status of healthcare for the elderly in Arizona through The Linda Haskell Memorial Master Class 2006. Discover when a person is considered elderly, their healthcare options, and key facts on Medicare. Join us to learn about the intersection of politics and healthcare, with insightful quotes and historical perspectives. Dive into the evolution of healthcare reform in the United States, from the 1912 Election to modern Medicare reforms. Delve into the complexities of Medicare plans and the impact of legislative changes. Uncover the nuances of the U.S. healthcare system and its ongoing challenges. Don't miss this educational journey into elderly healthcare and policy decisions.
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The Linda Haskell Memorial Master Class 2006 November 17, 2006 ASU at the Mercado
The Status of Health Care for the Elderly in Arizona November 17, 2006 ASU at the Mercado
Three Questions:Who are the Elderly?How is Your Health Care?Which Arizona? The Linda Haskell Memorial Master Class 2006
When does a person become elderly?*AARP-50 *IHOP-55*Pebble Creek-55 *Harkins-60*FAA-60 *Golden Age-62*SS-62 to 67 *Medicare-65 *Bismarck, FDR, LBJ-65 The Linda Haskell Memorial Master Class 2006
“The key to healthy aging is staying active and having a good sense of humor.”Art Linkletter (age 94), Nov. 11, 2006 The Linda Haskell Memorial Master Class 2006
Politics and Health Care 2006 The Linda Haskell Memorial Master Class 2006
Life can only beunderstood backwards;but it must belived forwards.Soren Kierkegaard
“For treating a Gentleman a doctor should receive 5 sheckles of silver.” The Code of Hammurabi 1750 B.C.
“For treating a Freed Man a doctor should receive 3 sheckles of silver.” The Code of Hammurabi 1750 B.C.
“For treating a Gentleman’sservant, a doctor should receive 1 sheckle of silver.” The Code of Hammurabi 1750 B.C.
Does that sound like Commercial, Medicare and Medicaid? The Code of Hammurabi 1750 B.C.
“If a Physician make a large incision with the operating knife, and kill him, his HANDS will be cut off.” The Code of Hammurabi 1750 B.C.
“Doctors cut, burn andtorture the sick, andthen demand of theman undeserved feefor such services.” Heraclitus 513 B.C.
“All that may come to my knowledge in the exercise of my profession not to be spread abroad, I will keep secret and never reveal.” Hippocratic Oath
“GOD HEALSANDTHE PHYSICIANSENDS THE BILL” Greek Aphorism
“Three shapes a doctor wears,At first we hail the Angel;Then the God, if he prevail.Last, when the cure complete,He asks his fee,A hideous Demon he appears to be.” Roman Poem 100 B.C.
“The role of the Physician is to entertain the patient while Nature takes it’s course.” Voltaire
G.B. Shaw “Each Doctor should die of a disease in his own specialty.” The Doctor’s Dilemma; 1906
The 1912 ElectionThe Bull Moose PartySocial Insurance Teddy Roosevelt
The Birth of the BluesPremium $6.00/Year Dallas, Texas December 20, 1929
The 1932 ElectionThe New DealSocial Security or aNational Health System? Franklin Roosevelt
WW IIWage Price ControlsEmployer Based Insurance Franklin Roosevelt
Hill-Burton 1946“Socialized Medicine”AMA/AHA 1947 Harry Truman
*Community Based Mental Health Services*Health Manpower Legislation1963 JFK
“The Compromise and theAfterthought” July 30, 1965Emily Friedman LBJ
“Medicare and Medicaid were supposed to last 5 or 6 years; they have lasted 40” Emily Friedman LBJ
A Forgotten Fact!In 1966, as a condition for receiving Medicare reimbursement, hospitals in America desegregated! LBJ
ADMINISTRATIVELY CONFIDENTIALTHE WHITE HOUSEEYES ONLY To: Secretary HEW “Review the report of the Task Force on Prescription Drugs and make recommendations relating to the inclusion of prescription drugs in Medicare and on ways to reduce the cost of drugs.” Joseph A. Califano, Jr. Special Assistant to the President August 21, 1967
“The Father of Managed Care”The HMO Act of 1973 Richard M Nixon
The Birth of Arizona’s Medicaid:AHCCCS (We are last) 1982 Ronald Reagan
EMTALA“…ensure public access to emergency services regardless of ability to pay.” HCFA 1986 Ronald Reagan
Medicare Catastrophic 1988-89 Reagan and Bush
Medicare Catastrophic*Drug Benefit in Part B*Premium; $4.00 per month*Income Tax increase for high-incomeSeniors*Catastrophic Coverage Reagan and Bush
Medicare Catastrophic“I love the benefit but I hate the financing. It should be a fair tax.”An Affluent Senior Reagan and Bush
The Clinton Plan*Security *Simplicity*Savings *Quality *Choice *Responsibility 1993-94 Bill and Hillary
The Clinton Plan *Medicare Rx under Part B*Premium; $11 per month *Deductible; $250*Annual Cap; $1000 Bill and Hillary
OBRA ’95“Transportation of the Medicaid program.” The Gingrich Plan
*The HIPAA*The BBA*The BBRA*The BIPA The Congress; 1996-2000
*Bush*Gore*Nader*And Hanging Chads The 2000 Election
The Medicare Prescription Drug Improvement and Modernization Act of 2003MPDIMA/MMA Medicare Reform; 2003
“Medicare is a Cadillac. Unfortunately a 1960’s Cadillac.”Senator John Breaux Medicare Reform
Only 3 things wrong with Medicare* Part A* Part B* The Benefit Package Medicare Reform
Medicare Rx;Part D began on January 1!Were You Ready? Medicare Reform
“The Tyranny of CHOICE”Scientific American; April 2004Barry Schwartz Medicare Reform
“Logic suggests that having options allows people to select precisely what makes them happiest. But, as studies show, abundant choice often makes for misery.” Barry Schwartz Medicare Reform
What did the 109th Congress do to Health Care? The U.S. Health Care System
They passed the Deficit Reduction Act (DRA) in February 2006! The U.S. Health Care System
*Chaotic *Costly*Inefficient *Inequitable*SuperbA Paradox The U.S. Health Care System
*Medical Errors*Tort Reform*Social Security Reform*The Uninsured*Workforce Shortages*Paying for Health Care*General Motors*Consumer Driven Health Care Other Hot Button Issues