Intro to health and UK and USA reforms

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Includes: intro to health, USA and UK reforms
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The World Health Organisation has categorised health issues. What are they ? (7) . communicable diseases . non-communicable . health through the life course . health systems . preparedness, surveillance and response
Name a few of the current global health challenges . increased spending on global health . MEDCs account for 18% of global population but 86% of health funding . rising cost of health growing in many countries- in some places up to 40% of income spent on medical care- approx 150 million affected by this
What is an epidemic? rapid spreading infectious diseases to a large population in a short amount if time
What are pandemic diseases? infectious diseases that spread across large regions/ series of continents and through a large population
Why were health care reforms needed in the USA? . 46 million Americans not got health insurance (15.3%) . 16 million underinsured . 77 million 'baby boomers' are reaching retirement age putting strain on spending per capita- on state and national level . more than 40,000 unnecessary deaths due to lack of insurance
What is Obamacare? enables futher 32 million to access to health care in America was passed on 21/03/10 ( The Patient Protection and affordable health care) However was only passed by 7 votes causing controvesy
What were the USA's reforms based on? upon the NHS, which was introduced in 1948
What reforms are needed in the UK? to become more efficient and meet challenges like lifestyle factors and aging population it cannot keep up with things such as new drugs and obecity
What reforms are needed in the USA? . there's no universal healthcare system, however there is medicare and medicad . some people do not have enough health coverage or aren't covered by their employer
Why are changes in both the USA and UK similar? . both have an aging population, costing more expense . neither system works efficiently, and both spending more money on unnecessary things
Likewise, why are the changes needed in the USA and UK different? UK needs to reform the NHS, yet USA would try harder to cover more people but doesn't allow everyone to health care like the UK
What are the benefits of the NHS? . everyone is covered . easy and 'free' access . core principle has basically stayed the same since 1948, however money is being spent ineffectively . to make changes it will cost £1.4 billion to save money in the long term
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