6. What is Wrong with our System ? We spend far more money than any other country on health care... … but get far fewer benefits, far worse health outcomes, and far less patient satisfaction.
14. Infant Mortality, 1999 Deaths In First Year Of Life/1000 Live Births Source: OECD, 2002 5.7 5.3 5.1 4.5 4.3 3.4 7.1 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 U.S. AUSTRALIA CANADA ITALY GERMANY FRANCE SWEDEN
15. Life Expectancy For Women, 1999 Source: OECD, 2002 - Data on Italy are for 1998 82 80.7 82.5 79.8 81.6 81.7 79.4 77 78 79 80 81 82 83 U.S . U.K. GERMANY I TALY CANADA SWEDEN FRANCE YEARS
16. Life Expectancy For Men, 1999 Source: OECD, 2002 - Data for Italy are for 1998 74.7 75 75 75.3 76.3 76.7 73.9 70 71 72 73 74 75 76 77 78 U.S. GERMANY FRANCE UK ITALY CANADA SWEDEN YEARS
17. Hospital Inpatient Days Per Capita, 2000 Source: OECD, 2002 1.1 1.2 2.4 2.6 2.7 4 0.8 0 1 2 3 4 U.S. Canada U.K. France Australia Germany Japan Days/person
19. Poverty Rates, 1997 U.S. and Other Industrialized Nations Source: Luxembourg Income Study Working Papers Note: U.S. figure for 1997, other nations most recent available year 6% 8% 9% 11% 11% 11% 17% 0% 5% 10% 15% 20% Netherlands France Sweden Canada UK Germany US % of Population Below Poverty Level
20. Americans Lead the World in Hours Worked Source: International Labor Organization, 1999 1399 1560 1656 1731 1889 1883 1966 0 250 500 750 1000 1250 1500 1750 2000 Norway Germany France U.K. Japan U.S. (1980) U.S. (1997) Hours/worker-year - 1997
33. Healthcare Cradle to Grave… Productive years 90% of healthcare expenditure done in last 10% of life Medicare: government spending Healthiest portion of life least healthcare spending HMO/PPO Spending Only earning period of life Highest contribution to healthcare 25 65
34. services Patients Medical Providers Pvt Health Insurance payment payment Auto Insurance Workmens Compensation Home Owners Insurance Misc Health Insurance payment payment payment payment MediCare MediCaid
35. So, what would you say to a plan that reduced the multiple payments with a single coverage…
36. services Patients Medical Providers payment payment Single Insurance Payer Specially one with 3.1% overhead And no profit
37. 56% of Medical Students & Faculty Favor Single Payer, Med School Deans Source: NEJM 1999; 340:928 “ What is the best health care system for the most people?”
38. Harris Poll: “Government Should Provide Quality Medical Coverage to All Adults . . .” Source: USA Today/Harris Poll - 11/23/98 77% 53% 52% 47% 0% 20% 40% 60% 80% General Public Employers State Legislators Congressional Aides Percent agreeing
42. Myth #5: We Will Have Rationing “Like They Have in Canada”
43. We do have “rationing” already. We only recognize them differently, such as by limited access to healthcare, denials by insurance companies, high cost
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45. U.S. Public Spending Per Capita for Health is Greater than Total Spending in Other Nations Note: Public includes benefit costs for govt. employees & tax subsidy for private insurance Source: NEJM 1999; 340:109; Health Aff 2000; 19(3):150 $1,670 $1,750 $1,850 $2,230 $2,430 $2,620 $1,760 $2,600 $0 $1,000 $2,000 $3,000 $4,000 $5,000 U.K. Sweden Japan France Canada Germany U.S. $ Per Capita Total Spending U.S. Public U.S. Private
50. Myth # 7: Our population is older than the rest of the world
51. Elderly as Percent of Total Population, 2000 Source: Health Affairs 2000; 19(3):192 12.1% 12.8% 15.9% 16.0% 16.4% 17.1% 12.5% 0% 5% 10% 15% 20% U.S. Australia Canada France U.K. Germany Japan Percent of Population Older Than 65
52. Infant Deaths by Income, Canada 1996 Even the Poor Do Better than U.S. Average
53. MYTH # 8: Doctors will leave “ DOCTORS ARE LEAVING CANADA IN DROVES FOR THE PROMISED LAND OF THE USA”
67. Who Benefits from the Single Payer System? You do!! And do all providers who are not paid for their services, but look towards their “HMO” kickbacks
68. Who Loses from the Single Payer System? The Insurance Company and its brokers!! Money Managers