1. Single Payer Universal Health Insurance for the USA William C. Hsiao, Ph.D. FSA K.T. Li Professor of Economics Harvard School of Public Health PNHP 2009 Annual Meeting October 24, 2009 Cambridge, MA
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3. Single-payer and Non-Single Payer-Advanced Nations Canada, UK, Taiwan, New Zealand, Germany, Japan USA Singapore Single Payer Non-Single Payer Australia
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9. Behind The Bill: Who Pays What UCLA Medical Center (Los Angeles) Oregon Health and Science University (Portland) Jamaica Hospital (Queens, NY) Johns Hopkins Hospital (Baltimore) Grinnell Regional Medical Center (Grinnell, Iowa)
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12. Disadvantages of Single-Payer (USA) Patients Fewer choice of insurance plans Physicians • Income • Monitor medical practice Hospitals Revenue Pharmaceutical and Medical Devise Companies Rate of diffusion for new products Profits Society: Technological Advancement ?