HSA 3111 Chapter Notes - Chapter 2: American Hospital Association
Document Summary
The great depression and the birth of blue cross. Threatened the financial security of both physicians and hospitals. Physician incomes and hospital admission rates dropped as individuals were unable to pay out of pocket for medical care. 1937 there were 26 plans with more than 600,000 people and the american hospital. 1933 ama"s house of delegates were still opposed to health insurance of any kind: rebellious physicians did favor government intervention to alleviate physicians financial burden, resulting from their obligation to provide free care to low income population. 20th century to present : efforts to enact various forms of compulsory health insurance, when the government sponsored insurance limited their efforts to older adults and low income populations. This was when they were able to succeed in passing medicaid and medicare legislation in 1965. Voluntary insurance against hospital care costs became the predominant health insurance in the us.
