10:501:260 Lecture Notes - Lecture 1: Infant Mortality, Government Operations, World Health Organization

• School: Rutgers University
• Department: Health Administration
• Course: 10:501:260
• Professor: Franzione.

Document Summary

Lecture #1: introduction to u. s. healthcare systems and aca (*** = important (red): portrayals of healthcare, navigating through healthcare, how most people feel, the public sees money going towards profits and not to patients: Policy versus market-driven attempts to reform the system: problems recognized by nation"s medical and political leaders for decades, legislative proposals for comprehensive reform by eight u. s. presidents dating to early. 1900s: policy-driven reform failed repeatedly while the market has driven consolidations to achieve higher quality, effectiveness, lower costs. International comparisons: among eleven other developed nations, (u. k. , germany, sweden, canada, france, australia, ***emerging and continuing issues and challenges: so against all the this reform, there are many other issues and challenges the health care systems must face, 1. ) Aging population: by 2030, it is expect that 20% u. s. population will be 65+; by 2050, it is possible that.