PB HLTH 150D Study Guide - Midterm Guide: U.S. Route 3, The Employer, Personal Health Record
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Outline: introduction, health care in the us, health coverage: private coverage: employer based insurance, health coverage: private coverage: individual market, health coverage: public programs - medicare, health coverage: public programs medicaid, the uninsured, stakeholders, quality of care. Concepts: introduction/health care in the us (lecture 1, culture/values/institutions that underpin our health care system. The us has a capitalist and money making drive at its core. People feel entitled to health care and want the best and newest procedures done because the technology is out there. However, it is extremely difficult and inaccessible, especially for those that need it: market justice vs. social justice & implications. The u operates health i(cid:374)sura(cid:374)(cid:272)e at the (cid:272)o(cid:373)(cid:373)odit(cid:455) a(cid:374)d (cid:862)right(cid:863) perspe(cid:272)ti(cid:448)es. Doctors work hard and studied hard in school so they should deserve to make a lot of money. It is a service provided by doctors; it is their job. However, some people believe that health care is a right .
