MHA 708 Test 3
Are physicians government employees? - ANS-Physicians
•Work in for-earnings private practices (NOT government employees)
•Paid via the public coverage gadget in their respective province or territory
•Fee-for-carrier
simple statistics regarding Canada as opposed to the United States - ANS-Canada
---------------------US
Population 38 M -----------333 M
% GDP on HC 11.Five% --------18.Three%
HC Per capita $5,751 ------$eleven,seven hundred
Area (squaremiles) 3.85 M -----three.53 M
Basic facts concerning Sweden as opposed to the US - ANS-Sweden ---------------------US
Population 10.2M -----------333 M
% GDP on HC 10.9% --------18.Three%
HC Per capita $6,302 ------$11,seven hundred
Area (sq.Miles) zero.Seventy four M-------3.53 M
Can State set their personal eligibility criteria, blessings and company bills? - ANS-•Each
kingdom units its own eligibility standards, blessings, and provider payments - w/approval of
CMS
Can the income degree for eligibility vary from nation to nation? - ANS-•States can expand
eligibility - a few states up to four hundred% FPL
•18 y.O. Or younger
Can you summarize the impacts of health care reform (ACA)? - ANS--Reduced the uninsured
-New investment mechanisms (State exchanges + tax credit)
-Kids < 26 can be on parents plan
-No pre-existing conditions exclusion (after 2 months)
, ChinaCOVID Challenges - ANS-•Both inpatient and outpatient health services utilization
declined significantly after the COVID outbreak due to massive mobility restrictions
•Significant healthcare capacity shortages
•Insufficient grassroots public health efforts and control capacity, and untimely information
disclosure
•Unorganized reopening causing surge in COVID mortality and morbidity
•Do we even know???
Describe some of the major health policy issues facing Canada. - ANS-•Report on the Health of
Canadians
---Reflects the Canadian government's overall focus on preventive health until the next report
issued
•Overall budget - rising costs
•Physician and other personnel shortages
•Access, particularly for elderly and remote areas
---Long wait times
•Coordination of care - referrals to specialists and hospital discharge planning
•Health disparities rising - particularly among indigenous population
Describe some of the major health policy issues facing China - ANS-•Data collection - "garbage
in - garbage out..."
-Ministry of Health surveys
-Surveillance systems
•Policy focus
-Infectious disease outbreaks
-Noncommunicable diseases
-Tobacco control
-Family planning
-Care for the elderly
Describe some of the major health policy issues facing Sweden - ANS-•National Board of Health
and Welfare's health reports (Good living conditions)
•To↓ Tobacco use
•Health inequities - along SES lines (universal issue)
•Access to healthcare - understaffed, long wait times. Rural access worse
•Rising costs and utilization - (~11% GDP) Aging population
Aging population - older, need more care
Less working adults - fewer taxpayers, more outflow than inflow $
Explain information asymmetry as it relates to informed consent - ANS-•Respect and promote
the autonomy of patients and research participants
•Protect patients and research participants from potential harm
Are physicians government employees? - ANS-Physicians
•Work in for-earnings private practices (NOT government employees)
•Paid via the public coverage gadget in their respective province or territory
•Fee-for-carrier
simple statistics regarding Canada as opposed to the United States - ANS-Canada
---------------------US
Population 38 M -----------333 M
% GDP on HC 11.Five% --------18.Three%
HC Per capita $5,751 ------$eleven,seven hundred
Area (squaremiles) 3.85 M -----three.53 M
Basic facts concerning Sweden as opposed to the US - ANS-Sweden ---------------------US
Population 10.2M -----------333 M
% GDP on HC 10.9% --------18.Three%
HC Per capita $6,302 ------$11,seven hundred
Area (sq.Miles) zero.Seventy four M-------3.53 M
Can State set their personal eligibility criteria, blessings and company bills? - ANS-•Each
kingdom units its own eligibility standards, blessings, and provider payments - w/approval of
CMS
Can the income degree for eligibility vary from nation to nation? - ANS-•States can expand
eligibility - a few states up to four hundred% FPL
•18 y.O. Or younger
Can you summarize the impacts of health care reform (ACA)? - ANS--Reduced the uninsured
-New investment mechanisms (State exchanges + tax credit)
-Kids < 26 can be on parents plan
-No pre-existing conditions exclusion (after 2 months)
, ChinaCOVID Challenges - ANS-•Both inpatient and outpatient health services utilization
declined significantly after the COVID outbreak due to massive mobility restrictions
•Significant healthcare capacity shortages
•Insufficient grassroots public health efforts and control capacity, and untimely information
disclosure
•Unorganized reopening causing surge in COVID mortality and morbidity
•Do we even know???
Describe some of the major health policy issues facing Canada. - ANS-•Report on the Health of
Canadians
---Reflects the Canadian government's overall focus on preventive health until the next report
issued
•Overall budget - rising costs
•Physician and other personnel shortages
•Access, particularly for elderly and remote areas
---Long wait times
•Coordination of care - referrals to specialists and hospital discharge planning
•Health disparities rising - particularly among indigenous population
Describe some of the major health policy issues facing China - ANS-•Data collection - "garbage
in - garbage out..."
-Ministry of Health surveys
-Surveillance systems
•Policy focus
-Infectious disease outbreaks
-Noncommunicable diseases
-Tobacco control
-Family planning
-Care for the elderly
Describe some of the major health policy issues facing Sweden - ANS-•National Board of Health
and Welfare's health reports (Good living conditions)
•To↓ Tobacco use
•Health inequities - along SES lines (universal issue)
•Access to healthcare - understaffed, long wait times. Rural access worse
•Rising costs and utilization - (~11% GDP) Aging population
Aging population - older, need more care
Less working adults - fewer taxpayers, more outflow than inflow $
Explain information asymmetry as it relates to informed consent - ANS-•Respect and promote
the autonomy of patients and research participants
•Protect patients and research participants from potential harm
