Chapter 8, Health Care Video Solutions, Economic Issues and Policy (with InfoApps 2-Semester Printed Access Card)

Problem 1

Go to the World Denelopment Indicators on the World Bank Web site (hteps/www.worldbank.ory) and find the latest figures on health care expenditures for industrialized countries. How does the United States compare with other countries in the latest year?

Ayush Kumar

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Problem 2

How do life expectancies and infant mortality rates in the United States compare with those of other industrialized countries? How do they compare with the developing countries discussed in Chapter 10 ?

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Problem 3

Which other factors besides health care enter into the statisties on life expectancy and infant mortality rates?

Tyler Moulton

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Problem 4

Define each of the following terms and explain bow each affects the demand for medical care; (1) physician sovereignty, (2) third-party payment, (3) defensive medicine, and (4) attitudes of potients.

Alejandro Ruiz

Numerade Educator

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Problem 5

Do you agree that it is possible to overallocated resources to health care, or do you believe that the reasons for a high demand for health care (mentioned in question 4) are appropriate?

Alejandro Ruiz

Numerade Educator

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Problem 6

How does cost shifting make the calculation of the cost of particular medical treatments difficult?

Alejandro Ruiz

Numerade Educator

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Problem 7

Go to the Centers for Medicare \& Medicaid Services at the Department of Health and Human Services Web site at http 3 www cris, hhs, gov. Use the information on this Web site to understand the differences between Medicare and Medicaid.

Alejandro Ruiz

Numerade Educator

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Problem 8

Go to the White House Web site (bIpr,ll www whitehouse,gov) and click speeches giver by President Obana on health care. Do you agree with his statements?

Xiaomin Bian

Numerade Educator

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Problem 9

How does managed care result in a decrease of health care costs?

Alejandro Ruiz

Numerade Educator

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Problem 10

Do you believe that basic medical care is a right of citizenship? What features do you think a national bealth plan should have? (This does not necessanily mean national health insurance.)

Xiaomin Bian

Numerade Educator

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Problem 11

What is the conservative positioa on aational health insurance? What is the liberal position? What is your view toward national health insurance? Justify your answer. Visit the Web site of the Physicians for a National Health Program (htipell ww..pnhip_org) for more information on national bealth insurance. Is this a liberal or a conservative organization?

Jennifer Stoner

Numerade Educator

Problem 12

Check out the Web site of the World Health Organization (WHO) at hnp,/lwww.who.int and find and read about a global health issue that interests you. Note that bealdh problems facing the poor in the developing countries of the world are often quite different from those facing people in the United States, Examples include malaria and other tropical discases, as well as far greater incidence of HIS/AIDS (especially in Africa). You can also find country-specific bealdh information on this site.

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Problem 13

Go to the Census Bureau at htp $/$ www.census. gov. Click $\mathrm{H}$ for healh in the $\mathrm{A}-\mathrm{Z}$ option, and see what types of U.S. statistics are available at this site.

Courtney Burson

Numerade Educator

Problem 14

Go to the U.S. Senate homepage at htip:fhww senate. gov and find the Web site for your U.S. seaatoes. Search for any statements or proposals they have made on the topic of health care reform.

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