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JO SEPH G LA D STO NE, PHD , M PH
A SSISTA N T P RO FESSO R D EP A RTM EN T O F P UBLIC HEA LTH SC IEN C ES
MAIN PROBLEM
- He a lth c a re is c o stly
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nsura nc e pre miums c o nsta ntly inc re a se
- Po pula tio n is a g ing
THE EVOLUTION AND RATIONALE OF THE PATIENT PROTECTION AND - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
THE EVOLUTION AND RATIONALE OF THE PATIENT PROTECTION AND - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
THE EVOLUTION AND RATIONALE OF THE PATIENT PROTECTION AND AFFORDABLE CARE ACT (ACA) JO SEPH G LA D STO NE, PHD , M PH A SSISTA N T P RO FESSO R D EP A RTM EN T O F P UBLIC HEA LTH SC IEN C ES MAIN PROBLEM He a lth c a re is c o stly
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EVOLUTION
- Gre a t De pre ssio n
- 1945: T
ruma n
- 1960: K
e rr Mills
- 1965: T
itle s XVI I I a nd XI X
- 1970’ s: Me dic a re c o ve ra g e e xpa nde d a nd
ma na g e d c a re pla ns initia te d
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EVOLUTION
- 1980’ s: Ho spic e c a re a nd c o st c o ntro l e ffo rts
- 1990’ s: Ba la nc e d Budg e t Ac t
- 2000’ s: Me dic a re Mo de rniza tio n Ac t
- 2010: PPACA
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POLITICAL HOT-POTATO
- AMA lo b b ie d a g a inst Me dic a re
- Gra ssro o ts e ffo rts b y e lde rly influe nc e d re pe a l o f
Me dic a re Ca ta stro phic Co ve ra g e
- Me dic a re is 15% o f fe de ra l b udg e t
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TODAY’S CONFERENCE
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- da y’ s pre se nta tio ns will disc uss the g re a te st