Transcript Health Care Health Care Reform: What’s Up?

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Health Care & Health Care Reform:
What’s Up?
Eric Jamelske
Department of Economics
University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire
[email protected]
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Rising Costs & Increased Spending
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In 2005, national health expenditures rose 6.9 percent -- two
times the rate of inflation.
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U.S. health care spending is expected to continue to increase at
reaching $4 TRILLION in 2015, or 20 percent of GDP
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The U.S. Spends More
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The U.S. Has Poorer Outcomes
Health Insurance Unaffordable
Fewer and Fewer Jobs
Come With Health Benefits
Private Sector Employer-provided health insurance coverage, Wisconsin and U.S. 1979-2004
Source: The Center on Wisconsin Strategy, State of Working Wisconsin 2006
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Not Everyone is Covered
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We are ALL one bad day away
from losing our health insurance
“I lost my job.”
“I just found out I
have diabetes”
Study Links 45,000
Deaths to Lack of Insurance
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UW
Badger Poll of 500 state residents found that issues of health-care
costs and coverage were ranked by citizens as the second most significant
issue in the state.
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"Should the Wisconsin Legislature establish a plan that will reduce health
care costs by at least 15% and guarantee access to universal affordable
health care coverage for all Wisconsin residents and families by 2008?"
County/Municipality
Yes
No
Percentage “Yes”
Dane County
171,396
34,159
83%
Eau Claire County
30,152
6,230
83%
La Crosse County
33,315
6,350
84%
Wood County
24,022
3,894
84%
Dunn County
11,863
2,289
88%
Jackson County
5,923
845
88%
City of Racine
17,864
3,598
83%
City of Manitowac
9,634
1,917
83%
City of DePere
6,735
1,936
78%
City of Lodi
974
151
87%
City of Green Lake
396
65
86%
Total
288,276
61,434
82%
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Comparisons by Insurance Status
Those without insurance report being
significantly less healthy than those with insurance
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Comparisons by Insurance Status
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Comparisons by Insurance Status
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Comparisons by Insurance Status
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Comparisons by Insurance Status
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Comparisons by Insurance Status
N. Gregory Mankiw, Economist
N. Gregory Mankiw, Economist
N. Gregory Mankiw, Economist
David Goldhill, Businessman
David Goldhill, Businessman
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Health Care Reform
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Massachusetts, California, Vermont, Wisconsin
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The United States
Public Option
Competition
Rationing
Death Panels
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Health Savings Accounts (consumers need skin in the game)
Universal Single Payer (basic health care is a human right)
The $64 Million Question