Flashcards in Test 3 Deck (41)
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Universal healthcare
Coverage for all (public, private, both)
Does not say HOW though
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Socialized medicine
Single payer
All insurance payments are tax payments.
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Healthcare is a right
Clinton and stein
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Healthcare is a privilege
Trump and Johnson
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Daniels
Hc is a right because it's a precondition for taking advantage of other rights including those guaranteed by the constitution
Necessary for fair competition
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Who is for socialized medicine ?
Sanders, stein
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Countries that use socialized medicine
France UK Sweden
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Clinton, Obama, Romney ACA criticism
ACA still doesn't cover everyone
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Obama, Clinton, Romney response to ACA criticism:
That's because insurance companies are still too expensive. Pharmacy companies and hospitals aren't regulated and can still charge what they want.
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Trump on healthcare
Individual mandate is wrong (individual mandate requires most Americans obtain and maintain health insurance)
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Who has a Libertarian view on HC
Johnson.
Fee for service
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Michael Moore's argument
Holds that certain clear abuses are legal within the THEN current system and they should not be as long as their is a certainty of increasing profits by turning people down.
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Capelin and Norheim
Combo of libertarian and socialist. HC is a right and people shouldn't be making a profit from it. No one has the right to make others pay for risks he chooses to involve in.
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Cappelen and Norheim's solution
Don't punish person that he's cancer from genetics, punish those who partake in risk like smoking by putting taxes on things like alcohol and cigarettes and feed into HC system
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Steven Brill
The insurance isn't the problem.
I'm he problem is that chargemaster charging overpriced equipment.
Wants price to be regulated in HC and doesn't like Obama care because it doesn't bring prices down.
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Trump's 7 point plan
1)Repeal ACA
2)sale of insurance across state lines
3)allow ppl to deduct premiums from taxes
4)health savings account
5)price transparency
6)states decide about Medicaid
7)imported drugs access
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Clinton (8)
1) keep/improve ACA
2)lower cost of premiums
3)cap prescription costs
4) lower copays and deductibles
5)enforce drug alternatives availability
6)expand Medicaid
7)immigrants can purchase insurance
8)HC in rural
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Johnson (5)
1) no mandatory vaccinations
2) repeal ACA
3)states decide Medicare/Medicaid
4)cut Medicare/Medicaid by 43%
5)no cigarette tax hikes
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Stein
1) Medicare for all with single payer system
2) HC is a right
3) HC can improve and costs can be lowered
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How does stein think HC can improve and costs can be lowered by? (4)
1)Reducing pollution
2)Consumer protections
3)Integration of public transportation
4)increase availability of healthy food choices
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Trump and Johnson want (skit)
Repeal ACA (Obamacare)
(NO INDIVIDUAL MANDATE)
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Johnson wants to cut back Medicare/Medicaid by (skit)
43%
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Trump wants joint (skit)
Medical savings accounts
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Trump talk about making medical services (skit)
Transparent so people can price match and creates competition
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Clinton wants to keep (skit)
Obamacare. And she wants to negotiate with pharmaceutical companies
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Moore (skit)
Complains about for-profit companies who make profit when they deny claims
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Steven Brill (skit)
Complains about the charges of medical equipment and etc. not insurance companies fault.
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Daniels (skit)
Healthcare is a basic right because you need to be in good health for your organism to function in order to have your other basic rights guaranteed by constitution.
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Features of the system: UK
National health service instituted after WWII
Provide HC that person needs whether they can afford it or not because everyone covers everyone with taxes
Socialized
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Features of System: Canada
Canada has been criticized for long waits.
Socialized system where the single payer is the federal government. Citizens pay nothing and are guaranteed medical services
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features of system: France
Socialized medicine
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Features of system: Germany
Universal by way of having a "sickness fund" that all individuals are required to have in conjunction with their employer. OR the rare wealthy can opt out for private insurance
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ACA arguments: PRO
More people are insured now.
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ACA arguments: CONS For liberarians
Hate individual mandate
Don't like taxpayer money going to make things affordable.
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ACA arguments: CONS for Brill
Covers everyone but still costs too much so society is still having to absorb this. Hospitals don't do anything to lower manufacturer prices for equipment etc.
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ACA arguments: CONS for Michael Moore
Opposed to for-profit insurance on the grounds that it may refuse claims for treatment and make a profit as a result
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State Questions: 779
Did not pass
Argriculture.
Really only helped animal farmers and no one else
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State questions: 777
Did not pass.
Penny tax for teachers and education. There was a fear that government would think they did something so they would stop helping education. Also fear that they would reduce other funds with the reason being that education was receiving this fund. Also people don't like taxes raised
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State question: 776
Passed
federal law still trumps state law so it still says no to cruel and unusual punishment. We are a death penalty state and so this made it twice as hard to repeal it.
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Bankruptcies due to medical bills
Over 50%
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