Health Care Lessons From France by Susan McClutchey https://padlet.com/sgmcclutchey2019/3bx5jcqjxqui Health Care Comparison Between France and United States en-us 2019-01-24 15:46:50 UTC 2019-01-25 00:04:37 UTC hello@padlet.com https://padlet-assets.s3.amazonaws.com/icons/Shakinghands.png French Health Care System's Overview and Some Great Beginning Talking Points: sgmcclutchey2019 https://padlet.com/sgmcclutchey2019/3bx5jcqjxqui/wish/324014451 *Everyone has same plan, but can choose doctor/hospital.
*All insurers pay same price. (Not like U.S. where costs for medicaid, medicare, and private commercial are all different.)
*Physicians do not have to get authorization for a specific plan.

]]> 2019-01-24 16:46:15 UTC https://padlet.com/sgmcclutchey2019/3bx5jcqjxqui/wish/324014451 Health Care Lessons From France sgmcclutchey2019 https://padlet.com/sgmcclutchey2019/3bx5jcqjxqui/wish/324044607 This is a radio broadcast from NPR.]]> 2019-01-24 17:38:38 UTC https://padlet.com/sgmcclutchey2019/3bx5jcqjxqui/wish/324044607 World Health Organization recognizes French health care system as the best in the world. sgmcclutchey2019 https://padlet.com/sgmcclutchey2019/3bx5jcqjxqui/wish/324064764 *American families health cost have risen to approximately $16,351, which is economically not affordable for most families.
*Private health care have exploited the demand for it and upped the prices.
*The U.S. pays 3 times as much for pharmaceuticals as market competition.  (Profits earnings for AstraZeneca, Merck, Pfizer, and Roche.)
*In America, there is no "aggressive negotiation" by U.S. insurers and patients pay for health care services into a system that is very "discriminatory."
*Our country differs from the approach in France where CNAMTS monitors spending services throughout and has the authority to regulate prices of medicines and services to provide a standard price and make healthcare more affordable for all.
* Annual U.S. physician's salary was $186,582 compared with the average primary care doctor's in France of $95,892.

]]> 2019-01-24 18:14:19 UTC https://padlet.com/sgmcclutchey2019/3bx5jcqjxqui/wish/324064764 France is not a perfect system and is currently undergoing some additional reform. sgmcclutchey2019 https://padlet.com/sgmcclutchey2019/3bx5jcqjxqui/wish/324086239 *Government will inject an additional 400 million euros into the healthcare budget for 2019.]]> 2019-01-24 18:48:22 UTC https://padlet.com/sgmcclutchey2019/3bx5jcqjxqui/wish/324086239 U.S. Healthcare Reform sgmcclutchey2019 https://padlet.com/sgmcclutchey2019/3bx5jcqjxqui/wish/324090697 What is the future of "ACA?"
Should the Affordable Care Act be replaced or revised? 

]]> 2019-01-24 18:55:25 UTC https://padlet.com/sgmcclutchey2019/3bx5jcqjxqui/wish/324090697 What do you think? sgmcclutchey2019 https://padlet.com/sgmcclutchey2019/3bx5jcqjxqui/wish/324096980 2019-01-24 19:05:38 UTC https://padlet.com/sgmcclutchey2019/3bx5jcqjxqui/wish/324096980 Single-Payer System sgmcclutchey2019 https://padlet.com/sgmcclutchey2019/3bx5jcqjxqui/wish/324098630 What do you think?]]> 2019-01-24 19:08:30 UTC https://padlet.com/sgmcclutchey2019/3bx5jcqjxqui/wish/324098630 Still a system to NOT ignore sgmcclutchey2019 https://padlet.com/sgmcclutchey2019/3bx5jcqjxqui/wish/324140862 This is NOT single-payer, but]]> 2019-01-24 20:30:00 UTC https://padlet.com/sgmcclutchey2019/3bx5jcqjxqui/wish/324140862