https://padlet.com/mjhodge20/q7rb53u4xwy9 en-us 2017-04-20 16:56:15 UTC 2017-05-13 04:20:06 UTC hello@padlet.com mjhodge20 https://padlet.com/mjhodge20/q7rb53u4xwy9/wish/167532562 https://web.stanford.edu/class/e297c/poverty_prejudice/soc_sec/universal.htm]]> 2017-04-21 16:23:57 UTC https://padlet.com/mjhodge20/q7rb53u4xwy9/wish/167532562 mjhodge20 https://padlet.com/mjhodge20/q7rb53u4xwy9/wish/167534421 "Compared to other Western countries, the United States spends more per capita on health care than any other nation."]]> 2017-04-21 16:30:57 UTC https://padlet.com/mjhodge20/q7rb53u4xwy9/wish/167534421 mjhodge20 https://padlet.com/mjhodge20/q7rb53u4xwy9/wish/167534579  "In 1990, national expenditures for health care were more than 40 percent more than in Canada, whose spending was second highest."]]> 2017-04-21 16:31:40 UTC https://padlet.com/mjhodge20/q7rb53u4xwy9/wish/167534579 mjhodge20 https://padlet.com/mjhodge20/q7rb53u4xwy9/wish/167534776 "Despite the enormous expense of health care in the United States, the general standards of health, such as life expectancy and infant mortality, are not as high as those in countries which spend less."]]> 2017-04-21 16:32:30 UTC https://padlet.com/mjhodge20/q7rb53u4xwy9/wish/167534776 mjhodge20 https://padlet.com/mjhodge20/q7rb53u4xwy9/wish/167535253 "they look at the successes of both Britain and Canada, and even Germany with its employer mandated program "]]> 2017-04-21 16:34:25 UTC https://padlet.com/mjhodge20/q7rb53u4xwy9/wish/167535253 mjhodge20 https://padlet.com/mjhodge20/q7rb53u4xwy9/wish/167538006 "common complaint among Americans is that if we establish a national health system the quality of care will fall."]]> 2017-04-21 16:45:35 UTC https://padlet.com/mjhodge20/q7rb53u4xwy9/wish/167538006 mjhodge20 https://padlet.com/mjhodge20/q7rb53u4xwy9/wish/167538562 "general benchmarks of care are higher in countries such as Canada, Britain, Japan, and France, even thought the U.S. spends by far the highest percentage of GDP on health care. Infant mortality in the U.S. (in 1990) was 9.1 per 1000 births, compared to 7.9 in Britain, whereas the U.S. spent 13.2% of its GDP and Britain only 5.8%."]]> 2017-04-21 16:47:49 UTC https://padlet.com/mjhodge20/q7rb53u4xwy9/wish/167538562 mjhodge20 https://padlet.com/mjhodge20/q7rb53u4xwy9/wish/167540273 2017-04-21 16:54:31 UTC https://padlet.com/mjhodge20/q7rb53u4xwy9/wish/167540273 mjhodge20 https://padlet.com/mjhodge20/q7rb53u4xwy9/wish/167600046 "Besides cost efficiency problems, there are also issues with technology and care for seriously ill patients."]]> 2017-04-22 02:30:34 UTC https://padlet.com/mjhodge20/q7rb53u4xwy9/wish/167600046 mjhodge20 https://padlet.com/mjhodge20/q7rb53u4xwy9/wish/167600444 "If the U.S. adopted a Universal Health plan, all Americans would be covered by public health insurance, regardless of income, age, or employment status."   ]]> 2017-04-22 02:48:48 UTC https://padlet.com/mjhodge20/q7rb53u4xwy9/wish/167600444 mjhodge20 https://padlet.com/mjhodge20/q7rb53u4xwy9/wish/167600711 " This insurance would provide all citizens with basic services, including hospital and physician care and long term care. The system would be fully regulated by the government, which would set all fees for hospitals, physicians, and other health care providers. "]]> 2017-04-22 03:00:54 UTC https://padlet.com/mjhodge20/q7rb53u4xwy9/wish/167600711 mjhodge20 https://padlet.com/mjhodge20/q7rb53u4xwy9/wish/167600782 " The United States is unique among other first world countries in that it does not have a national health policy. Most developed countries have a system in which the central government sets rules for purchasers, payers, providers, and consumers.]]> 2017-04-22 03:04:02 UTC https://padlet.com/mjhodge20/q7rb53u4xwy9/wish/167600782 mjhodge20 https://padlet.com/mjhodge20/q7rb53u4xwy9/wish/167600799 "There are two options available to the United States right now, one of which is a national program like that of other developed countries, and the other of which is an employer mandated system with a public program."]]> 2017-04-22 03:05:07 UTC https://padlet.com/mjhodge20/q7rb53u4xwy9/wish/167600799 mjhodge20 https://padlet.com/mjhodge20/q7rb53u4xwy9/wish/167600820  There are over 40 million Americans without health insurance. ]]> 2017-04-22 03:06:20 UTC https://padlet.com/mjhodge20/q7rb53u4xwy9/wish/167600820