12 Questions
What percentage of the US federal budget is allocated to healthcare?
25 percent
What is the main challenge in shifting the emphasis of the US healthcare model?
Difficulty in prioritizing prevention over treatment
How much do other industrialized countries spend on healthcare, on average, as a percentage of their GDP?
10 percent
What is the approximate percentage of US healthcare expenditures accounted for by three diseases?
70 percent
What is the primary reason for the deadlock on healthcare reform in the US?
Disagreement on the role of the government in healthcare
What is the percentage of the US GDP spent on healthcare?
18 percent
What is the main factor that sustains the focus on acute care and treatment rather than prevention?
Fee-for-service payment model
What is the result of the fee-for-service payment model in healthcare?
Physicians are rewarded for ordering more tests and performing surgeries
What is the analogy used to describe the fee-for-service payment model in healthcare?
Paying carpenters by the inch of lumber they use
What do most healthcare policymakers believe should be given to healthcare providers?
Financial incentives to promote health and wellness
What is the potential outcome of shifting the focus from acute care to prevention?
Decrease in disease frequency and severity
What should healthcare providers who deliver cost-effective treatment and keep their patients healthy share in?
The savings of healthcare dollars
Test your knowledge on the challenges of healthcare in the United States, including political and philosophical divides on healthcare reform and the role of the government. Explore the struggles of organizing, providing, and paying for healthcare services in the US. Evaluate the differences between the two major political parties' views on healthcare.
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