The Healing of America Different Models, Common Principles

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before you start to read a chapter, you can use the tittle and the headings throughout the chapter to help you understand the main ideas of the chapter. Flip through this chapter. How many pages is it? It's always helpful to see how long the chapter is before you start reading. The title is "Different odels, !ommon "rinciples." #o this chapter will be about$? How many different models and how many common principles? Flip through the chapter and read the headings only. a%e a list here of the different models and common principles that will be discussed in this chapter. Different odels odel odel !ommon "rinciples &. !o)erage (. /uality *. !ost ,. !hoice ,. The -ut.of."oc%et odel

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In this chapter, 0eid presents four common models of pro)iding health care. 1hich ones are described below? -n page (2, 0eid describes how the 3nited #tates has elements of all four systems. 1hich 4merican population group goes with each system? &' (n this s%stem, there is no health insurance compan%' You pa% for all medical care %ourself'

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American population# ,5.million uninsured 4merican )' (n this s%stem, the health insurance compan% is o!ned and run *% the go ernment' Citi+ens pa% monthl% fees, and those fees go to!ard pa%ing medical *ills' $%stem# The +HI odel

American population# o)er 65 ,' (n this s%stem, health insurance companies are non-profit' Citi+ens and their emplo%ers pa% them e er% month, and then insurance compan% pa%s medical *ills' $%stem# The 'ismarc% odel

American population# For most wor%ing people under 65 .' (n this s%stem, the go ernment pa%s all medical *ills' Citi+ens pa% ta/es, and the ta/es go to!ards health care pa%ments for e er%one' $%stem# The Bismarc0 Model American population# +ati)e 4mericans, military personal, and )eterans Choose a 1uote from this chapter that2s important or interesting to %ou' "rite a reaction' 3o matter ho! much mone% is spent on health care, the doctors and hospital !ill argue that it is not enough' 7)ery new problem are coming out, no matter how much money is spent. 4 good system is better them spending money.