NRS 451 Driving Health Care Costs Discussion
NRS 451 Driving Health Care Costs Discussion
NRS 451 Driving Health Care Costs Discussion
Driving Health Care
Costs
Explore the Kaiser Health News website to learn about some
of the contributing factors in increasing health care costs. As you explore the
website and review the visuals, think about your practice area. What examples
can you provide for these seven key drivers?
Write a 175-word summary.
Local campus students: Prepare to present and discuss your
summary in the next class meeting.
NRS 451 Driving Health Care Costs DiscussionOnline students: Post your summary and respond to at least
one classmate’s post.
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For many years and in countless articles, physicians have been the scapegoat for rising health care costs in the United States. In fact, they have been blamed by many critics for the United States leading the world in health care expenditures.
NRS 451 Driving Health Care Costs DiscussionIn the January/February 2013 issue of Missouri Medicine, we saw a close examination of the data that indicates that this blame is misplaced – that delving into key components in health care spending reveals something else. While there is general disagreement among the so-called experts as to the degree of impact of each component, almost everyone seems to agree that new technology – not physicians – is number one on the list of contributors to rising health care costs.
In this issue of Missouri Medicine, the Physicians Foundation examined data on the leading key components and found that chronic disease conditions, life style – including obesity and addictions, administrative expenses, hospitals, pharmaceuticals, mandated insurance benefits, aging, end-of-life care, defensive medicine and health disparities have all had anywhere from a moderate to significant impact on rising overall health care costs.
NRS 451 Driving Health Care Costs DiscussionIn the final section, entitled “Interesting Statistics about U.S. Health Care System”, we examine why infant mortality rates can be a poor indicator of the success or failure of a health care system. The same applies for life expectancy statistics. Issues such as medical innovation need also to be considered in the general discussion of a health care system’s success or failure.