Obama Health Reform and Wait Times Visualization (In Lego!)
In 2006, Massachusetts passed health care reform that implemented a number of policies that are now being mirrored in the Obama health reform plan. The president has repeatedly claimed that his plan will lower health care costs but not decrease health care quality. This visualization looks at how the Massachusetts plan has panned out in terms of cost and wait times.
Sources:
Wait Times – Merrit Hawkins and ociates 2009 Survey of Physician Appointment Wait Times: http://www.merritthawkins.com/pdf/mha2009waittimesurvey.pdf
Cost of Insurance Premiums – AHIP Center for Policy and Research Individual Health Insurance 2006-2007: A Comprehensive Survey of Premiums, Availability, and Benefits – http://www.ahipresearch.org/pdfs/Individual_Market_Survey_December_2007.pdf
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August 14th, 2009 at 7:15 pm
Well, the people …
Well, the people who can actually afford it benefit. The rest may as well live on a deserted island for all the new medical tech they’ll ever get to see.
August 14th, 2009 at 7:15 pm
According to the …
According to the Kaiser Family Foundation, the average cost of an employer-based family insurance policy premium in Georgia in 2008 was $12,680 nearly the annual earnings of a full-time minimum wage job……….where do they get this $200 dollars a month for Healthcare in Georgia bullshit?
August 14th, 2009 at 7:15 pm
red sox suck, i …
red sox suck, i liked every vid except this one because this bashing of the yanks lol
August 14th, 2009 at 7:15 pm
You know, I was …
You know, I was having real issues trying to understand the whole process of this thing. No mattered where I researched it just went in one ear and out the other. All I needed was a demonstration in Legos! Thanks!
(I’m not being sarcastic BTW LOL)
August 14th, 2009 at 7:15 pm
This video is …
This video is missing one question. Who is healthier…..the residents of Goerga who have no health coverage…..or the lucky residents of Mass. who don’t have to die in a ditch somewhere because the rich want to keep their huge profit margins.
August 14th, 2009 at 7:15 pm
Did you actually …
Did you actually read my first comment? Or did you just skim it and then reply? If you had read my entire comment you would have seen where I stated my source. “According to the World Health Organization” actually there was a typo in there where I typed ‘the” twice instead of “to” but you understand my point none the less. And if you are questioning my credability then you would be questioning your own because you used the same source in one of your comments.
August 14th, 2009 at 7:15 pm
Clearly it isn’t….
Clearly it isn’t….
August 14th, 2009 at 7:15 pm
Look it up for …
Look it up for yourself. Unless you like making factless comments. Colombia is ranked 22 while the U.S. is ranked 37. I am one of the lucky few who afford healthc care in the U.S. and even I think we desperately need reform.
August 14th, 2009 at 7:15 pm
If you think …
If you think Colombia’s health care is better then ours book a ticket there for treatment. Maybe we could create a foundation to out-source our health care to these “better” countries?
Meanwhile America benefits from all that new medical technology Colombia and the WHO ranked higher 36 countries create for the world.
August 14th, 2009 at 7:15 pm
Georgia uninsured = …
Georgia uninsured = 2 million …what is your source?
Also, what is the composition of this uninsured number (those who choose not to be insured, are in between jobs, illegal aliens, etc.)
August 14th, 2009 at 7:15 pm
Whoever thinks the …
Whoever thinks the U.S. has the best healthcare system in the world is a freakin IDIOT!!! According the the World Health Organization we are ranked 37th in the world. Canada is ranked 30. Singapore,Saudi Arabia,Isreal, Colombia,all have better healthcare than we do. The country with the best healthcare system in the world is France. We need healthcare reform in a MAJOR way!!!
August 14th, 2009 at 7:15 pm
you don’t have to …
you don’t have to be canadian to get services for free in canada
August 14th, 2009 at 7:15 pm
in Canada the …
in Canada the public pays ZERO dollars for a Canadian. oh and this might be hard to understand they hve low taxes amd live like we do in the Us
August 14th, 2009 at 7:15 pm
If health insurance …
If health insurance is such a bargain in Goergia…..then why is this state home to almost 2 million people with no health insurance?
August 14th, 2009 at 7:15 pm
If this video is …
If this video is telling the truth then why does Goergia rate #3 in the nation for uninsured overall and #5 for uninsured children?
August 14th, 2009 at 7:15 pm
This guy is …
This guy is entirely wrong!! The Yankees will always be superior to the Red Sox!
August 14th, 2009 at 7:15 pm
(we declined as we …
(we declined as we were looking after her but had she been alone she would have need it). Nowadays -in remission she pays for no medication at all and is seen on the day she calls no matter what (as she is seen as a high risk patiente).
Again, in the Uk and in Portugal, you only pay a basic fee for any medication you need (and in Portugal everytime you see the doctor) not even close to the value of some medication.
August 14th, 2009 at 7:15 pm
Portuguese and …
Portuguese and living in the UK. The most I have had to wait for an appointment with my GP was 12 hours, the following day as both me and the nurse agreed it wasen’t urgent. For minor cirurgy (wisdom tooth removal) two months -again not a priority. I would rate them as excellent. My mum got treated for breast cancer by the portuguese NHS, again, excellent level of care. During chimo she was even offerd domestic help
August 14th, 2009 at 7:15 pm
wow canada sucks …
wow canada sucks for good pricing on healthcare. average pacemaker surgery costs in the US are 25k for a single chamber and 35k for a dual. so in Canada, they paid 3 times as much for a pacemaker then they did in the US. nice try astroturf, at least google some before you attempt to pass it off as legit
August 14th, 2009 at 7:15 pm
My Mom flew into …
My Mom flew into CANADA from USA went straight to the hospital (collapsed) Drs essed her & decided she required a pacemaker. She waited 4days for the surgery. Bed$5500/day, Pacemaker$90000 not including surgery etc.. It cost her $0, why? Because she’s Canadian! She stayed a total of 9 days in the hospital. Surgeries are prioritized on pts needs. BTW, she’s doing great.
PS: Keep an open mind and educate yourself on Universal Healthcare wikipedia is a good start!
August 14th, 2009 at 7:15 pm
Well, you heard …
Well, you heard wrong. There is no such discrimination. Where did you get that information from?
August 14th, 2009 at 7:15 pm
OK. If you moved …
OK. If you moved from the UK, like you say. Where precisely did you live? I don’t believe you.
August 14th, 2009 at 7:15 pm
You don’t actually …
You don’t actually know, because you’re wrong; but I won’t tell you, I’ll let the facts do it. I urge you and everyone else to visit
healthcarefactcheck(dot)com
You will absolutely not be strippED of your medical coverage if you want to keep it, and you can choose your own doctor.
August 14th, 2009 at 7:15 pm
Live in london UK – …
Live in london UK – where acording to FOX et all we have a ish and broken medical system….
Had symptoms of flu a couple days ago, called and went to see my doctor less than 2 hours later.
During the consultation, possible H1N1 and a minor lung infection was detected – so two types of medication to fight it were perscribed.
Cost of doctor and 2 types of strong antibiotics (augmentin and tamiflu)…
….6 pound (appox $9.90 usd)
give me the UK NHS any day!
August 14th, 2009 at 7:15 pm
Not enough doctors. …
Not enough doctors. Look up GI bill of rights. Got America back on it’s feet. Government provides low interest rate loans for college for people intending to be doctors, nurses, and medical istants.