Spending
The percent of its GDP that the U.S. spends on health care. (Round to a whole number).
18%
These three diseases are the most common infectious diseases
Tuberculosis, malaria, and HIV
The biggest cause of mortality in the U.S.
Heart disease
This was the year that the National Health Service or NHS was established in the UK.
1948
Year that the Affordable Care Act was implemented.
2014
The percent of health care spending in the U.S. on pharmaceuticals.
10%
This country has the longest life expectancy in the world.
Japan
This city’s Board of Health tried to ban the sale of sugary drinks above 16 ounces.
New York City
This country has the highest number of hospital beds per 1,000 of the population.
Japan
This state implemented health care reform in 2006 and provided a model for the ACA.
Massachusetts
Average out of pocket spending by individuals in Canada in 2014.
$644
Around 10% of the world’s population has this chronic disease.
Diabetes
The prevalence of obesity among U.S. adults in 2015-2016 as calculated by the CDC.
39.8%
This country has the highest rate of physicians reporting that their health system works well.
Norway
Chemical element that the most expensive plans on the Exchanges are named after.
Platinum
Health care expenditure per capita in the U.S. in 2016.
$10,348
In 1980 the World Health Organization declared that this disease was eradicated.
Smallpox
This state has eight out of the ten counties with the highest exemption rate for vaccines.
Idaho
This country is planning to store all of their citizens’ medical records online using blockchain technology.
Estonia
Households with incomes up to this percent of the Federal Poverty Level are eligible for subsidies.
400%
In this country Holocaust survivors are exempt from payments for pharmaceuticals.
Israel
The percent of the world’s population that lives below the international poverty line (currently $1.90 per day).
9%
According to a report by the Surgeon General, how much has e-cigarette use among high school students increased in the U.S. from 2011-2015? (Give your answer in percent)
900%
This country uses a sophisticated risk adjustment system with sociodemographic variables including housing status.
Netherlands
2012 Supreme Court decision that upheld the individual mandate but made state Medicaid expansion optional.
National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB) vs. Sebelius