U.S. Healthcare System Basics
Which U.S. program provides healthcare mainly to people age 65 and older?
What is Medicare?
What country has the highest spending per person on healthcare, yet has the worst health outcomes amongst developed nations?
What is the U.S.?
What does “in-network” mean?
What is providers contracted with your insurance plan?
What is one major barrier patients face in the U.S. healthcare system?
What is cost/insurance coverage?
Which system is most likely to expose physicians to insurance negotiations?
What is the U.S.?
True or False: The U.S. has universal healthcare coverage.
Which country has a universal provincial healthcare system?
What is Canada?
What is “out-of-pocket cost”?
What is money patients pay themselves, not covered by insurance
Why doesn’t having insurance always mean affordable care in the U.S.?
What is deductibles, copays, and uncovered services?
Why might provider burnout be high in the U.S. healthcare system?
What is high workload, insurance complexity, or productivity pressure?
What is the primary way most non-elderly Americans get health insurance?
What is employer-sponsored insurance?
Which country combines universal public coverage with optional private insurance?
What term describes the amount a patient pays before insurance starts covering costs?
What is deductible?
What does “health equity” mean?
What is fair access to healthcare regardless of background?
One challenge U.S. physicians face that doctors in single-payer systems face less often is:
What is administrative burden?
Why does the U.S. have higher administrative costs than other countries?
What is multiple insurers or billing complexity?
Which countries often struggle with longer wait times for non-urgent care?
What is UK and Canada
Name one reason why healthcare costs are higher in the U.S. than in other countries.
What is administrative costs, drug prices, lack of price regulation, or private insurance?
An uninsured patient delays care until their condition becomes an emergency. Which feature of the U.S. system contributes most to this?
What is lack of universal coverage?
A patient receives fewer diagnostic tests in a single-payer system. How could this be both a benefit and a risk?
What is reduced overuse vs potential underuse?
Why do emergency departments function as a safety net in the U.S.?
What is guaranteed emergency care regardless of insurance?
Australia’s system allows private insurance alongside universal care. How does this reduce pressure on the public system while increasing inequality?
What is queue-jumping through private access?
What federal law aimed to expand insurance coverage in 2010?
What is Affordable Care Act?
What is the average time a family medicine physician spends with their patients?
What is 13-16 minutes?
Why is understanding healthcare systems important for future physicians?
What is patient advocacy, policy decisions, or career planning