The document discusses major problems facing the US health care system and reforms under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA). It notes that prior to the ACA, nearly 50 million Americans were uninsured, costs were rising faster than other countries, and government programs like Medicare and Medicaid accounted for over half of all health care spending. The ACA aims to expand coverage, eliminate limits on plans, cover pre-existing conditions, and create health insurance marketplaces or exchanges. However, shortfalls remain like individuals and businesses still preferring lower costs. Recommendations include raising penalties in the individual mandate and making the exchanges function more like a real market.
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Team 9 US Health Care
1. US Health Care
What are the major problems facing the market
and how is Patient Protection and Affordable Care
Act trying to reform it?
Actuarial Practice Presentation: Team 9
(Aayush Rai, Tien Hoong Soh, Yiqing Chen, Lingzhi Zhan, Lim Wise, Yijing Feng)
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4. Not for Profit
Hospitals
58%
Government
Hospitals
21%
For Profit
Hospitals
21%
Who provides the Health Care?
Providers take care of individuals. They are reimbursed for their
services by private insurers and the government.
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Source: Kaiser Report, 2011
7. Driver of inequality in the United States
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Source: OECD, Brookings Institute 2013
3.2
7.2
4.1
13.6
4.5
8.3
5.4
16.7
Aggregate health care spending (%GDP)
2000 2008
Finland South Korea USASingapore
8. Uninsured Americans (millions)
34.7 38.4
50.7
0
10
20
30
40
50
1990 2000 2009
Households are priced out of the market
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Source: US Census Bureau, 2011
11. What are Medicare and Medicaid?
Law ties reimbursement and
readmission rates
Tax reforms
Medicare
58%
Medicaid
31%
Others*
11%
2013 Federal costs on Health Care
Others*- Military Health Sys.; Childrens Health Ins.;
Veterans Health Admin.
Cost
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Source: Congressional Budget Office Projections, 2013
12. End to limits on plans
Coverage for pre-existing conditions
Young Adult Coverage
Free Preventive Services
Create a new marketplace - Exchange
Encourage employers to provide coverage
Access
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14. Individuals and companies prefer to pay less
Individual Mandate
Employer Mandate
Competitive disadvantage for businesses
Penalties might be insufficient
2014 1.0% of income or $95 per person
2015 2.0% of income or $325 per person
2016 onwards 2.5% of income or $695 per person
and adjusted for inflation
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Source: US Internal Revenue Service (IRS), 2013
16. Raise individual penalties
Make it a real market
Health care supermarkets
Federalisation of state-built exchanges
Voucher system
Increase disposable income
Instil discipline
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