Health Issues

Healthcare in the U.S. and Abroad, Part 1: Healthcare Systems Compared

United States

[name of other country 1]

[name of other country 2]

Country Demographics:

- Choose at least three different demographic statistics that are relevant to the countries' healthcare systems.

- Use the same demographics for all three countries.

- Include the demographic title, the statistic, and the reporting year.

(Example demographics include age, birth rate, death rate, median income, education level, religious affiliation, etc.)

[demographic title]:

[demographic statistic] ([reporting year])

[demographic title]:

[demographic statistic] ([reporting year])

[demographic title]:

[demographic statistic] ([reporting year])

[add more as needed]

[demographic title]:

[demographic statistic] ([reporting year])

[demographic title]:

[demographic statistic] ([reporting year])

[demographic title]:

[demographic statistic] ([reporting year])

[add more as needed]

[demographic title]:

[demographic statistic] ([reporting year])

[demographic title]:

[demographic statistic] ([reporting year])

[demographic title]:

[demographic statistic] ([reporting year])

[add more as needed]

Health expenditure per capita:

- Provide the statistic and reporting year.

[Statistic] ([reporting year])

[Statistic] ([reporting year])

[Statistic] ([reporting year])

Total expenditure on health as % of GNP:

- Provide the statistic and reporting year.

[Statistic] ([reporting year])

[Statistic] ([reporting year])

[Statistic] ([reporting year])

Who pays for healthcare?

- Create a bulleted list of all possibilities (i.e., government, private insurance, out-of-pocket, etc.)

- [entity paying for healthcare]

- [entity paying for healthcare]

- [entity paying for healthcare]

- [entity paying for healthcare]

- [add more as needed]

- [entity paying for healthcare]

- [entity paying for healthcare]

- [entity paying for healthcare]

- [entity paying for healthcare]

- [add more as needed]

- [entity paying for healthcare]

- [entity paying for healthcare]

- [entity paying for healthcare]

- [entity paying for healthcare]

- [add more as needed]

Quality:

- Use at least two of the indicators listed below to describe the quality of healthcare for each country.

· Safety

· Coordinated care

· Patient-centered

· Other (choose an indicator not listed)

[indicator]:

[1- to 2-sentence description]

[indicator]:

[1- to 2-sentence description]

[add more as needed]

[indicator]:

[1- to 2-sentence description]

[indicator]:

[1- to 2-sentence description]

[add more as needed]

[indicator]:

[1- to 2-sentence description]

[indicator]:

[1- to 2-sentence description]

[add more as needed]

Access:

- Use at least two of the indicators listed below to describe healthcare access for each country.

· Physicians per 1,000 people

· Insurance coverage

· Equity in care

· Proximity of healthcare facilities and services

· Other (choose an indicator not listed)

[indicator]:

[1- to 2-sentence description]

[indicator]:

[1- to 2-sentence description]

[add more as needed]

[indicator]:

[1- to 2-sentence description]

[indicator]:

[1- to 2-sentence description]

[add more as needed]

[indicator]:

[1- to 2-sentence description]

[indicator]:

[1- to 2-sentence description]

[add more as needed]

Behavior and Condition Patterns:

- Provide a statistic and the reporting year for each of the four provided behavior and condition patterns.

Smoking:

[Statistic] ([reporting year])

Inactivity:

[Statistic] ([reporting year])

Alcohol use:

[Statistic] ([reporting year])

Obesity:

[Statistic] ([reporting year])

Smoking:

[Statistic] ([reporting year])

Inactivity:

[Statistic] ([reporting year])

Alcohol use:

[Statistic] ([reporting year])

Obesity:

[Statistic] ([reporting year])

Smoking:

[Statistic] ([reporting year])

Inactivity:

[Statistic] ([reporting year])

Alcohol use:

[Statistic] ([reporting year])

Obesity:

[Statistic] ([reporting year])

Health Outcomes:

- Provide a statistic and the reporting year for of the five provided health outcomes. Choose at least one additional health outcome and provide a statistic and reporting year. (Total of six health outcomes per country)

Life expectancy at birth (female):

[Statistic] ([reporting year])

Life expectancy at birth (male):

[Statistic] ([reporting year])

Infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births):

[Statistic] ([reporting year])

Death rate for cardiovascular diseases (per 100,000):

[Statistic] ([reporting year])

Death rate for malignant diseases (per 100,000):

[Statistic] ([reporting year])

[ Selected health outcome for the same country]:

[Statistic] ([reporting year])

Life expectancy at birth (female):

[Statistic] ([reporting year])

Life expectancy at birth (male):

[Statistic] ([reporting year])

Infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births):

[Statistic] ([reporting year])

Death rate for cardiovascular diseases (per 100,000):

[Statistic] ([reporting year])

Death rate for malignant diseases (per 100,000):

[Statistic] ([reporting year])

[ Selected health outcome for the same country]:

[Statistic] ([reporting year])

Life expectancy at birth (female):

[Statistic] ([reporting year])

Life expectancy at birth (male):

[Statistic] ([reporting year])

Infant mortality rate (per 1,000 live births):

[Statistic] ([reporting year])

Death rate for cardiovascular diseases (per 100,000):

[Statistic] ([reporting year])

Death rate for malignant diseases (per 100,000):

[Statistic] ([reporting year])

[ Selected health outcome for the same country]:

[Statistic] ([reporting year])

Healthcare in the U.S. and Abroad, Part 2: Specific Health Policies Compared

[Selected health issue #1]:

United States

Scope of the issue:

[ 3- to 5-sentence description of the scope of the issue]

Policy: [Name of related policy]

Impact of related policy: [1- to 2-paragraph description of the impact of the policy on the health issue]

[name of other country 1]

Scope of the issue:

[ 3- to 5-sentence description of the scope of the issue]

Policy: [Name of related policy]

Impact of related policy: [1- to 2-paragraph description of the impact of the policy on the health issue]

[name of other country 2]

Scope of the issue:

[ 3- to 5-sentence description of the scope of the issue]

Policy: [Name of related policy]

Impact of related policy: [1- to 2-paragraph description of the impact of the policy on the health issue]

Stakeholders:

[1- to 2-paragraph analysis comparing how the policies of the three countries prioritize stakeholders in their treatment to the issue]

Outcomes:

[1- to 2-paragraph analysis comparing the impact of the different countries' policies on the health issue]

[Selected health issue #2]:

United States

Scope of the issue:

[1- to 2-paragraph description of the scope of the issue]

Policy: [Name of related policy]

Impact of related policy: [1- to 2-paragraph description of the impact of the policy on the health issue]

[name of other country 1]

Scope of the issue:

[1- to 2-paragraph description of the scope of the issue]

Policy: [Name of related policy]

Impact of related policy: [1- to 2-paragraph description of the impact of the policy on the health issue]

[name of other country 2]

Scope of the issue:

[1- to 2-paragraph description of the scope of the issue]

Policy: [Name of related policy]

Impact of related policy: [1- to 2-paragraph description of the impact of the policy on the health issue]

Stakeholders:

[1- to 2-paragraph analysis comparing how the policies of the three countries prioritize stakeholders in their treatment of the issue]

Outcomes:

[1- to 2-paragraph analysis comparing the impact of the different countries' policies on the health issue]