Introduction

Historical Trends of Financing Healthcare

Effect of Healthcare Cost on Access to Care

Delivery System: Continuum of Care

Improving Care and Containing Cost

Historical Trends in Financing Health Care

Costs and Spending

Overall SpendingU.S. Health care accounted for

7.2% of GDP in 1970

Since 1970 health care spending rose faster than GDP

By 2016, health care spending will account for 19.6% of GDP

Historical Trends in Financing Health Care

Costs and Spending

Historical Trends in Financing Health Care

Costs and Spending

Patterns of Growth in Real per

Capita Health Spending Growth in real per capita health

spending is expected to remain well below average

What reflects the projected slower growth in health spending

The effect of slower growth in managed care

Effect of Healthcare Cost on Access to Care

Geographical Access

Physical Access

Effect of Healthcare Cost on Access to Care

Financial Barriers

Social Barriers

Impact of Health Care Costs on Service Delivery: Continuum of Care

Prenatal & Postnatal Care

Long-Term Care - Chronic Health

Illness and Disability

Medicare

Home Health Care

Nursing Homes

Impact of Health Care Costs on Service Delivery Continuum of Care

Health Promotion - Live a Healthy

Lifestyle

Disease Prevention - Regular

Check-Ups

Primary

Secondary

Tertiary

Impact of Health Care Costs on Service Delivery: Continuum of Care

8.4%

13.2%

11.6%

8.3%27.9%

19.9%

7.1%

Under 5

Ages 5-12

Age 13-19

Age 20-24

Age 25-44

Age 45-64

Age 65+

Impact of Health Care Costs on Service Delivery: Continuum of Care

Developmental Disabilities

Mental Health Disorders

Military/Veterans Private Health

Care

Palliative Care Terminally Ill

Hospice

Healthcare Cost Containment Methods

Diagnostic Related Groups (DRGs)

Managed Care- Health Insurances

Health Maintenance Organizations (HMOs)

Preferred Provider Organizations (PPOs) Point of Service (POS)

Preventive Care Measures

Healthcare Cost Containment Methods

Not-for-Profit Healthcare Agencies

Medicaid/Medicare

Quality of Care Improvements

Healthcare Cost Containment Methods

Out-patient Settings

Alternative Care

Generic Medication

Recommendations for Improvement

Enforce cost containment compliance, while enabling flexibility

Reduce the burden of preventable disease Plan ahead and budget for healthcare

Conclusion

The effectiveness of cost contain methods on the Healthcare system

Learning from historical Trends in Financing Health Care

Prenatal to Palliative services are vital to improving the Healthcare system

Limited access to care due to cost, increases the numbers of those diagnosed with bad health

“The Possibilities of our Future Healthcare System”

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