1 . WHAT DID YOU LEARN FROM THIS ARTICLE? PLEASE SUMMARIZE IN 3 -4 SENTENCES.

2 . WHO WILL BE AFFECTED BY THIS CHANGE IN PLAN IN IMMIGRATION? (WHICH GROUPS OF PEOPLE SPECIF ICALLY)

3 . WHAT GROUP IS IN OPPOSITION TO OBAMA’S POTENTIAL PLANS?

4 . HOW COULD PUTTING THIS PLAN INTO ACTION AFFECT DOMESTIC POLITICS IN THE UNITED STATES?

Homework Discussion!

•IMPORTANT TAKE-AWAYS• First Amendment vs. Bill of Rights

• First= press, religion, speech, assemble• Second= right to bear arms

• Where is most of the work done in Congress?• COMMITTEES

• Branches of government • Congress=makes laws• Executive=carries out laws• judicial=interprets laws

QUIZZES

19/11 /14

Health Issues & Health care in the U.S. and the UK: A

Comparative View

Why does this matter?

Because health is important!Because health care is also a political issue

How can what you know about politics in the US and UK be applied to a real issues?

Because of current health issues and their possible impacts on the world Ebola Obesity Environmental health concerns

Healthcare in the UK

Healthcare is provided by the National Health Service Created in 1948 Belief that healthcare and health policy is the

responsibility of the government Universal healthcare

Cares for people on basis of need and not ability to pay Secretary of State for Health

Works in Department of Health

Healthcare in the UK

How is it funded? Taxation on income

NHS is largest employer in the UK 1.5 million people

Remember devolution? Healthcare is devolved to Scotland, Wales, Northern

IrelandWhat else does the NHS do?

Regulatory, makes sure hospital are safe Research Data collection on patients

Healthcare in the UK

Ruling party (Conservatives) set policies 224 total policies

Policy =“what the government is trying to achieve and why” 8 policies for public health currently

Giving all children a healthy start in life Creating a lasting legacy from the 2012 Olympic and

Paralympic games Reducing drugs misuse and dependence Reducing smoking Reducing obesity and improving diet Helping more people survive cancer Planning for health emergencies Reducing harmful drinking

Politics and Healthcare in the UK

What are the three main parties in the UK? Conservatives

Main beliefs No major cuts in healthcare spending Recruit more doctors A move towards partial privatization

Liberal Conservatives Main beliefs

More spending• From progressive taxation

Labour Main beliefs

Stop privatization Increase health spending

• From tobacco tax, corporation taxation

Healthcare in the US

A much different and seemingly larger problem in the United States

The U.S. spends a lot of money on healthcare But does not have universal healthcare

Healthcare has been a main debate among Republicans and Democrats during Obama’s duration as president! Republicans: private healthcare Democrats: less privatization will lead to more

coverage

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What is the name of the health care Act? (list two or more!)

When was it passed?What are some problems that the bill aimed

to fix?What will happen if you don’t have insurance by 2014?Will all states be implementing the plan in the same way?

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The Affordable Care Act

Passed March 23, 2010Often called “Obamacare” because it was a part of

his plan, Democrats supported itAims to solve long-term problems with healthcare in

the U.S. Millions of people are uninsured People who have insurance tend to pay more for it than they

would in other industrialized countriesAims to make affordable insurance more availableProgressive changes

Many people will not be affected Creates a marketplace online where people can see their

insurance options

Is the ACA working?

According to an article from The New York Times… Yes?

And No

The number of uninsured people have gone down

For most, insurance has become more affordable

Other information---too soon to tell

Biggest health issues facing US and UK

Industrialized countries are facing longer life expectancies Which means chronic diseases like cancer are going

up Treating them effectively and inexpensively is a major

issueObesity

UK has highest obesity rates in Europe Costs to economy: 3 billion pounds a year

In the US, childhood obesity has doubled in past 30 years 12-19 year-olds=21% obese

Type 2 diabetes