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Health Care in the United States and U.
K.:A Comparison
Theresa Fahey-Sales R.N., B. S. N.MN 507
April 10, 2015
Development of the Health System - U. S.
1935 - The Social Security Act
1944 - FDR introduced the economic bill of rights
1965 - Medicare and Medicaid programs signed into law
1985 - Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act
1996 - Health Insurance Portability Act and the Mental Health Parity Act
2010 - The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
Current Health Policy-U. S.
Public Law 111-148The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
March 23, 2010
Development of the Health System- U. K.
1929 - The Local Government Act
1948 - The National Health Service is started
1962 - The Hospital Plan
1984 - General Management introduced
1990 - The NHA and Community Care Act
2006 - Patient choice for elective surgery introduced
2012 - Health and Social Care Act
Current Health Policy - U. K.
dissolving current government management structureturning over 80% of the budget to doctorsincreased privatization of the healthcare industry
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