MIDTERM TEST REVIEW U.S. History. Module I SSUSH1 U.S. History.
The History of Healthcare in the U.S.
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Transcript of The History of Healthcare in the U.S.
The History of Healthcare in the U.S.
By Matthew Peplinski
1900’s
Doctors no longer expected to provide free services to all hospital patients
Surgery is now common
1910’s
Progressive reformers argue for health insurance.
There was opposition to this movement, US entering WW1 became main issue
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1920’s
Costs continue to rise for health insurance
General Motors signs contract to insure 180,000 workers
1930’s
The Depression changes priorities Social Security Act is passed with no health
care coverage.
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1940’s
Penicillin begins to be used
To compete for workers companies begin to offer health benefits
President Roosevelt asks Congress for “economic bill of rights”
President Truman offers national health program plan
1950’s
Many legislative proposals are made for different approaches to hospital insurance
First successful organ transplant is performed
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1960’s
Through the 1950’s the price of healthcare doubled
President Johnson signs Medicare and Medicaid into law
1970’s
American medicine is now seen as in crisis
President Nixon's plan for national health insurance rejected
The number of women entering the medical profession rises dramatically 9% => 25%
The World Health Organization declares smallpox eradicated
1980’s
There is a shift toward the privatization and corporatization of healthcare
Medicare shifts to payment by diagnosis instead of by treatment
1990’s
Health care costs rise…..again
By the end of the decade there are 44 million Americans without any health insurance.
2000’s
Medicare viewed by some as unsustainable under the present structure
Direct-to-consumer advertising for pharmaceuticals and medical devices
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2010’s
After much debating and redrafting, the package known as “Obamacare” was passed, taking a small step toward helping mend the current healthcare system
Sources
Healthcare Crisis: Healthcare Timeline. PBS. http://www.pbs.org/healthcarecrisis/history.htm
Clip Art images of stethoscope, and doctor
Images used from Google Images, the websites of these images are as followed in order of appearance
www.loc.gov, www.althistory.wikia.com, www.health.allrefer.com, and www.truerxmeds.com