Unbiased Analysis of Today's Healthcare Issues
While many poor people do not have insurance, a great majority have access to some type of care. For instance, all people have access to emergency room services. I currently volunteer at one of the many free clinics located in San Diego county. Thus, lack of insurance is not equivalent to absence of medical care.…
Katherine Baicker and Douglas Staiger (2004) have a working paper detailing how states often expropriate federal health care funds to use in their general budget. The paper shows that while federal dollars may not always reach the intended destination, these programs can still be somewhat effective in improving health outcomes. DSH Program Federal Medicaid Disproportionate…
The following is a timeline which summarizes the genesis and evolution of government provided health insurance in the United States. Major Foreign Events: 1883: Otto von Bismark, then Chancellor of Germany passes a compulsory health insurance bill for factory and mine workers 1911: Germany extends compulsory insurance coverage to almost all employees 1911: David Lloyd…