Healthcare in America

HEALTHCARE IN AMERICA SALARY VSHEALTHCARE COSTS =$1,000 AVERAGE SALARY, 2002: $43,170 In less than ten years, the cost of healthcare for the average family AVERAGE SALARY, 2011: $46,300 of four has more than =$100 doubled. HEALTHCARE FOR FAMILY OF 4, 2002: $9,235 HEALTHCARE FOR FAMILY OF 4, 2011: $19,393 ŞSŞ AVERAGE COSTS OF MEDICAL PROCEDURES SŞŞ =$500 $60- $249 $350- $2,000 $9,000- $25,000+ +. DOCTOR VISIT EMERGENCY ROOM VISIT BABY DELIVERY $17,000- $35,000 BROKEN LEG $787,700 HEART TRANSPLANT SALARY COMPARISON 2011: US AVERAGE VS DOCTORS VS INSURANCE EXECUTIVES When salaries are compared, it is clear where the money is going $46,300 $O$ US AVERAGE $141,279 NOT TO ME.. FAMILY PHYSICIAN $330,000 NEUROSURGEON $3,200,000 =$50,000 BLUE CROSS BLUE SHIELD CEO SCOTT SEROTA $6,700,000 KAISER FOUNDATION CEO GEORGE HALVORSON $$ REALITY CHECK: MEDICAL DEBT, THE UNINSURED & DENIED COVERAGE $$ 60% 1182222222 60% of all bankruptcy filings are due to medical debt 75% of insured individuals of all bankruptcy are now in debt because filings are a result of medical bills of medical bill debt 50% of uninsured individuals have $9,000 in medical debt If current trends continue, by 2014 1 in 2 non-elderly Americans will be denied coverage or charged more $$ $$$ HEALTH COVERAGE FOR CONGRESS Members of congress choose from over 300 plans. There is no waiting period and their coverage extends for a lifetime. 75% of their premiums are paid for by tax dollars. TAXPAYERS SPEND $1.5 BILLION EACH YEAR ON HEALTHCARE FOR FEDERAL EMPLOYEES 17% OF AMERICANS ARE UNINSURED SOURCES http://www.ofm.wa.gov/trends/economy/figl02.asp http://www.averagesalarysurvey.com/article/average-salary-in-us/15200316/income.aspx http://insight.milliman.com/article.php?cntid=7628 http://www.costhelper.com/cost/child/baby-delivery.html http://publications.milliman.com/research/health-rr/pdfs/cancer-patients-receiving-chemotherapy.pdf http://www.transplantliving.org/beforethetransplant/finance/costs.aspx http://www.kaiserhealthnews.org/Stories/2011/January/05/CEO-Pay-Chart.aspx http://articles.latimes.com/2011/may/26/business/la-fi-insurer-executive-pay-20110526 http://www.averagesalarysurvey.com/article/average-salary-in-us/15200316/income.aspx http://www.aei.org/speech/100220 http://usgovinfo.about.com/od/uscongress/a/congresspay.htm http://www.rawstory.com/rs/2010/10/13/denied-coverage-preexisting-conditions/ http://www.suite101.com/content/health-care-for-us-congress-a72870 http://www.newser.com/story/65907/health-care-works-great-for-congress.html WTF, AMERICA?