Reforma de Massachusetts
Nos USA, cerca de quarenta e seis milhões de americanos (um em cada sete) não dispõem de qualquer sistema de cobertura de cuidados.
Já aqui fizemos referência à reforma promovida pelo estado de Massachusetts para a criação de um sistema de saúde capaz de cobrir cerca de 95% da população, 515.000 cidadãos link
Já aqui fizemos referência à reforma promovida pelo estado de Massachusetts para a criação de um sistema de saúde capaz de cobrir cerca de 95% da população, 515.000 cidadãos link
Num país que gasta cerca de 16% do PIB com a Saúde, teme-se pelo êxito desta reforma a qual vai depender da capacidade dos governantes em conterem a subida dos custos através da redução do desperdício e dos custos administrativos dos seguros privados de saúde e a limitação do acesso a cuidados desnecessários link
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What’s wrong here
The linchpin of the plan is the false assumption that uninsured people will be able to find affordable health plans. A typical group policy in Massachusetts costs about $4,500 annually for an individual and more than $11,000 for family coverage. Few of the 748,000 uninsured in Massachusetts are young enough (under age 35) to qualify for low-premium plans. Fewer are affluent enough to readily afford them.
The legislation promises that the uninsured will be offered comprehensive, affordable private health plans. But the only way to get cheaper plans is to strip down the coverage, boost co-payments, deductibles, uncovered services, etc.
Hence, the requirement that most of the uninsured purchase coverage will either require them to pay money they don’t have, or buy nearly worthless stripped-down policies that represent coverage in name only.
The legislation will do nothing to contain the skyrocketing costs of care in Massachusetts, already the highest in the world. As rising costs force more and more employers to drop coverage, state coffers will be drained by the continuing cost increases in Medicaid. The program is simply not sustainable over the long — or even medium — term.
People's Weekly World Newspaper, 04/13/06
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