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Discussion Post: Health Care System
The reading for this section focuses on understanding the role culture plays in shaping how health care is delivered in the United States.
You will learn the following terms and concepts after reading the chapter
1. Cultural norms in the US and Canada that underlie our health care systems.
2. History of medical care systems in Canada
3. History of health care in the US
4. Role of norms, culture, values and institutions in shaping health policy
5. Cost of health care
6. Approaches to using technology in health care
7. Approaches to medical malpractice
Textbook: Health Disparities in the United States: Social Class, Race, Ethnicity, and the Social Determinants of Health. By Donald Barr 3rd edition.
An American Sickness: How Healthcare Became Big Business and How You Can Take it Back by Elisabeth
Rosenthal
Reading 1: "Health Care as A Reflection of Underlying Cultural Values and Institutions" (pg. 42-79)
YouTube Video 1: Health Care System (10 min)
YouTube Video 2: Medicaid Explained (11 min)
YouTube Video 3: US Healthcare System Explained (10 min
Task
Question 1. How did health care in the US develop?
Question 2. How does the culture in the US help explain our health care system?
Question 3. How does the culture in Canada help explain their health care system?
Question 4. What are Medicaid and Medicare?
Question 5. How is the US health care system structure?