Outline

Socialized Medicine

INTRODUCTION: Two Types
A. Single Payer National Health Insurance
1. Definition
2. Government’s Role
3. Right vs. Privilege Issue
B. National Health Service
1. Definition
2. Private vs. Public Issue
3. Government’s Role

I. Canada’s NHI System
A. Effects on Physicians
1. Subservient to Government
2. Choice of Patients
a. Who to See
b. Determination of level of illness
B. Effects on Medicine Availability
1. Government Control
2. Gates
C. Effects on Technology & Equipment
1. Government Delineation
2. Availability
3. Surgeries
4. Waiting Lists
D. Effects on Care
1. Public Health
a. Definition
b. Prevention vs. Preventative Medicine
2. Rights
3. Longer admission & fewer beds
E. Overall Problems with Public Health

II. The United Kingdom’s NHS System
A. Effects on Physicians
1. Public
a. No incentive
b. Pay per patient
2. Private
B. Effects on Medicine Availability
1. Limited drugs
2. Not providing expensive drugs
C. Effects on Technology & Equipment
1. Misplacement of funds
2. Access to equipment
D. Effects on Care
1. Fewer specialists
2. Unnecessary care
E. Overall Problems with Public Health

III. Alternatives
A. USA’s present administration
B. Other proposed programs by AHA
C. Obama’s proposed program

CONCLUSION: State my opinion on the two types of socialized medicine & what alternative I believe would be the best

Ashley Williams