August 29, 2011 I. What is society’s obligation to ensure access
to a basic level of health care for all its citizens and how can
it be accomplished? a. Provide adequate levels of healthcare. b.
Create local, nonprofit managed care plans for low income
workers, uninsured residents, or people living with chronic
diseases. II. Should government take a more aggressive role in
reshaping the health care system or should the economy be
allowed to continue exerting market-driven reforms? a.
Government should only be involved with controlling the drug,
insurance, and medical industry advertising spending which would
bring down costs. b. The economy market-driven health care
sector should be the foundation upon which reform efforts are
built. III. What lessons can be learned from healthcare delivery
systems that exist in other industrialized nations? a. The use
of different strategies to achieve universal coverage. b.
Adoption of a uniform billing systems. c. Incentives to
encourage personal responsibility for health.