美国医疗保障制度-medical-care-system.pptVIP

2021/3/23 * 2021/3/23 * History of health care reform in the United States 1965 President Lyndon Johnson enacted legislation which introduced Medicare, covering both hospital and general medical insurance for senior citizens 1985 The Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act of 1985 amended the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 to give some employees the ability to continue health insurance coverage after leaving employment 1997 The State Childrens Health Insurance Program, or SCHIP, was established by the federal government in 1997 to provide health insurance to children in families at or below 200 percent of the federal poverty line 2021/3/23 * 2021/3/23 * After decades of failed attempts by a string of Democratic presidents and a year of bitter partisan combat, President Obama signed legislation Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act on March 23, 2010 to overhaul the nation’s health care system and guarantee access to medical insurance for tens of millions of Americans The health care law seeks to extend Medicaid and provide federal subsidies to help lower- and middle-income Americans buy private coverage. 2021/3/23 * 2021/3/23 * Americas health care reform was strongly resisted by a financial insurance companies and their lobby groups for the reason of destorying their interests 2021/3/23 * American health care reform acquires the ordinary people’s support for the reason of solving the problems of national insurance coverage 2021/3/23 * Remember! Whatever the disease, you must be registered by making a appointment by phone in advance , or you will be blocked at the door! As well known to everyone , medical care costs are expensive .Here are some advice for the people who come to America for the first time 2021/3/23 * 1. If your situation is not serious enough to require hospitalization, recommend you go to the the so-called mobile surgery centers. There you could treat various diseases with le