Transcript Gingrich-Health Care

Gingrich-Health Care
• 1/6 economy is health care
• Fastest growing expense for
– Business
– Government
• Liberals, Politicians, and Media
– Have it wrong
Health Care
3 Things Wrong
• Acute care
• 3rd party payments
• Paper
• Preventive care
• Patient payments
• Paperless- EMR
Health Care
• Move info from Doctors office to the patient
• Health information technology improves
– Productivity
– Accuracy
– Cuts costs
• Patient Centered with more information and
responsibility
Health Care
• 17 year lag
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3 D’s
Discover
Develop
Deliver
• CME
• Constant Education reduces lag
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Medical Tourism
Free up resources for actual care
Current system already attracts people to US
More technology reduces mistakes
Telemedicine
Video conferencing
Health Care
• Elective Surgery
• Costs are down
– Laser Eye Surgery
– Cosmetic surgery
• Technology
– On-line drug purchasing
– Computerized ordering
– Bar coding drugs
– Automated medicated dispensing
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Electronic Medical Records
Billing on real costs not cross subsidies
Fee for ServiceMalpractice Insurance
Health Care
• Patient Centered needed
– 3rd party payer
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Conflict
Fraud
Frustration
Satisfy the insurance company instead of the patient
• Move away from “rental car”
Health Care
• Focus on Individual
• Wellness, early detection, prevention
• More access to COSTS
• HSA
– Put your own money in tax free
– Use it tax free
– Go job to job
– 4 of 5 DON’T have a major medical problem
before 65
Health Care
• Wellness
– Exercise
– Nutrition
– Mental Health
• Depression
• Partnership with Doctor
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Ideas
EMR
Vouchers and tax credits to buy insurance
Bonds
People DO have time to get costs
Health Care
• You Maintain
• You Pay
• You are responsible