1. How did the historical evolution of healthcare in the United States contribute to the way care is being delivered?
2. Did this process lead to overutilization?
3. Did it address needs in ways that were appropriate for a particular time period?
4. Were you surprised to learn about how the concept of insurance evolved?
5. If there were no limits and using what we know now that was not known then if you could go back in time and start over, how would you have developed and/or shaped the health care system?
What would it look like today? Consider concepts of access, health care education, cost, and quality.
How did the historical evolution of healthcare in the United States contribute to the way care is being delivered? Did this process lead to overutilization?