The Intersections of Universal Coverage and Public Health

The Intersections of Universal Coverage and Public Health Ashley Cobb, MS 4, MPH Swathi Damodaran, MS 4, MPH

Overview Universal Health Coverage History, Definition, Goals Public Health Definition, Goals Complementary Systems Public Health in Practice

Definitions

Universal Coverage The goal of universal coverage is to ensure that all people obtain the health services they need without suffering financial hardship when paying for them - WHO 1 Access Affordable Quality Capacity

Why Universal Coverage?

History 1883: The Bismarck Model 1945: End of WWII 1948: WHO Constitution 1978: Declaration of Alma Ata 1980 s: HIV/AIDs outbreak 2005: World Health Assembly http: //www. rockefellerfoundation. org/uploads/files/23 e 4426 f-cc 44 -4 d 98 ae 81 -ffa 71 c 38 e 073 -jesse. pdf

Recent History 2010: WHO Report 2012: - Lancet Series - WHA 2013: - Framework Convention on Global Health - World Bank UHC Study Series 2014: Toward Universal Coverage by 2030

Margaret Chan on Universal Coverage“The single most powerful concept that public health has to offer…. . Universal coverage is the best way to cement health gains made during the previous decade. It is a powerful social equalizer and the ultimate expression of fairness”

Achieving Universal 2 Coverage

Current Status Source: The Atlantic, 2012

Universal Coverage in the US: A Brief Look 1880 s-Medicare 1901 -1909 1883 -1912 1960 s 1930 s 1915: AALL Bill 1940 s 2012: ACA PNHP website: http: //www. pnhp. org/facts/a-brief-history-universal-health-care-efforts-in-the-us

What is Public Health?

Public Health 2 is. . .

Tools of Public Health The science of protecting and improving the health of families and communities through promotion of healthy lifestyles, research for disease and injury prevention, and detection and control of infectious diseases - CDC 3 Research Policy Education Services

Universal Coverage What are the core values? Public Health

EQUITY

Margaret Chan. . . again: "Universal health coverage is one of the most powerful social equalizers among all policy options. It is the ultimate expression of fairness, " - Margaret Chan, WHO Director-General Quoted on Tuesday at a two-day conference on universal health coverage, Singapore.

Single-Payer and Equity Increased access for primary care services, but not specialty care 5, 6 Socioeconomic differences in access Education-based inequities 7 Geographic differences in access to resources remain 8

How Can Public Health Fill the Equity Gap?

Public Health in Practice

Public Health in Practice Imagine that you are the Canadian minister of health in Ontario. Everyone in your province has health insurance coverage under the national system. You still find socioeconomic based inequities for specialty care services.

In particular, you find an educationbased inequity where those with low levels of education see less ophthalmologists than those with high levels of education 7

Improving Eye Health How would you address the inequity? Policies? Programs? Services?

Question: What do you see as the biggest barriers to Universal Coverage in the US? What are the next steps? Future of public health/UHC?

Thank you! Any questions?

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