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Perspectives on Health Care Delivery in the 21st Century: Focus on Drug Costs for Elders

Perspectives on Health Care Delivery in the 21st Century: Focus on Drug Costs for Elders

University of Massachusetts Medical School
Authors:  
Sarah McGee, DO, Michele Pugnaire, DO
Sponsor: 
AAMC/John A. Hartford Foundation
POGOe Id: 
18668
Posted: 
12/03/2008
Updated: 
07/25/2012
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Abstract: 

This is a half-day session of the Physician, Patient and Society course that takes place off-site at the local Senior Center. The primary session goal is to expose students to the principles and policies governing the US Health Care delivery system and to appreciate its impact on patients and the patient-physician relationship with a focus on drug costs for elders.

Educational objectives: 

Educational Goals:

  • To appreciate the changing dynamics of health care delivery and medical costs, including the impact of these changes on patients, physicians, and health care systems.
  • To develop sensitivity to the hardships and dilemmas facing elders with regard to their health care, including health care coverage and costs.

Learners should be able to:

  1. Describe the current health systems strategies developed in response to rising heatlh costs, using prescription drugs as an example.
  2. Describe at least three factors contributing to rising prescription drug costs for seniors.
  3. Describe multiple factors contribuing to rising health care costs in general.
  4. Identify the highest cost center for health insurance plans today.
  5. Identify ethical principles and issues relevant to our health care systems and "cost control" policies.
Additional information/Special implementation requirements or guidelines: 

Used with 100 first year students at a local senior center.

Main Topics: 
Caring for the Older Adult
Intended learner audience: 
Medical Student Pre-Clerkship
Learning resource types: 
Other Resource Type
Discipline/specialty: 
Intro to Clinical Medicine/Clinical Skills/Doctoring
Pharmacology/Toxicology
Contact person/corresponding author: 
Dr. Michele Pugnaire: [email protected]
Suggested Citation:
Sarah McGee and Dr. Michele Pugnaire. Perspectives on Health Care Delivery in the 21st Century: Focus on Drug Costs for Elders. POGOe - Portal of Geriatrics Online Education; 2008 Available from: https://www.pogoe.org/productid/18668