U.S. Has Lowest Life Expectancy in the Industrialized World
OECD, 2011
U.S. Has Among HighestInfant Mortality Rates
Health, United States, 2007
U.S. Has Among HighestMaternal Mortality Rates
OECD, 2011
Rising Uninsured Population
Human Toll of Uninsurance
1987 = Uninsured 25% more likely to die than the insured
2005 = Uninsured 40% more likely to die than the insured
United States = 45,000 deaths due to lack of insurance in 2005
Insurance Coverage Better in Massachusetts, but Unsustainable
Rapid Growth of “Underinsured” Households
Insurance Not Protection Against Health Care Costs (2010)
Most Medically Bankrupt Had Insurance at Onset of Illness
No Change in Mass. Medical Debt and Medical Bankruptcies
Rising Share of Mass. Residents with High Deductibles ($1,000+)
Large Inequities Remain in Mass. Insurance Coverage
Little Change in Mass. Inequities in Cost Barriers to Care
U.S. Spends Almost Double Next Highest Spending Country
U.S. Health Care System the Sixth Largest Economy in the World
Country 2010 GDPUnited States $14,447,100China $5,739,358Japan $5,458,873Germany $3,280,334France $2,559,850U.S. Health Care System $2,542,690United Kingdom $2,253,552
Health Care Spending Will Consume the Entire Economy by 2052
Health Care Costs Responsible for the Federal Deficit
State Health Spending is Edging Out All Other Public Programs
City of Boston Salaries Falling, Health Care & Pension Costs Rising
City of Boston Salaries Falling, Health Care & Pension Costs Rising
1,105 (6.5%) jobs cut from January 2009 to 2012
100% of Minimum Wage Salary to Pay for a Family Health Plan
Growing % of Mass. Families with Unaffordable Health Care Costs
Over Half of Home ForeclosuresDue to Medical Causes