John Q Reactions

1. Objective: The students will be able to relate health insurance terms and policies that were discussed in class to events that occurred in the movie John Q on a reaction worksheet. John Q Reactions

2. It cost $250,000 for a hearth transplant and insurance would only cover up to $20,000 • Down payment of 30% or 75,000 or their sons name cannot be put on the transplant list • The U.S. average for a hearth transplant in 2011 was $997,000 • The final cost of the heart transplant is the responsibility of the patient and/or the patients family Cost of the surgery

3. Medical costs from the time that Michael was placed in the hospital for medical care were upwards of $30,000 The parents were spending most of their time helping their son and looking for medical coverage for their son and therefore not making money at work. Additional Costs

4. He was unaware that his insurance only covered $20,000 of catastrophic services He did not know that the policy changed He was unaware of the federal programs that were available to him based on his situation nor would he have thought it was necessary except for the unlikely occurrence of this event How does this movie portray the importance of knowing your insurance policy?

5. Time 1:10.14 to review this section Thoughts about what he said? Interview with John Q’s Friend

6. 1:06 for review Thoughts on HMO? Do you think this is really what happens with HMOs? Conversation on HMOs

7. No, the movie is not based on a true story although the events could happen What aspects of the movie did you think were unrealistic? Is John Q Based on a true story?

8. At the end of the movie John Q’s lawyer was trying to get him a sentence less than 2 years The hostages probably would not have happily complied to everyone of John Q’s demands including when the gun was laying on the ground and none of the hostages reached for it Numerous funding sources including state and federal funding and private foundations are available for transplants Unrealistic