Student Presenter(s): Bolun Zhang
Faculty Mentor: Patty K. Wongpakdee
Department: Digital Art and Design
School/College: College of Arts and Sciences, New York City

Hello everyone, my name is Bolun Zhang. I'm a senior Graphic Design student from Beijing, China. Through learning graphic design, I realized that an infographic could convey a lot of effective information. For this social issue poster, I chose to do "Problems of Healthcare in the United States." The health care system in the United States has big financial problems. Most hospitals in the United States are private, regardless of local government ownership. According to the CDC, "per capita national health expenditures: $11,172 (2018)," "total national health expenditures: $3.6 trillion (2018)," "percent of national health expenditures for hospital care: 32.7% (2018)," and "percent of national health expenditures for prescription drugs: 9.2% (2018)." From the above four points, it can be seen that the American people spend a considerable amount of money on health care. According to the "Health System Tracker," in the United States, individuals spend twice as much on health care as individuals in other developed countries, which is $10,966 per person. Moreover, according to an article by Kate Tuttle, published on Perficient, The United States has the lowest average standard of health care, but the highest prices. The U.K has the highest average health care and the lowest prices of any developed countries. Lastly, according to the Health System Tracker, "the United States private and public health expenditures total is over 16% of GDP. In a word, people will inevitably get sick. America's expensive health care system will make it impossible for Americans to live a normal life.