Explain how the United States has pursued a strategy of incremental reform to health-care policy between the mid-1960s until recently.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
Since the early 1900s, reforms have been needed to health care. Nothing major was changed or reformed between the early 1900s, when health insurance became more popular, and the mid-1960s with the addition of Medicare and Medicaid. Although President Clinton proposed a major overhaul, only minor changes such as Medicare Parts C and D, SCHIP, and Veterans Health were accomplished until the major revisions included in Obama’s plan.
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What will be an ideal response?
In a democratic society, the media's role in socialization _______
a. fulfills the function of investigative reporting b. provides the "eyes and ears to the world" c. shapes political belief structures and the political culture d. puts news events into context
With 70 percent of its 1.1 billion population still living in small villages, which of the following is the best description of India today?
a. Urban society in a rural pattern b. Rural society in a postindustrial world c. Rural society in an urban world d. Country mentality in an industrial world e. Urban world occupying a rural society
Which of the following statements reflects elite theory of government?
a. Government should provide ample opportunities for upward mobility. b. Political power should be evenly distributed throughout society. c. Average citizens are content to allow the most fit to govern. d. Wealth and status do not define political power.