Which of the following best describes the effects of Medicare and Medicaid? (Select all that apply.)
a. All persons who were temporarily disabled now receive free care.
b. A previously unseen rise in demand for services occurred.
c. Many persons previously without access now receive health care.
d. Medicare reimbursement rates became the standard for all insurance carriers.
e. Indemnity insurance plans were offered.
f.
Public health education was now financed.
ANS: B, C, D, E
The enactment of Medicare and Medicaid created an unprecedented demand for services, and many persons without access to health care were now able to receive care using an indemnity insurance plan. Medicare reimbursement rates generally became the standard for all insurance carriers. These plans did not provide services for the temporarily disabled or change financing for public health education.
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