Which is the United States? largest and most expensive health care program?
1. Medicaid
2. Medicare
3. Social Security
4. Temporary Assistance for Needy Families (TANF)
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Explanation: 1. Medicare is the government?s largest health care financing program. It serves 40 million people
who are elderly and have disabilities. Medicaid is a smaller health care program that serves the
poor. Social Security and TANF are not health care programs.
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