Define the two systems of public health insurance within the United States
What will be an ideal response?
The United States has two nationwide public health insurance programs, Medicare and
Medicaid. Medicare is a program for persons age 65 or older who are covered by
Social Security or who are eligible and "buy into" the program by paying a monthly
premium. Medicare pays part of the health care costs of these people. Medicaid, a
jointly funded federal–state–local program, was established to make health care more
available to the poor. Today, both the Medicaid program and the Medicare program are
in financial difficulty. There are fewer stigmas attached to receiving Medicare, a
program viewed as taking care of the deserving who have paid into it. Medicaid is the
subject of more debate and is stigmatized as going to those who are undeserving or are
taking advantage of the system. Doctors often refuse to take Medicaid patients
because of the extensive paperwork involved and the reduced payments for services.
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a. 2.6 percent b. 5.9 percent c. 8.6 percent d. 12.6 percent
While race might reflect our biological heritage, ________ reflects our cultural heritage
A) gender B) age C) ethnicity D) social class
Norms are
a. rules defining appropriate and inappropriate ways of behaving for specific situations. b. are part of the cognitive dimension of culture. c. always following consciously and intentionally. d. are individual, not cultural. e. social, not cultural.
Because they are removed from the physical battlefield, drone operators do not experience effects of PTSD.
Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)