Considering health trends in the United States today:
1. one fifth of the population lacks health insurance for a year or more.
2. members of different racial and ethnic groups have roughly the same maternity health care outcomes.
3. less is spent on health care as a percent of GNP than in Japan.
4. reproductive health services for adolescents are readily available.
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1. Correct. 58 million Americans do not have health insurance.
2. Incorrect. There is a significant disparity between racial and ethnic groups, but there is a serious problem of lack of health insurance across the country.
3. Incorrect. The United States spends 13.9%, Japan 8%. Lack of health insurance is a se-rious problem.
4. Incorrect. Lack of adolescent heath care is a major concern, and so is lack of health in-surance.
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