What are the three main government programs that provide health care in the United States?What population is targeted by each program?
What will be an ideal response?
An ideal response will:
1, Identify the three major government health care programs: Medicare, Medicaid, and Children's Health Insurance Program.
2, Discuss Medicare as a health insurance program that primarily covers seniors over age 65.
3, Discuss Medicaid as a health insurance program that provides health care for the very poor.
4, Discuss CHIP as a program that targets low-income, uninsured children whose families do not qualify for Medicaid because their income is too high.
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Which of the following issues is most likely to be used by the Conservative Party to woo working-class voters away from the Labour Party?
a. increased immigration to get cheaper labor b. lower taxes c. more generous social welfare programs d. increased government spending
The 1965 Selma march was undertaken by civil rights advocates in order to a. bring attention to unfair and unlawful voter registration practices. b. introduce civil rights leaders to the local political community
c. safely escort voter registrars to the state capital of Montgomery. d. draw national attention to discriminatory housing practices in Selma.
Terrorism is an example of
a. First Generation War. b. Second Generation War. c. Third Generation War. d. Fourth Generation War. e. Fifth Generation War.
The president is granted the powers to perform as the chief executive by
A) the Twenty-fifth Amendment. B) federal statutes. C) Article II of the Constitution. D) Article I of the Constitution. E) The Declaration of Independence.