The student nurse know that employer-sponsored health insurance was
a. a new idea for health care financing invented after World War II.
b. created by the federal government to stimulate the economy.
c. never envisioned as being a permanent part of the health care arena.
d. originally a way to increase revenue for doctors and hospitals.
D
During the Depression, doctors and hospitals saw their revenue decline because people were not able to pay for health care. The American Hospital Association created Blue Cross of California in 1939 with the intent of securing income.
Employer-sponsored health insurance came into existence during the Great Depression.
The federal government did not create employer-sponsored insurance plans.
Employer-sponsored insurance was not created as a temporary solution.
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