Prior to the application of the Affordable Care Act, what was the most common reason cited by Americans for not getting medical insurance?

a) They could not afford the premiums.
b) They did not believe that they needed it.
c) They were covered by Medicaid.
d) They were covered by Medicare.


a) They could not afford the premiums.

Philosophy & Belief

You might also like to view...

Jonathan Bennett argues that bad moral principles are easier to

follow than good moral principles.

Indicate whether the statement is true or false.

Philosophy & Belief

The words "Thus there are no accidents in a life; a community event which suddenly bursts forth and involves me in it does not come from the outside. If I am mobilized in a war, this war is my war; it is in my image and I deserve it." were said by

A. Martin Heidegger. B. Emmanuel Levinas. C. Christina Hoff Sommers. D. Jean-Paul Sartre.

Philosophy & Belief

Evaluate the following argument in accordance with the criteria discussed in the text."Four years ago, nonfat milk sold for 95 cents per half gallon. Today I paid $1.45 per half gallon at one of our low-priced supermarkets. That's a 52 percent increase in just four years for an average of 13 percent per year, while the official government inflation rate is less than 3 percent. Why is this? It's not a coincidence that four years ago we got our first Republican governor in this state in a long time."-From a newspaper call-in column

What will be an ideal response?

Philosophy & Belief

"I create my own reality" is an example of

A. subjectivism. B. social constructivism. C. conceptual relativism. D. All of the above. E. None of the above.

Philosophy & Belief