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CHAPTER 25<br />

Health Care in the<br />

United States<br />

HEALTH-CARE INSURANCE<br />

Yes—they vary, but there are out-<br />

of-pocket expenses for Medicare.<br />

What is the primary difference in<br />

health-care insurance coverage in the<br />

United States as compared to other<br />

industrialized countries?<br />

What options for insurance coverage<br />

are there and how do most people<br />

get their coverage?<br />

What is Medicaid?<br />

What is Medicare?<br />

What are the “Parts” of Medicare?<br />

Does Medicare have a premium,<br />

co-pay, and/or deductible?<br />

What is the group of people most likely<br />

to be uninsured or have no affordable<br />

available coverage?<br />

The United States is the only industrialized<br />

country without government-funded<br />

health care for all citizens.<br />

Employer-Sponsored Programs<br />

(most common)<br />

Individual Policy (self-purchased)<br />

Medicare<br />

Medicaid<br />

Government-funded program for<br />

low-income people below a certain<br />

income<br />

Government-funded program for those<br />

>65 years or those who are disabled or<br />

those on dialysis<br />

Part A: Hospital coverage<br />

Part B: Outpatient coverage<br />

Part C: Private supplement to A and B<br />

Part D: Prescription drug coverage<br />

Those who are employed, make too much<br />

money to qualify for Medicaid, and do<br />

not receive benefits through their<br />

employer and/or cannot afford<br />

premiums.<br />

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