What was the result of the 2003 amendment to Medicare?
a. allowed seniors to refuse Medicare benefits if they could afford their own insurance
b. reduced the number of physicians who receive reimbursement
c. seniors must pre-qualify for certain prescription coverage
d. limited the cost of prescription drugs to seniors
e. expanded the procedures approved under Medicare
Question -2-In 2009 what ratio of Americans under sixty-five did not have health insurance?
a. nine in ten
b. about half
c. three in ten
d. one in seven
e. less than one in one hundred
Question -3-What is a health care arrangement in which pre-paid group arrangements limit costs through flat monthly rates?
a. Aid to Dependent Families
b. pay-as-you-go plans that charge premiums only when used
c. Medicaid
d. state-funded childrens care plans
e. health maintenance organizations (HMOs)
Question -4-Which of the following is a primary argument by supporters of the current system of American health care in which most patients secure health care insurance on their own?
a. The government cannot be trusted to make medically related decisions.
b. Overall it keeps taxes lower.
c. This system allows more choice in doctors and facilities than citizens in most other parts of the world.
d. Other federal initiatives such as Medicaid are very ineffective.
e. It is the less expensive alternative.
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