Chapter 17: Healthcare Flashcards

1
Q

Does the US spend a lot of the budget on healthcare?

A

No, less than 15%

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2
Q

What is the most expensive thing in the world

A

Healthcare

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3
Q

What countries don’t have national healthcare

A

The US is the only one

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4
Q

What is the average cost of health insurance per person per year?

A

$5,000

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5
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What happens if someone has the go to the hospital but they don’t have health insurance

A

They aren’t denied but are going to get a hefty bill from the hospital

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6
Q

Obama passed what important act in 2010

A

Affordable Care Act in 2010

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7
Q

What was the purpose of the affordable care act

A

It forced everyone to get insurance if previously uninsured. If you didn’t but insurance, it enforced a tax penalty.

When buying insurance, the government covered a lot of the cost and Americans only had to pay a small amount out of pocket

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8
Q

Obama Care added a lot of people into what entitlement?

A

Medicaid

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9
Q

Payments to individuals who can demonstrate a need

A

Public Assistance

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10
Q

What are some examples of people who need public assistance

A

Famers, Widows, College students, the disabled, elderly, those affected by natural disaters

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11
Q

What is the trend seen with poverty levels

A

Poverty Levels have increased, today people can get $30,000 for a family of 4 and still be in poverty

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12
Q

How are welfare checks distributed

A

Federal Government gives block grants to states to hand out the checks

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13
Q

Federal entitlement administered by state and local agencies

A

Food Stamps

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14
Q

Supplements the income of the poor with coupons which are used to help buy food

A

SNAP benefits

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15
Q

Abolished aid to families with dependent children

A

Welfare Reform Act of 1996

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16
Q

What was originally created by the social security act

A

Welfare Reform Act of 1996

17
Q

Who funds and mandates the Welfare Reform Act of 1996

A

Federally funded, State mandated

18
Q

Adults must find work within how many years before getting kicked off of Welfare Reform Act of 1996

A

2 years

19
Q

What is the lifetime limit of welfare

A

5 years

20
Q

What type of people are ineligible for assistance with welfare

A

Non Citizens

21
Q

Created after the AFDC and was abolished

A

Temporary Assistance for the Needy (TANF)

22
Q

What is the lifetime of benefits for welfare on Temporary Assistance for the Needy (TANF)

A

5 years

23
Q

When might a women lose money on Temporary Assistance for the Needy (TANF)

A

If the father is unidentified

If the women is unmarried with a child and under the age of 18. She must go to school

24
Q

Imposes test to understand how much money is being made in order to qualify

A

Means tested benefits

25
Q

There is no income test when trying to qualify for what benefits

A

Non Means tested benefits

26
Q

What are examples of Means tested benefits

A

School Lunch Programs, Public Housing, Pell College Grant

27
Q

What are examples of Non Means tested benefits

A

Social Security, Medicare

28
Q

The Rich and Poor get the same amount

A

Non Means tested benefits

29
Q

Everyone pays but only a small amount get the benefits

A

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