Study Guide 2 - Healthcare systems and health insurance

Health _________ helps you pay for your health costs, doctor visits or surgery. (one word, lowercase, no spaces or punctuation)

Preventative health care helps you treat a disease you have already been diagnosed with.

Private Health Insurance is provided by the government.

Uninsured means having NO health insurance coverage.

According to the article on health care settings, which of the following are health care settings? (Select all that apply)

Countries including Canada and England have a national (or universal) health care system, meaning that it is provided only by their government, to all citizens.

In the United States, health care is a combination of private and government coverage.

According to various sources, the United States is one of the top 5 developed countries with the best health care, as far as quality and cost. 

If you are uninsured in the U.S. you can end up paying hundreds of thousands of dollars for surgery. 

Even with insurance coverage, many people in the U.S. spend thousands of dollars out of pocket in health care costs. 

A ________ is something you have to pay every month for private health insurance coverage, otherwise your coverage could get cancelled.

A __________ is what you have to pay the doctor or hospital when you visit WITH private insurance.

Pharmacies offer 2 types of prescription drugs, brand name and _______ . 

When you have private insurance coverage, you can see ANY doctor you want.

Medicare is the federal government’s health insurance program that primarily covers people 65 and older and certain younger people with disabilities or kidney failure.