Question 1
Characteristics of ways the United States lags behind other developed countries with health care include all but:
◦ Higher infant mortality.
◦ Higher cost.
◦ Higher life expectancy for minorities.
◦ Lower life expectancy.
Question 2
Although President Clinton failed to pass a national health care plan, President George W. Bush was successful in amending Medicare in 2003. This amendment added Part D (prescription coverage) which gave a major role to ________ in providing coverage to the elderly.
◦ Health maintenance organizations
◦ The federal government
◦ Pharmaceutical companies
◦ Private insurance companies
Patients should be encouraged to bring to their health care visit all the substances that they take,
George Allman
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