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Shelles

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The federal bill called HIPAA (Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act) guarantees access to private insurance for selected groups of individuals, but the bill was not successful at making insurance more available because
 
  A. Medical savings accounts were not what people wanted.
  B. The bill primarily focused on protecting the confidentiality of patient records, not insurance.
  C. The bill was repealed shortly after its passage.
  D. It did not limit what companies could charge for the insurance.

Question 2

Although historically people have paid for their own health care, today paying for one's own health care is
 
  A. Almost never done because that is the purpose of health insurance
  B. Frequently done because many employers do not offer a health insurance benefit
  C. Frequently done via paying for one's own insurance to ensure coverage in case of a catastrophic illness
  D. Usually done through co-payments and deductibles required by insurance policies


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ryhom

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Reply #1 on: Jul 8, 2018
Answer to Question 1

ANS: D

Answer to Question 2

ANS: D


Shelles

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Reply 2 on: Jul 8, 2018
Excellent

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