Question

13. The government picks up the tab for____of the health care spending in the country and provides coverages for____of the population.

a. about half / less than a third

b. about half / about half

c. about a third / less than half

d. about a quarter / less than a third

14. Our textbook author suggests a resemblace between the criterion for justice advanced by John Rawls and which of the following aspects of the health care sector?

a. The risk sharing arrangement of health insurance.

b. The court's treatment of medical malpractice claims.

c. The physician's duty to "do no harm".

d. The outsized role of advanced technology in medical care.

15. Most funding for government's involvement in health care comes from

a. fees paid by the beneficiaries of the services, such as the premiums paid by seniors for Medicare.

b. general tax revenues of government at both the state and federal level.

c. the special withholding from our paychecks earmarked for the Medicare program.

d. sales taxes assessed on medical equipment manufacturers and users.

Answer 1

13. a) about half / less than a third
US government does not provide health care to all the citizens, it selects half of the population but could provide health care to only less than a third of the population

14. a) The risk sharing arrangement of health insurance.

15. a) fees paid by the beneficiaries of the services , such as the premiums paid by seniors for Medicare.
The government here charges an amount from the beneficiaries known as premium for the services availed and that amount is used for the health care activities.