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In contrast to the United States, most developed nations have what insurance program type, which is referred to as “universal access” and is run by the what and financed through general taxes?

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National health insurance program run by the government

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Americans are not what to routine and basic health care services?

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“Entitled”

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The United States is among the few what to not have guarantee access to health care for its population?

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Industrialized nation

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Over how many million people work in the healthcare sector?

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20 million

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The six biggest insurance companies (WellPoint, CIGNA, Aetna, Humana, United Healthcare, and BlueCross BlueShield insure over how many million people?

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100 million

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3,279,857 is the number of what in the United States?

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Number of deaths

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77.5 years is the what in the United States?

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Life expectancy

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The death rate in the United States is 984.1 deaths per how many people?

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100,000 people

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The infant mortality rate is 5.60 deaths per how many live births?

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1,000 live births

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The leading cause of death in the United States is what, which has 702,880 deaths?

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Heart disease

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The second leading cause of death in the United States is what, which has 608,371 deaths?

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Cancer

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The third leading cause of death in the United States is what, which has 227,039 deaths?

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Accidents

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Match the leading causes of death with the number of deaths:

Heart disease, cancer, accidents, chronic liver and cirrhosis, diabetes, alzheimer’s disease, stroke, COVID-19, chronic lower respiratory disease, and nephritis/nephrotic syndrome/nephrosis

702,880/608,371/227,039/186,552/165,393/147,382/120,122/101,209/57,937/54,803

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Heart Disease: 702,880
Cancer: 608,371
Accidents: 227,039
COVID-19: 186,552
Stroke: 165,393
Chronic lower respiratory disease: 147,382
Alzheimer’s Disease: 120,122
Diabetes: 101,209
Nephritis, nephrotic sydrome, and nephrosis: 57,937
Chronic liver disease and cirrhosis: 54,803

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Health care in the United States increased what percentage in 2023, reaching 4.9 trillion or 14,570 per person?

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7.5%

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Health care spending accounts for what percentage of GDP in the United States?

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17.6%

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In 2022, there were how many million uninsured residents?

25.6, 43.3, 67,8, or 21.2

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25.6 million people

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The uninsured rate among the nonelderly people was what, which has the lowest rate in US history? Down from 17.8% in 2010.

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9.6%

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How many million people are burdened with medical debt? 100 million, 10 million, 1 million, or 150 million?

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100 million people

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What percentage of people who file for bankruptcy cite medical bills as the primary cause?

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The single biggest factor behind US healthcare costs, accounting for 90% of spending is the price of what?

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Price of medical care

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Chronic diseases, prescription drugs, and lifestyle are the three key factors driving what?

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US healthcare costs

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Other reasons include administrative expenses, corporate greed, price gouging, uncompensated care burden, malpractice insurance/defensive, and moral hazard are all examples of what?

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Why healthcare is so expensive

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Between 2010 and 2025, prescription drugs are expected to increase in price by what percentage?

136, 75, 49, or 148?

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Americans’ unhealthy what are linked to costly chronic conditions?

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Treating chronic diseases accounts for what percentage of healthcare costs? 86, 74, 98, 45?
86%
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The United States nearly what as the average Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) country?
Twice as much
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The United States has the lowest life expectancy and the highest what rates among the 11 OECD nations?
Suicide rates
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The United States has the highest what burden and an obesity rate that is two times higher than the OECD average?
Chronic disease burden
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Americans had fewer what visits than peers in most countries, which may be related to a low supply of what in the US?
Physicians
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The United States excels in what measures, including flu vaccinations and breast cancer screenings?
Prevention measures
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Norway, the Netherlands, and Australia are the three top performing countries for what?
Health care
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The United States ranks what on access to care, administrative efficiency, equity, and health care outcomes?
Last
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On March 23rd, 2010, President Obama signed the Patient Protection Act and what other act?
Affordable Care Act
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Ambulatory patient services, emergency services, hospitalization, maternity/newborn care, mental health/substance abuse disorder services, prescription drugs, rehabilitative services and devices, laboratory services, pediatric services, and preventative and wellness services/chronic disease management are the ten what?
Ten essential health benefits
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State-based health benefit exchanges for families, what, and small businesses?
Individuals
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The requirement to have health insurance (individual mandate) was repealed when?
Repealed in 2017
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Children can stay on a parent's insurance until what age?
26
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Tax employers who don't provide employees what?
Health insurance
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Premium and cost-sharing credits for families and individuals with income below what percentage of poverty? 300, 400, 200, 100
400%
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The expand to Medicaid made it so anyone making at or below what percentage of the poverty line, which is 18,754 for individuals and 38,000 for a family of four? 134, 138, 136, 132
138%
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How many states, including DC, have adopted the Medicaid expansion?
41 states
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Over how many million people were disenrolled from Medicaid and over 56 million people had coverage renewed?
25 million people
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Who has been added to nominate the Department of Health and Human Services, which includes the PHS, CDC, NIH, and FDA?
Robert Kennedy Jr
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Who has been nominated to lead the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services?
Dr. Mehmet Oz

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