Healthcare explained

Healthcare explained

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Multiple Choice

True or false? Sweden, Denmark, Canada, Germany, Switzerland, Japan, The Netherlands, and Singapore have the BEST healthcare systems

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

True or false? "Expenditure" is how much a country spends on healthcare.

• True

• False

Bankruptcy

"Bankruptcy is a legal process through which people or other entities who cannot repay debts to creditors may seek relief from some or all of their debts." This means that when a person "files for bankruptcy" they will not owe their debts anymore, but they may have problems renting a home or getting a job later on. 

Multiple Choice

How many Americans every year go bankrupt because of medical bills?

• Around 650,000

• Around 750,000.

• Around 850,000.

• Around 1 million

Multiple Choice

What does a person need to do in the United States to treat their health?

• Save money for medical bills.

• Never see a doctor. Not worry.

• Insurance covers everything!

Multiple Choice

What was the woman's reason for not wanting anyone to call an ambulance?

• She didn't have enough money to pay for one.

• Her injury was not that bad, and she didn't need one.

Multiple Choice

This information (healthcare expenditure is 17.9% of GDP, etc.) is showing...

• ... that healthcare is very expensive.

• ... that healthcare is affordable.

Multiple Choice

True or false? Insurance is provided to people in the United States through combination of public and private funds.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

Premiums are...

• ... the monthly payment you make to the insurance company to be covered by insurance.

• ... the money you pay to the doctor for a doctor visit.

Multiple Choice

True or false? Hospitals or doctors can turn away (refuse) patients if they are seriously injured.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

True or false? Even Americans who have insurance may have difficulty paying for their medical bills.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

Why do many Americans avoid going to the doctor?

• They are worried about and can't pay the cost of doctor visits (copay) or cannot afford the deductible (the amount a person pays before insurance will start to pay).

• They don't like doctors and try to avoid them.

Multiple Select

Which one is NOT one of the reasons health care costs so much?

• Insurance company profits

• Administrative costs

• Drug costs

• Possible lawsuits

• Doctor and other healthcare workers' wages

Multiple Choice

True or false? All hospitals in the United States charge the same amounts for medical procedures or medical equipment.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

Why do most Americans say we need to reform our healthcare system?

• We have long wait times for healthcare services

• People with pre-existing conditions can be turned away by the hospital.

• Our healthcare system is very expensive but the least effective in developed countries.

• Our healthcare system is very expensive but the least effective in developed countries.

Multiple Choice

True/False: As protests for Black Lives Matter continue across the country, many state and local leaders have declared racism a public health crisis.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

True/False: Coronavirus cases disproportionately impact communities of color.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

True/False: If you have greater access to healthcare you will have more health care options

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

True/False: Our health care system treats all patients equally, regardless of race.

• True

• False

Multiple Choice

Based on the video, what you think it means that "maternal mortality statistics for black women are worse than they are for white women"?

• black mothers die at higher rates than white mothers

• white mothers die at higher rates than black mothers

• both black and white mothers get equal access to health care

Multiple Select

What are some of the suggestions the video gave on how to create more a more equitable health care system?

• government regulation of health care to disallow discrimination

• Medicaid expansion

• raising taxes

• desegregate health care workforce

• training doctors to better understand the mechanisms by which racism harms health