Health Insurance as a Human Right

What is health insurance?

• A contract requiring you to pay taxes in order to get access to a doctor.

• A contract requiring you to pay for all health care costs.

• A contract requiring an organization to pay some or all of your health care costs in exchange for a fee.

• The bill you get after going to a doctor

A fee you pay for health insurance is a _______.

A premium can be compared to a...

• Reward for paying taxes

• Netflix subscription

• Birthday present

• Shared piggy bank

What are the two types of insurance?

• public and independent

• private and personal

• public and personal

• private and public

Why is it important to have health insurance?

• To ensure you have access to healthcare without financial hardship.

• It is not important; paying out of pocket for healthcare is better.

• Health insurance only covers elective procedures.

• To avoid paying taxes.

_______ health insurance is insurance paid for individually or provided by an employer, paid for through one’s salary.

______ health insurance is insurance provided to people through the government at lower costs or for free.

Insurance programs in the US that help elderly, disabled people, and low income people gain access to health insurance are...

• Medicaid

• Medicinal

• Medico

• Medicare

What does ACA stand for?

The Affordable Care Act helped in many ways which allowed uninsured rates to...

• increase

• decrease

• stay the same