Currently, Medicaid Is Only Available to Those Who Fall Below

question 12

Multiple Choice

Currently, Medicaid is only available to those who fall below a certain income threshold. If President Obama's health care reforms had expanded the program so that Medicaid covered every U.S. citizen, it would no longer be considered a ________ program.

• A) progressive
• B) regressive
• C) means-tested
• D) need-based
• E) social

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Definitions:

Pollutants

Substances that cause pollution, having harmful effects on the environment and living organisms.

Cost-Benefit Analysis

A systematic process of comparing the costs and benefits of a decision, project, or action to determine its feasibility or profitability.

Recycling Intervention

Programs or actions designed to increase the rate of recycling among communities or organizations by changing attitudes or behaviors.

Resource-Destructive Harvesting

Practices that excessively exploit natural resources, leading to their rapid depletion and ecological damage.