The Costs and Benefits of Health Care

question 29

Multiple Choice

The costs and benefits of health care. Source: World Health Statistics 2015 (Geneva,Switzerland: World Health Organization,2015) ,43-53,142-149.
Note: Data are for 2012 and 2013.
-How does the health care system in the United States compare to other democracies?

• A)The United States has a more expensive health care system than other democracies.
• B)The United States has an entirely privatized health care system,while other democracies have entirely public health care systems.-Consider This: Although most health care in the US is privatized,public health comprises a large portion of the system.
• C)The United States has a less expensive health care system than other democracies.
• D)The United States has a very similar health care system to many other democracies.

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Definitions:

Cerebral Hemisphere

Either of the two symmetrical halves of the brain (left and right), each controlling specific functions and aspects of perception, cognition, and motor control.

Touch

The sense that allows organisms to perceive pressure, temperature, and pain through physical contact.

Right Hemisphere

The half of the human brain typically associated with processing visual and spatial information, creativity, and intuition.

Auditory Perception

The process by which the brain interprets and makes sense of sound signals received by the ears.