Which of the Following Is True in the United States

question 17

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is true in the United States of how government handles ensuring health care to the poor and the elderly?

• A) Medicare provides health care to the poor, and Medicaid provides health care to the elderly.
• B) Medicare provides health care to the elderly, and Medicaid provides health care to the poor.
• C) Medicare and Medicaid provide health care to all Americans regardless of wealth or age.
• D) Medicare replaced Medicaid in order to provide health care to poor people as well as the elderly.
• E) Medicaid replaced Medicare in order to provide health care to poor people as well as the elderly.

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Definitions:

Testable Hypotheses

are theories or predictions that can be empirically tested through experimentation or observation to determine their validity.

Illusory Correlation

The perception of a relationship between two variables when no such relationship exists, often leading to cognitive biases.

Overconfidence

A cognitive bias where an individual's subjective confidence in their judgments is greater than their objective accuracy.

Hindsight Bias

is the tendency to believe, after an event has occurred, that one would have predicted or expected the outcome, often referred to as the "I-knew-it-all-along" effect.