The Federal Healthcare Spending Program That Specifically Targets the Poor

question 189

Multiple Choice

The federal healthcare spending program that specifically targets the poor is called

• A)Medicaid.
• B)Medicare.
• C)National Institutes of Health.
• D)Blue Cross/Blue Shield.

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Definitions:

Bottleneck

A sudden decrease in a population size caused by adverse environmental factors; may result in genetic drift; also called genetic bottleneck or population bottleneck.

Directional Selection

A type of natural selection that favors one extreme phenotype over another, causing the allele frequency to shift in one direction.

Disruptive Selection

A form of natural selection where extreme values for a trait are favored over intermediate values, potentially leading to the evolution of distinct forms within a population.

Stabilizing Selection

A type of natural selection that favors the average individuals in a population, reducing variation around the mean phenotype.