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Jeopardy!

THE OTHER SIDE OF

THE TRACKS

THAT AIN’T

CHEAP!

LIVING IN THE PAST

DOCTOR GADGET

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SHOW ME THE MONEY

FOR THE OLD

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THIS IS AMERICA’S BIGGEST HEALTH AND LONG-TERM CARE PROGRAM.

THIS NORTH-AMERICAN NATION SPENDS THE MOST ON HEALTH CARE

AS A PERCENTAGE OF GDP.

THE EUROPEAN COUNTRY BOASTS PUBLIC HEALTH INSURANCE FOR 100% OF ALL LEGAL RESIDENTS.

AND THEY ALL LOUVRE IT.

OUT OF ALL MEMBERS OF THE ORGANIZATION FOR ECONOMIC CO-

OPERATION AND DEVELOPMENT, THIS COUNTRY HAS THE HIGHEST

INFANT MORTALITY RATE.

IT’S NOT SURPRISING THAT DICTORS’ SALARIES EXCEEDING $200,000 PER YEAR AFFECT THIS MAJOR INDICATOR

OF AMERICA’S ECONOMIC WELL BEING.

IN THE EARLIEST DECADES OF UNITED STATES HISTORY, THE NATION WAS

LACKING IN A FORMAL SYSTEM PROVIDING THIS TO ITS CITIZENS.

NECESSARY FOR MEDICAL CARE, THESE REGULATED FACILITIES WERE

DESIGNED TO BE EXPENSIVE.

EFFECTS OF THIS CAUSE UNINSURED PEOPLE TO PAY HIGHER RATES WHILE HEALTH IS POSITIVELY

CORRELATED TO INCOME.

A GOOD SOLUTION TO THE RISING COSTS OF HEALTH CARE, THESE

INDIVIDUALS AND ORGANIZATIONS CAN BE REGULATED.

IN THIS NATION, EMPLOYERS AND EMPLOYEES SHARE THE COST OF

HEALTHCARE EQUALLY.

THIS MAJOR INSURANCE COMPANY BECAME THE FIRST OF ITS KIND IN

THE LATE 1930’S.

THIS TYPE OF FEDERAL HEALTH INSURANCE IS OFFERED TO PEOPLE

OVER THE AGE OF 65.

IN 1912, THIS PRESIDENT WITH TINY ROUND GLASSES MADE NATIONAL HEALTH INSURANCE A MAJOR PART OF THE PROGRESSIVE PARTY. HE IS ALSO THE NAMESAKE OF POPULAR

STUFFED BEARS.

DURING THIS WAR, THE FIRST AMERICAN INSURANCE PLANS

BEGAN.

BY 1995, THE GOVERNMENT WAS RESPONSIBLE FOR PAYING THIS PERCENTAGE OF HEALTHCARE

COSTS.

THIS IS THE INNOVATIVE CRAFT OF BUILDING MOLECULAR-SCALE

MACHINES THAT HOLD THE PROMISE OF COMPLETELY NEW TYPES OF

DRUGS.

THE NUMBER OF AMERICANS WHO ARE WITHOUT HEALTH INSURANCE

THIS TYPE OF HEALTHCARE IS RISKY; ALL FUNDS ARE PUT INTO A GIANT

“POT” THAT IS ACCESSABLE TO ALL.

THE ANNUAL DOLLAR AMOUNT THAT IS CURRENTLY SPENT ON

HEALTHCARE IN THE UNITED STATES.

THIS NEW PROGRAM MAY ISOLATE THE GENETIC ROOTS OF MANY HUMAN

DISEASES.

A CRITERION FOR DECIDING WHICH MEDICAL SERVICES OUGHT TO BE PREFORMED; PREFORMED ONLY IF

ITS GAIN EXCEEDES ITS FEE.

DIAGNOSTIC TESTS HAVE GROWN MORE EXPENSIVE AND

SOPHISTICATED, WHILE COMPLEX PROEDURES HAVE GROWN FAR

MORE COMMON, CAUSING A DECREASE IN PLANNED CONSUMER

SPENDING.

THE CAUSE OF LOST SURPLUS PICTURED IN THE SHADED AREA

BELOW:

A GROUP OF PHYSICIANS WHO PROVIDE HEALTH SERVICES TO

INDIVIDUALS AND FAMILIES FOR A FIXED ANNUAL FEE.

WHEN HOSPITAL COSTS ARE FULLY COVERED BY INSURANCE, THE

PATIENT SEES THIS COST AS ZERO WHEN, IN FACT, THIS COST IS VERY

HIGH.

THIS FORM OF SOCIAL HEALTH INSURANCE IS ALL THE RAGE WITH

RETIREES.

THIS GENERATION IS CAUSING THE AVERAGE AGE OF ALL AMERICANS

TO INCREASE.

THE SAME YEAR AMERICA FOUND NEMO AND MET JACK SPARROW WAS WHEN THE MEDICARE PRESCRIPTION

DRUG, IMPROVEMENT, AND MODERNIZATION ACT WAS SIGNED

INTO LAW.

THE COVERAGE GAP EXPERIENCED BY MANY ON MEDICARE IS, AT SOME

BAKERIES, CALLED A “MUNCHKIN.”

THIS IS THE MEASURE USED TO DETERMINE ELIGIBLILTY FOR

DIFFERENT LEVELS OF PRESCRIPTION DRUG COVERAGE.

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INSURANCE THAT PAYS ALL EXPENCES, GENERATED BY THE INSURED

ACTIVITY.