- Describe healthcare financing in the United States and describe some reasons (2-3) for the country’s high healthcare expenditures.
- What are the critical policy issues related to healthcare financing in the United States? Briefly describe health policies that are affected by financing.
- What kinds of current healthcare issues involve patients’ rights? Describe two policies that help protect patients’ rights. Why are these policies important?
- Compare and contrast private and public insurance. Identify and describe the different types of insurance plans. What is cost-sharing? Identify and describe the different types of cost-sharing.
- What are the moral hazard and adverse selection? How are they related to one another? What are they a result of?
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