The type of health condition for which an insurer can no longer deny a person coverage.
What is pre-existing?
200
A growing trend in health status of Americans that will challenge the healthcare system.
What is an increase in chronic diseases (obesity, diabetes, & heart disease)?
200
The part of legislation that helps cover the costs of prescription drugs
What is Medicare Part D?
300
Any individual who currently has coverage may retain it under what provision?
What is grandfather provision
300
Individuals enrolled in both Medicaid and Medicare are referred to as
What is dual eligible?
300
Minimum benefits that health insurance plans are now required to cover
What is preventative care and vaccinations?
300
Shortage of this health care provider results in difficulties accessing holistic care.
Who are primary care providers?
300
The government program that provides health insurance to eligible children
What is CHIP?
400
11.4 million people have done what since 2013?
What is become insured or renewed their coverage through the marketplace exchange?
400
Cost of care for the health system today
What is 3 trillion dollars?
400
An acceptance by states of additional federal funding to provide free health insurance to people with low incomes.
What is Medicaid expansion?
400
A difference in health outcomes between groups (large problem for US)
What are health disparities?
400
Due to great opposition to the employer mandate, this healthcare reform act was never even brought to the floor in the 1990s
What is the Clinton Health Security Act?
500
Virtual spaces run by the federal or state governments which list available health insurance plans.
What is the health insurance marketplace?
500
These three major government programs exist to better serve the groups for whom the health care market has historically failed.
What are Medicare, Medicaid, and State Children’s Health Insurance Program (SCHIP)?
500
Maternity and newborn care, mental health, prescription drugs, laboratory services, and rehabilitation services are examples of THESE-- now required to be covered by insurance plans.
What are essential health benefits?
500
Reason why current US health system is unsustainable.
What are high costs and low quality services?
500
The US currently functions under this kind of payment system, (HINT: the opposite of a universal healthcare system.)