History
A United States federal statute signed into law by President Barack Obama on March 23, 2010
What is Obamacare?
What is the average cost of an ER visit without insurance?
Anywhere from $150-$3000
1 in 5 Americans suffer from these be it certain foods, drugs, or pollens
What are allergies?
How many Americans have contracted COVID-19?
12 million
The father of medicine
Who is Hippocrates?
The first type of healthcare insurance to be implemented in the U.S.
What is Hospital Insurance?
What is the most popularly used health insurance in the United States?
United Healthcare
A disorder involving excessive body fat
People from racial and ethnic minority groups at increased risk of getting sick and dying from COVID-19.
What are racial health disparities?
Former U.S. president Barack Obama
Around what year did Americans shift towards private healthcare insurance?
1950s
A fixed sum that a beneficiary must contribute towards the cost of their health care before insurance benefits begin.
What is a Deductible?
An appliance for artificial respiration
What is a ventilator?
What is the incubation period for COVID-19?
14 days
Who is Jonas Salk?
Founded in 1929 by a group of Dallas teachers who contracted with Baylor University Hospital to provide 21 days of hospitalization for a fixed $6.00 payment.
What is the Baylor plan?
A fixed amount the beneficiary pays for health care services, regardless of the actual charge; the amount is designated as the patient’s responsibility.
What is a co-pay?
Give an example of an abdominal organ
Stomach, Liver, Gallbladder, Spleen, Pancreas, Adrenal Gland
Loss of taste/smell, fever, chills, nausea, cough
The most common cause of death in America is...
What is Heart disease?
On July 16, 1798, President John Adams signed the first Federal public health law, "An act for the relief of sick and disabled Seamen.
What is the first prepaid medical care plan in the U.S.?
60%-90%
A common viral infection of the nose and throat.
What is a common cold?
An Act of Congress meant to respond to the economic impacts of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
What is the Families First Coronavirus Response Act?
What are the some of the most common reasons people visit the doctor?