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E.4.1 Explain how markets underproduce public goods, and analyze the role of government to resolve those market failures.
E.4.2 Describe how the government taxes negative externalities (spillovers) and subsidizes positive externalities to resolve the inefficiencies they cause.
E.4.3 Describe the major revenue and expenditure categories in state and federal budgets and their respective proportions, and the challenges of achieving a balanced budget. (E)
E.4.4 Determine whether different types of taxes (e.g., income tax, sales tax, and Federal Income Contributions Act [FICA] tax including Social Security and Medicare) are progressive, proportional, or regressive. (E)
GE.7.1 Define and explain fiscal policy and its tools. (E)
GE.7.2 Define and explain monetary policy and its tools. (E)
GE.7.3 Analyze how the government uses fiscal policy to promote price stability, full employment, and economic growth.
GE.7.4 Explain how the use of fiscal policy affects budget deficits or surpluses and the national debt.
GE.7.5 Analyze how the Federal Reserve uses monetary policy to promote price stability, full employment, and economic growth. (E)

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E.4.1 Explain how markets underproduce public goods, and analyze the role of government to resolve those market failures. E.4.2 Describe how the government taxes negative externalities (spillovers) and subsidizes positive externalities to resolve the inefficiencies they cause. E.4.3 Describe the major revenue and expenditure categories in state and federal budgets and their respective proportions, and the challenges of achieving a balanced budget. (E) E.4.4 Determine whether different types of taxes (e.g., income tax, sales tax, and Federal Income Contributions Act [FICA] tax including Social Security and Medicare) are progressive, proportional, or regressive. (E) GE.7.1 Define and explain fiscal policy and its tools. (E) GE.7.2 Define and explain monetary policy and its tools. (E) GE.7.3 Analyze how the government uses fiscal policy to promote price stability, full employment, and economic growth. GE.7.4 Explain how the use of fiscal policy affects budget deficits or surpluses and the national debt. GE.7.5 Analyze how the Federal Reserve uses monetary policy to promote price stability, full employment, and economic growth. (E)

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Why does the U.S. spend more than other countries? Some argue it's due to the ____ ____ of care per person. Since insurance companies pay providers, patients might want more tests, procedures, and treatments than necessary.

  
  
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Healthcare reforms have ____ ____ . For example, reforms now require insurers to do things they didn't do before, like cover pre-existing conditions.

  
  
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The U.S. is spending twice as much on ____ as most other developed countries. The U.S. spent the same share of GDP on Medicare as most countries spend to cover their entire population.

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Obamacare stopped the healthy from just getting insurance when they were sick. It mandated that all citizens buy ____ ____ , or they were fined. Then it took that money & bought insurance for the poor.

  
  
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Unpaid ____ ____ increase costs for everyone. For example, if an uninsured person gets sick or gets hit by a car, they can easily get stuck with six figures of medical bills.

  
  
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The Affordable Care Act did not involve the government taking over hospitals & doctors. Nor did it grant health insurance to all citizens. It required insurers to 1) insure ____ who ____ , 2) charge the same rates, 3) cover pre-existing conditions.

  
  
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Uninsured people are younger, poorer, and racial minorities. ____ covers people below the poverty line, so uninsured people have jobs. The job is low-wage, which puts them above the [same] threshold, & their employers doesn't offer insurance.

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Congress, bureaucrats, & lobbyists usually block insurance reforms, but during Barack Obama's presidency they finally approved the Affordable Care Act, also known as ____ . This reform was controversial.

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We know Medicare is government-owned insurance, but many forget the U.S. also offers government-owned hospitals & insurance to ____ .

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Healthcare reforms do not happen in the U.S. due to the ____ ____ , which is made up hospital lobbyists, bureaucrats, & congress. They are too busy protect their jobs & salaries to make changes to healthcare.

  
  
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A single payer system means government-paid insurance, since there is only one payer. In the U.S., we offer ____ to people over 65 & ____ to the poor.

  
  
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Does the U.S. spend more on healthcare because the quality of better than other countries? Maybe not. Some studies show higher rates of lab, medication, & medical ____ , than other countries.

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In the U.S., almost all providers (hospitals, clinics and doctor's practices) are private firms. Most people under 65 are covered by ____ ____ ; either their employers or individual policies.

  
  
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Administrative costs explain only 10-20% of the cost increase between the U.S. & other countries. The main reason U.S. healthcare costs so much is because U.S. ____ (doctors, hospitals) make much more money than [same] in other countries.

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France doesn't use single payer system because healthcare is paid through several ____ ____ funds. All citizens are required to have insurance & they're free to choose their doctor. Most providers (hospitals) are private businesses.

  
  
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One reason U.S. healthcare costs more than other countries is the documentation created when providers & insurers interact. Both parties pay whole departments to negotiate over payment rates, & these departments increase the ____ cost of healthcare.

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Canada has a public health system where the government funds healthcare for all through taxation. Hospitals are public property & staff are public employees, like schools. This is called a ____ ____ system since the government does all paying.

  
  
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One reason U.S. healthcare costs more than other countries is because of ____ . Rest of world, an X-ray scan costs $300. The price is $1,200 in the U.S.. It is the same scan. On average, U.S. hospitals receive 4X more than other countries.

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Private insurers collect money in the form of ____ paid by individuals or employers. Public insurance collects money from ____ . You'll hear countries have free healthcare, but it's not free. They're paying either through insurers or [same].

  
  
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Since ordering multiple medical tests is expensive, most insurers require people to pay a small part of the medical bill to stop them from ordering too much. This is a ___ , a small part of the cost before the insurer pays.

 
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