Across
- 2. A group of individuals who are covered under one insurance plan is a ___ ___ .
- 4. March of Dimes & American Cancer Association are examples of the ___ sector of healthcare.
- 5. America relies on a ___ ___ payer system, where medical costs are paid by insurance companies.
- 6. We don’t know if we’ll get sick or how expensive it is, so health insurance protects us from ___ .
- 8. Medical costs & high number of uninsured people caused the passage of the ___ ___ act.
- 9. Patients in the ___ healthcare sector use insurance provided by their employer.
- 11. The first “a” of healthcare asks if health services are available? And in ___ areas, there are shortages.
- 13. ___ refers to whether or not a person can pay for their healthcare services.
- 17. More expensive and more urgent medical procedures are associated with being ___ .
- 18. The amount you pay to the insurance company each month is your insurance ___ .
- 19. A cons of fee for service healthcare is incentivizing ___ , which increases cost of care.
- 20. Acceptability: Many patients are more comfortable with a doctor the same ___ as themselves.
Down
- 1. ___ rates are higher for Hmong Americans, because no written form of their language existed.
- 3. Acceptability means you approve of the doctor’s professional ___ , and their gender, race, and age.
- 7. ___ to appointments can be difficult in rural places, e.g. A lack of accessibility to healthcare.
- 10. There is a greater chance of breaking legs if you like ___ sports, so your insurance costs more.
- 12. ___ barriers make it hard for non-English patients, so they need accommodations like translators.
- 14. ___ ___ workers have jobs that don’t offer sick leave, so they lack accessibility to healthcare.
- 15. Medicare for elderly, Medicaid for the poor, these are examples of ___ health insurance plans.
- 16. America uses a fee for ____ healthcare system, so bills are separated by each ___ provided.