Government Health Plans in the United States

About

of the United States population is covered by a government health insurance program. The three main government health care plans are:

Medicare, Medicaid, and workers' compensation insurance

Workers' compensation

is administered by each state and covers people who are hurt on the job or become sick due to work$-$related

causes.

was designed primarily to help people

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health care costs.

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is a state$-$run public assistance program that provides medical benefits to people who are unable to pay for health

care. More than

million people across the United States art covered by the program.

In the United States, health care programs may be provided by the federal government, the governments of individual states, or some combination of

both. It is important to know who is eligible, as well as the services provided by each of these programs.

Read each of the following statements and indicate whether it applies to Medicare, Medicaid, or workers' compensation programs.

Self$-$employed people are required to pay premiums for themselves and their workers$-$

and is intended to provide compensation for a work$-$related illness or injury.

This federal program provides older and disabled people with access to basic hospital

insurance, supplementary medical insurance, and prescription drug coverage.

Part B of this federal program covers the cost of doctors and surgeons, as well as the cost

of X$-$rays and MRIs, ambulances, the rent on medical equipment, and sobs