81.The problem with community rating is that it: A)causes moral hazard. B)results in poor-quality health care. C)is very unpopular with health care providers. D)may cause adverse selection.

81.The problem with community rating is that it:

A)causes moral hazard.

B)results in poor-quality health care.

C)is very unpopular with health care providers.

D)may cause adverse selection.

82.The individual mandate is the requirement that:

A)each health care provider must provide care for Medicare patients.

B)each health care provider must provide care for Medicaid patients.

C)each individual must purchase health insurance.

D)everyone must go to school for at least 12 years.

83.To ensure that low and middle income families have health insurance, the Affordable Care Act of 2010 _____ low- and middle-income families _____.

A)provides government subsidies to; to make insurance more affordable

B)requires that all; be covered by Medicare

C)requires that all; be covered by Medicaid

D)forces; to find employers that provide health insurance

84.Poverty can be defined either in absolute terms or in relative terms.

A)True

B)False

85.The poverty threshold is the same regardless of the number of members in a household.

A)True

B)False

86.People with more education have a lower poverty rate.

A)True

B)False

87.In the United States, inequality has increased over the past 25 years, in part because of rapid technological change.

A)True

B)False

88.Technological change in the United States over the past three decades has increased the demand for skilled labor and decreased the demand for unskilled labor.

A)True

B)False

89.Means-tested programs are available only to those with sufficiently low income. An example of a means-tested program is Temporary Assistance for Needy Families.

A)True

B)False

90.A negative income tax is levied on firms even if they have negative income.

A)True

B)False