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Question 4 of 6.
Which of the following individuals may qualify for a health savings account (HSA)?
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Ben and Vivian are covered by Medicare and a supplemental insurance policy.
Dominique and Luca have health insurance through the Marketplace. Their deductible is $2,750.
Deacon and Annie are covered by a plan through Deacon's work. Their deductible is $4,200.
Victor is covered by Medicaid.
Jay Bhattacharya and M. Kate Bundorf of Stanford University have found evidence that people who are obese and work for firms that have employer-provided health insurance receive lower wages than people working at those firms who are not obese. At firms that do not provide health insurance, obese workers do not receive lower wages than workers who are not obese.
Source: Jay Bhattacharya and M. Kate Bundorf, "The Incidence of the Health Care Costs of Obesity," Journal of Health
Economics,
Vol. 28, No. 3, May 2009, pp. 649-58.
Firms that provide workers with health insurance may pay a lower wage to obese workers than to workers who are not obese because the
former
tend to be
less healthy
and consequently
A.
more
costly to insure and therefore employ due to their
higher
claim submission rate.
B.
less
productive at work.
C.
experience
higher
rates of absenteeism and early retirement.
D.
all of the above.
E.
A and B only.
Regarding the…
Who does general health insurance cover in terms of persons? Who can be excluded? How is the obligation to pay universal health insurance premium regulated?
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