BETA
Chapter 1
The vocabulary of coverage
Chapter 2
Navigating the network maze
Chapter 3
The history of how we got here
Chapter 4
Decoding the medical bill
YOUR GOAL
Master of Health insurance in America
Ch 3 · The history of how we got here
sloane Fit the premium pieces together to learn how monthly payments affect your healthcare budget.
sloane America's First Health Plan
Back in '29, Dallas teachers, oh so keen, With Baylor Hospital, started a healthcare scene.
sloane The 2010 Affordable Care Act outlawed denying coverage to people with pre-existing health conditions.
sloane Medicare and Medicaid were established in 1965 to cover vulnerable populations left out of job-based plans.
Fun Fact
First Medicare card: Harry Truman, who fought for national health insurance in 1945, was issued the first Medicare card in 1965 as a tribute.
Glossary
employer-sponsored insurance (noun)
A health policy selected and purchased by an employer and offered to employees. In 1942, a federal wage freeze prompted American companies to offer these benefits to recruit employees.
A health policy selected and purchased by an employer and offered to employees. In 1942, a federal wage freeze prompted American companies to offer these benefits to recruit employees.
Quiz
Up to what age can young adults stay on their parents' health insurance plan under the ACA?
Quiz
What financial account was created in 2003 to help people save tax-free money for high-deductible health plans?
Quiz
Before the ACA in 2010, what could insurers do if a patient hit a 'lifetime limit' of costs?
Quiz
What major reform did the 2010 Affordable Care Act introduce regarding pre-existing conditions?