Economics (McConnell) AP Edition, 19th Edition

Chapter 21: Health Care

Web-based Questions

1
Health expenditures per capita—Going up or down? Go to the Web site of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid, www.cms.hhs.gov, and use the search box to find information on health expenditures per capita for the United States. What was the level of such expenditures in 1990? In 2008? For the most recent year shown? Is the level of expenditures per capita projected to rise or to fall over the next 5 years? Find information on health expenditures as a percentage of GDP. Contrast the percentage for the latest year shown with the percentage projected for the most distant future year shown. Is the health care problem going away?
2
The uninsured—Who are they? Visit the U.S. Census Bureau Web site, www.census.gov, and select "Health Insurance." Find information on people without health insurance coverage by selected characteristics. For the latest year shown, which region of the country had the largest number of uninsured people? What percentage of the total uninsured were Asian, black, Hispanic, and white? What percentage were under 35 years of age? What percentage worked full time?
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