2. Currently the government pays for approximately 45% of health care in the US.

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2. Currently the government pays for approximately 45% of health care in the US. List the major government funded health care programs. How does the percentage of government spending in the US compare with government spending in most countries in Europe? 3. Briefly comment on the increase since 1999 in health insurance premiums, workers' earnings, and inflation. Exact numbers are not necessary 4. The textbook states, "The United States is the only major industrialized country in which voluntary, employment-based health plans are the primary source of health insurance for its citizens." Comment on how employee-based insurance affects our health care system. 5. Define the following three terms: cancer incidence rate, cancer 5-year survival rate, and cancer death rate and then discuss how the trends in each are related each other.

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Major healthcare funded government programs are:

Medicare, Medicaid, Department of defense Tricare, State children’s health insurance program, Veterans health administration etc.

Healthcare spending has increased in the past few years but in case of European countries, the government spending in healthcare is less compared to US and other non-European countries. US has much high healthcare expenditure compared to European countries.

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