HEALTHCARE IN THE UNITED STATES

SPECIAL POPULATIONS

4. How did Katie Beckett’s story ultimately benefit disabled children

today?

5. How is correctional health funded? How do inmates pay for healthcare

services?

6. Define the special populations addressed in this chapter: American

Indian and Alaska Native, veterans, elderly, child and adults with disability, and the incarcerated. What risk factors does each population have which could lead to poor health?

7. How does the U.S. support special populations through federal and

state healthcare programs?

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