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health insurance
a contract that requires your health insurer to pay for health care costs in exchange for a premium (fee)
medicare
federal health insurance for people 60 years of age or older
medicaid
federal health insurance for low-income people
public health
the science of protecting & improving health of people and their communities
medically under-served areas
regions w/ a deficiency of health care resources
medically under-served populations
cultural groups, racial groups, ethnic groups w/ inadequate access to healthcare
health disparities
preventable health differences linked w/ social, political, economic, & environmental disadvantage
