Question

instructions: select the most appropriate response.
medicare is a type of
a. individual health insurance.
b. group health insurance.
c. public health insurance.
d. universal health insurance.

Explanation:

Medicare is a government - funded health insurance program. Public health insurance is provided or subsidized by the government. Individual health insurance is purchased by individuals on their own. Group health insurance is usually provided by employers to a group of employees. Universal health insurance would cover all people in a country comprehensively, and Medicare in the US (for example) has specific eligibility criteria (like age 65 and older, certain disabled individuals). So, Medicare fits the definition of public health insurance.

Answer:

C. public health insurance.