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American Health Carewe learned about different institutions like family, education, religion, and health care that influence society. For
the Unit VII assignment, you will answer a series of response questions applying concepts you learned in this unit and
previous units regarding sociological perspectives, groups, and social structures. The following concepts in the course
textbook will be useful in helping you complete the assignment: Three Sociological Perspectives (p.15), Social Class (pp.
221-234), Elements of Social Structure (pp. 96 -119), and Health Care in the United States (pp. 344 -346).
For this assignment, complete Part A, Part B, Part C, and Part D as follows:
Part A: Visit a government healthcare website and briefly discuss a current government healthcare program. Discuss at
least three facts about this program. This information can be found on the government healthcare website, your textbook, or
web resources.
Part B: How would a functionalist, conflict theorist, and interactionist explain the government healthcare program discussed
in Part A?
Part C: Explain how two or more social structures (statuses, roles, groups, social networks, and/or social institutions) affect
one’s access to quality and affordable health care in American Society.
Part D: What are your personal beliefs about the current American healthcare system? In your discussion, explain how at
least two groups you belong to (e.g., family, gender, race, class, religion, and politics) influenced the development of your
beliefs concerning our current healthcare system.
For this assignment, ensure you follow the requirements below:
1. Answer ALL the questions listed in Part A, Part B, Part C, and Part D

in your assignment.
2. Please answer the response questions in essay-style format. You will not be rewriting each question and answering
it. You will be creating an essay that addresses the response questions.
3. Use sociological terms and concepts from the textbook reading in your essay to demonstrate you understand and can
apply the concepts.
4. Cite the textbook or a web source at least once in the essay. APA style in-text citations are required to show how the
textbook was used in your essay.Answer preview…………Current Government Health Care Program; MedicaidAmong the most prominent government health care programs is Medicaid, which enables millions of low-income individuals, pregnant women, children, elderly adults as wells as people with disabilities to access quality health care services. According to Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (2018), the state and the federal government cover healthcare expenses under Medicaid jointly. In enforcing the Affordable Care Act (ACA) in 2014, Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services (2018) explains that the government expanded Medicaid coverage and eligibility thereby making health care services more affordable. Other beneficiaries of Medicaid are the ‘medically needy’ people whose income is above financial ability stated by Medicaid but require long-term medical care that precedes the stated financial eligibility limits. Additionally, Medicaid offers individual coverage to individuals that need particular attention such mental illnesses and disabilities allowing them to receive home or community-based health care services instead of health institutions or isolated facilities…………APA 874 words
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