| A | B |
|---|
| the use of market forces to clean up the environment | market environmentalism |
| a proposed program designed to reduce the disincentive effects of the current welfare system | negative income tax |
| a lawsuit brought against a physician by a patient who claims the physician acted negligently in his or her treatment | medical malpractice suit |
| a good for which demand rises as people's income rises | normal good |
| anyone, other than the patient, who pays a health-care bill | third-party payer |
| a nationwide federal helath insurance program for people over age 65 and for people of all ages with disabilities | Medicare |
| a federal and state program that provides health care to low-income individuals | Medicaid |
| the income level below which people areconsidered to be living in poverty | poverty line |
| takes the form of specific goods or services, such as food stamps, subsidized housing, and medical assistance | in-kind benefits |
| The rate at which the negative income tax payment is reduced as earned income rises | implicit marginal tax rate |
