Today, fewer people are paying the full cost of hospital stays because of the coverage expansions. In 2014, out-of-pocket spending on hospital services declined by 4.1 percent, down from an increase of 4.7 percent in 2013. In contrast, out-of-pocket spending on prescription drugs climbed by 2.7 percent, up from a decline of 3.7 percent in 2013. Growth in per-enrollee Medicaid spending fell in 2014.
Kamikaze feminist throws herself in front of King Georgeâs galloping horse, 1913
Shirley Chisholm, the first African American congresswoman to be elected in the House of Representatives, gave a speech called âEqual Rights for Women,â in Washington D.C. on May 21, 1969 to the House of Representatives. Her main argument was how the issue of gender discrimination in the workforce was prevalent and unfair. (Chisholm).