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
In this address to Congress in November 1917, Carrie Chapman Catt (1859-1947), a leader in the fight for womenâs suffrage, argues for the rights of women. Pair âAinât I A Womanâ with âAddress to Congress on Womenâs Suffrageâ and ask students to compare how each speaker builds her case to advocate for social change.