Public Health Care refers to health care funded by what?

• A. Health care funded through private insurance only
• B. Health care funded by charitable donations
• C. Health care paid for by taxes
• D. Health care provided exclusively by private clinics

Answer: (C)

Public health care is funded by tax money collected by the government and used to pay for medical services for everyone. This means the system is financed through citizens’ taxes rather than payments at the point of care or through private insurance. The goal is universal access so people receive care based on need, not on their ability to pay. If funding came solely from private insurance, charitable donations, or private clinics, it would be private or mixed, not publicly funded. So funding health care through taxes best describes public health care.