Which term describes health care paid for by taxes?

• A. Private Health Care
• B. Underground Economy
• C. Public Health Care
• D. Social Program

Answer: (C)

Health care paid for by taxes is public health care because it is funded from government revenues and provided to citizens through public systems. The government collects taxes and uses that money to run hospitals, clinics, and services, so most people receive care without paying the full cost at the point of use. This contrasts with private health care, which is funded by individuals or private insurance and isn’t financed through public taxes. The underground economy refers to unreported income and transactions, not how health care is paid for, and a social program is a broad term for government benefits, not the specific method of financing health care. Public health care describes the system where taxes support health services for the public.