Essentials Of The U.S. Health Care System 6th Edit
Essentials of the U.S. Health Care System 6th Edit
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Essentials of the U.S. Health Care System 6th Edit
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Essentials Of The U.S. Health Care System 6th Edit
an acceptable health care system should have what 2 primary objectives - correct
answers--1. enable all citizens to obtain needed health care services and 2. the services
must be cost effective and meet certain established standards of equality
charact. that differentiates the us HCS (3rd part...
chapter 1- shi and singh 2024/2025
Latest
an acceptable health care system should have what 2 primary objectives - correct
answers--1. enable all citizens to obtain needed health care services and 2. the services
must be cost effective and meet certain established standards of equality
charact. that differentiates the us HCS (3rd party insurers) - correct answers--third party
insurers are intermediaries between fincance and delivery
charact. that differentiates the us HCS (access) - correct answers--access is selective
based on insurance
charact. that differentiates the us HCS (agency) - correct answers--no central agency
governs system
charact. that differentiates the us HCS (how its offered) - correct answers--HC is offered
under the imperfect market activity
charact. that differentiates the us HCS (legal risk) - correct answers--legal risk affects
practice behavior
charact. that differentiates the us HCS (multiple payers) - correct answers--muliple
payers are cumbersome aka hard to use
charact. that differentiates the us HCS (new service) - correct answers--new service
settings along a continm
charact. that differentiates the us HCS (new technology) - correct answers--new techno
creates demand for its use
charact. that differentiates the us HCS (power) - correct answers--balance of pwer, no
domination
charact. that differentiates the us HCS (quality) - correct answers--quality is achievable
CHIP - correct answers--children's health insurance program-- children from low income
families
does the US have unversal health care financed by taxes - correct answers--no
even though employed, what are the 2 reasons for not having heath insurance - correct
answers--1. some states don't make employers offer that
, 2.participation in health insurance is volunteer by the employee and they don't have to
join
government finances public insurance through what - correct answers--medicare,
medicaid, CHIP(children's health insurance program) for low income, elderly, disabled,
and pediatric populations
health care reform - correct answers--expansion of health insurance to cover the
uninsured
how do health care delivery systems differ - correct answers--depending on the 4 basic
components of the quad-function model
how much of the US is uninsured - correct answers--50.7 million (16.7%)
in places other than the US, who normally controls the frequency of health care services
and where - correct answers--government- especially expensive medical techonology
use
is the us health care system a system? - correct answers--no
medicaid - correct answers--program for the indigent, jointly administered by the federal
gov and state govs
medicare - correct answers--program for the elderly and certain disabled individuals
NO CENTRAL AGENCY- most developed nations have a national health care program
where what? - correct answers--every citizen is entitled to receive a set of service
premium cost sharing - correct answers--employees to pay a portion of the cost
primary objectives of a health care system - correct answers--1. enable all citizens to
receive health care services
2. to deliver services that are cost effective and meet established standard of quality
second majority of health care workers work - correct answers--hospitals and nursing
homes
the 4 functional components a health care delivery system incorporates - correct
answers--1. financing
2. insurance
3. delivery
4. payment
the basic components of a health services delivery system can also be known as the -
correct answers--quad function model
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