WGU- Healthcare And Delivery Systems Questions And Answers Graded A+.
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WGU- Healthcare And Delivery Systems
WGU- Healthcare And Delivery Systems Questions And Answers Graded A+.
Which important change in the U.S. healthcare system was made with the enactment of the Social Security Act? - correct answer. It funded payments through the federal government and the states.
Why is the federally sp...
WGU- Healthcare And Delivery Systems
Questions And Answers Graded A+.
Which important change in the U.S. healthcare system was made with the enactment of
the Social Security Act? - correct answer. It funded payments through the federal
government and the states.
Why is the federally sponsored health insurance program known as Medicare important
in the development of delivery of care in the U.S.? - correct answer. It provides
persons over age 65 with benefits for inpatient hospital services.
Medicaid is a state-managed and dually funded program. States have some flexibility on
which Medicaid benefits to cover as long as the state meets basic federal requirements.
What does this state-run program ensure? - correct answer. Services are not limited
based on medical necessity
Medicaid provides healthcare services to a specified population.
Which statement accurately describes Medicaid regulations? - correct answer. It is
available to individuals who meet income guidelines.
The implementation of the Affordable Care Act seeks to provide health insurance to
millions of uninsured Americans.
How has this Act impacted healthcare delivery? - correct answer. Lifetime limits on
coverage have been removed.
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act will impact the healthcare delivery
system in many ways. One change was allowing states to amend their Medicaid
program.
Which change did the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act program support? -
correct answer. Coverage
A doctor is setting up a new practice and wants to receive federal reimbursement. The
doctor contacts the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services for assistance.
Which kind of information is provided by this agency? - correct answer. Parameters of
the diagnostic-related groups
, A 40-year-old individual without children and a limited income is concerned about the
new Affordable Healthcare Act. The individual wants to know about eligibility for
healthcare services at a reduced cost.
Which agency should this individual contact? - correct answer. Department of Health
and Human Services
A doctor wants to help patients understand which products are safe. The doctor decides
to use information provided by the FDA.
Which two products are regulated by this organization?
Choose 2 answers - correct answer. 1) Vaccines ordered by doctors to be used in a
study
2) Medications that are in the developmental process
A new movement known as the Mental Health Reform became popular throughout the
country at the end of the 19th century.
Which initiative did this reform accomplish for health care? - correct answer. It
addressed the need to improve mental health treatment.
The federal government amended the Social Security Act in 1965 to provide Medicare
and Medicaid programs.
For which population were these programs originally designed to provide benefits? -
correct answer. Elderly and poor
In 2010, President Obama signed into law the Patient Protection and Affordable Care
Act.
What was the initial intended impact of this Act? - correct answer. To ensure that
uninsured individuals have access to health care
Patients presenting to the emergency department (ED) broadly fall into one of three
categories:
• emergency conditions- requires immediate attention as is potentially harmful and/or life
threatening
• urgent conditions- requires attention within a few hours with longer delays potentially
leading to greater harm to the patient
• non-urgent conditions- do not require resources of the emergency department
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