HCD 303 Global Healthcare Systems Exam #1 Questions
with correct answers
System - ✔✔1. a set of connected things or parts forming a complex whole.
2. a set of principles or procedures according to which something is done; an
organized scheme or method.
Quality - ✔✔The health outcomes based on the quality of care that is provided
Access - ✔✔How obtainable it is for someone to apply for healthcare
Cost - ✔✔The price of a given service
Universal Coverage - ✔✔All citizens within a country have access to healthcare
insurance, regardless of individual circumstance.
Every OECD is able to get its citizens ___________coverage, except for the US.
Globalization - ✔✔A process of interaction and integration among people,
companies, and government of different nations, a process driven by
international trade and investment and aided by information technology.
Social Solidarity - ✔✔The principle that the government has a responsibility to
ensure all citizens have access to essential social services including healthcare
,In other words....
The belief that the government has an obligation to ensure all citizens have access
to healthcare
Subsidiarity - ✔✔The principle belief that matters of government responsibility
should be handled at the lowest level of government that makes operational
sense
In other words....
The principle that organization both social and political issues should be handled
at the most local or least centralized competent authority
Generalized Reciprocity - ✔✔The principle belief in giving to someone/something
knowing that you may not get an immediate returned benefit
Centralized - ✔✔Used to describe when healthcare is structured, organized and
delivered at the federal level (single authority)
In other words...
Organization, regulations, and power is centralized at the federal level of
government.
,Decentralized - ✔✔Used to describe when healthcare is structured, organized,
and delivered at the regional or state level.
In other words...
Organization, regulations, and power is decentralized to the regional or state
levels of government.
Federal - ✔✔Centralized government (A system in which power is divided
between the national and state governments)
Regional - ✔✔Decentralized government (Government run)
Public Health Services/Insurance - ✔✔Term used to describe when an
organization or program is operated by the government (at ANY level)
Private Health Services/Insurance - ✔✔Term used to describe when an
organization is operated by a non-government body (Entity is owned by anyone
BUT the government)
Copayment - ✔✔A set dollar amount, set by the insurance company, that must be
paid by the patient at the point of service
Co-Insurance - ✔✔A set percentage of the total bill that must be paid by the
patient at the point of service for the healthcare services
, Deductible - ✔✔The set dollar amount that must be paid by the patient annually
prior to the insurance company covering any medical expenses
In other words...
The amount that must be paid out-of-pocket annually, before insurance coverage
kicks in
Premium - ✔✔The amount paid monthly for a health insurance plan
Sickness Funds - ✔✔A form of health insurance; sum of money used to cover
medical costs
Health insurance plans
Safety Nets - ✔✔Programs put in place to protect vulnerable populations from
cost=sharing
Cost-Sharing - ✔✔Provision of a health insurance policy that requires the
policyholders to pay for a portion of their healthcare services.
Gatekeeper - ✔✔It's when a health plan dictates that a patient must get referred
by their PCP to see a specialist
Subsidy - ✔✔Government Assistance
with correct answers
System - ✔✔1. a set of connected things or parts forming a complex whole.
2. a set of principles or procedures according to which something is done; an
organized scheme or method.
Quality - ✔✔The health outcomes based on the quality of care that is provided
Access - ✔✔How obtainable it is for someone to apply for healthcare
Cost - ✔✔The price of a given service
Universal Coverage - ✔✔All citizens within a country have access to healthcare
insurance, regardless of individual circumstance.
Every OECD is able to get its citizens ___________coverage, except for the US.
Globalization - ✔✔A process of interaction and integration among people,
companies, and government of different nations, a process driven by
international trade and investment and aided by information technology.
Social Solidarity - ✔✔The principle that the government has a responsibility to
ensure all citizens have access to essential social services including healthcare
,In other words....
The belief that the government has an obligation to ensure all citizens have access
to healthcare
Subsidiarity - ✔✔The principle belief that matters of government responsibility
should be handled at the lowest level of government that makes operational
sense
In other words....
The principle that organization both social and political issues should be handled
at the most local or least centralized competent authority
Generalized Reciprocity - ✔✔The principle belief in giving to someone/something
knowing that you may not get an immediate returned benefit
Centralized - ✔✔Used to describe when healthcare is structured, organized and
delivered at the federal level (single authority)
In other words...
Organization, regulations, and power is centralized at the federal level of
government.
,Decentralized - ✔✔Used to describe when healthcare is structured, organized,
and delivered at the regional or state level.
In other words...
Organization, regulations, and power is decentralized to the regional or state
levels of government.
Federal - ✔✔Centralized government (A system in which power is divided
between the national and state governments)
Regional - ✔✔Decentralized government (Government run)
Public Health Services/Insurance - ✔✔Term used to describe when an
organization or program is operated by the government (at ANY level)
Private Health Services/Insurance - ✔✔Term used to describe when an
organization is operated by a non-government body (Entity is owned by anyone
BUT the government)
Copayment - ✔✔A set dollar amount, set by the insurance company, that must be
paid by the patient at the point of service
Co-Insurance - ✔✔A set percentage of the total bill that must be paid by the
patient at the point of service for the healthcare services
, Deductible - ✔✔The set dollar amount that must be paid by the patient annually
prior to the insurance company covering any medical expenses
In other words...
The amount that must be paid out-of-pocket annually, before insurance coverage
kicks in
Premium - ✔✔The amount paid monthly for a health insurance plan
Sickness Funds - ✔✔A form of health insurance; sum of money used to cover
medical costs
Health insurance plans
Safety Nets - ✔✔Programs put in place to protect vulnerable populations from
cost=sharing
Cost-Sharing - ✔✔Provision of a health insurance policy that requires the
policyholders to pay for a portion of their healthcare services.
Gatekeeper - ✔✔It's when a health plan dictates that a patient must get referred
by their PCP to see a specialist
Subsidy - ✔✔Government Assistance
