Dynamics of Health Care in Society Rutgers Exam
| Most Recent Questions and Answers | Expert
Verified | 2026
• How has the ACA increased access to care? -✓✓ Narrowed racial and ethnic
disparities in access to health insurance, medicaid expanded health coverage, and tax
credits are more available.
• What aspects of healthcare does the ACA cover? -✓✓ Inpatient and ambulatory care,
mental health services, pregnancy and childbirth, doctor's services, and prescription
drug coverage.
• what are the social determinants of health and how do they impact healthcare? -✓✓
Conditions in which people are born, live, work and age in. Ex: no access to stable
housing, nutritious foods, employment, education, reliable transportation, and personal
safety.
• what are the categories of healthcare services provided by the US healthcare system?
-✓✓ Health promotion, disease prevention, diagnosis and treatment, rehabilitation, and
chronic care.
• What are FQHCs? Who do they service? -✓✓ They are privately funded free clinics
that provide preventative, medical, dental, and mental health services. They serve the
uninsured, unemployed, underemployed, undocumented immigrants, members of the
LGBTQ community, low income individuals, minorities, and homeless
• ACF -✓✓ administration for children and families: promotes economic and social well
being through educational and supportive programs
• ACL -✓✓ Administration for community living: ensures access to community support
and resources to meet needs of older Americans and people with disabilities
• AHRQ -✓✓ Agency for healthcare research and quality: supports research designed to
improve quality and patients safety, reduce healthcare costs and medical errors and
broadens access to essential services
• ATSDR -✓✓ agency for toxic substance and disease registry: Prevents exposure to
toxic substances and the adverse health effects and diminished quality of life associated
with exposure from waste sites, unplanned releases and other sources of environmental
pollution.
, • CDC -✓✓ center for disease control and prevention: coordinates the team of
healthcare workers at the city and state levels across the country during an epidemic.
Protects the public health of the nations by providing leadership and direction.
• CMS -✓✓ Centers for Medicare and Medicaid services: combines oversight of the
medicare program, the federal portion of the medicaid program and state children's
health insurance program, the health insurance marketplace and related quality-
assurance activities.
• FDA -✓✓ Food and drug administration: ensures that food is safe, pure and
wholesome.
• WHO -✓✓ World Health Organization: Uses leadership to prevent diseases for the UN
• IHS -✓✓ Indian Health service: provides american indians and alaska natives with
comprehensive health services by developing and managing programs to meet their
health needs
• NIH -✓✓ National institute of health: Supports biomedical and behavioral research in
the US and abroad, conducts research in its own laboratories and clinics, trains
promising young researchers, and promotes collecting and sharing medical knowledge.
• what are the aspects of the patient care partnership? -✓✓ It lists the responsibilities of
hospital and staff toward patients and family. A major point highlighted is informed
consent
• How are public healthcare systems funded? -✓✓ local, state, and federal government
• which populations are covered under Medicare? what coverage does medicare
provide? -✓✓ Medicare covers the elderly (65 and older) and people with end stage
renal disease, special disabilities, and ALS.
• How do hospitals use DRGs for billing? -✓✓ A set payment for categories that are
used tot classify patients for the purpose of hospital reimbursement with a fixed fee
regardless of the actual cost and that are based on the diagnosis, surgical procedure
used, age of patient and expected length of stay.
• what are copays and how do they impact costs to the healthcare system? -✓✓ A
copayment shares the cost for healthcare services not covered by health insurance.
• What are deductibles and how do they impact costs to the healthcare system? -✓✓ A
deductible is the dollar amount paid out of pocket for health-care services before health
insurance will cover the cost.
| Most Recent Questions and Answers | Expert
Verified | 2026
• How has the ACA increased access to care? -✓✓ Narrowed racial and ethnic
disparities in access to health insurance, medicaid expanded health coverage, and tax
credits are more available.
• What aspects of healthcare does the ACA cover? -✓✓ Inpatient and ambulatory care,
mental health services, pregnancy and childbirth, doctor's services, and prescription
drug coverage.
• what are the social determinants of health and how do they impact healthcare? -✓✓
Conditions in which people are born, live, work and age in. Ex: no access to stable
housing, nutritious foods, employment, education, reliable transportation, and personal
safety.
• what are the categories of healthcare services provided by the US healthcare system?
-✓✓ Health promotion, disease prevention, diagnosis and treatment, rehabilitation, and
chronic care.
• What are FQHCs? Who do they service? -✓✓ They are privately funded free clinics
that provide preventative, medical, dental, and mental health services. They serve the
uninsured, unemployed, underemployed, undocumented immigrants, members of the
LGBTQ community, low income individuals, minorities, and homeless
• ACF -✓✓ administration for children and families: promotes economic and social well
being through educational and supportive programs
• ACL -✓✓ Administration for community living: ensures access to community support
and resources to meet needs of older Americans and people with disabilities
• AHRQ -✓✓ Agency for healthcare research and quality: supports research designed to
improve quality and patients safety, reduce healthcare costs and medical errors and
broadens access to essential services
• ATSDR -✓✓ agency for toxic substance and disease registry: Prevents exposure to
toxic substances and the adverse health effects and diminished quality of life associated
with exposure from waste sites, unplanned releases and other sources of environmental
pollution.
, • CDC -✓✓ center for disease control and prevention: coordinates the team of
healthcare workers at the city and state levels across the country during an epidemic.
Protects the public health of the nations by providing leadership and direction.
• CMS -✓✓ Centers for Medicare and Medicaid services: combines oversight of the
medicare program, the federal portion of the medicaid program and state children's
health insurance program, the health insurance marketplace and related quality-
assurance activities.
• FDA -✓✓ Food and drug administration: ensures that food is safe, pure and
wholesome.
• WHO -✓✓ World Health Organization: Uses leadership to prevent diseases for the UN
• IHS -✓✓ Indian Health service: provides american indians and alaska natives with
comprehensive health services by developing and managing programs to meet their
health needs
• NIH -✓✓ National institute of health: Supports biomedical and behavioral research in
the US and abroad, conducts research in its own laboratories and clinics, trains
promising young researchers, and promotes collecting and sharing medical knowledge.
• what are the aspects of the patient care partnership? -✓✓ It lists the responsibilities of
hospital and staff toward patients and family. A major point highlighted is informed
consent
• How are public healthcare systems funded? -✓✓ local, state, and federal government
• which populations are covered under Medicare? what coverage does medicare
provide? -✓✓ Medicare covers the elderly (65 and older) and people with end stage
renal disease, special disabilities, and ALS.
• How do hospitals use DRGs for billing? -✓✓ A set payment for categories that are
used tot classify patients for the purpose of hospital reimbursement with a fixed fee
regardless of the actual cost and that are based on the diagnosis, surgical procedure
used, age of patient and expected length of stay.
• what are copays and how do they impact costs to the healthcare system? -✓✓ A
copayment shares the cost for healthcare services not covered by health insurance.
• What are deductibles and how do they impact costs to the healthcare system? -✓✓ A
deductible is the dollar amount paid out of pocket for health-care services before health
insurance will cover the cost.
