MHA 707 Exam D QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS.

MHA 707 Exam D QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT ANSWERS. - Answer-Access to health care for members of the military and their families, as well as veterans, had become a public sector initiative since 1811 Federal government continued to build a military health care system Military system continued to grow and develop during the 20th century - Answer-Clinton's proposed Health Security Act had five primary features: -Guaranteed private insurance for everyone -Choice of physician and health plan -Elimination of unfair insurance practices -Preservation of Medicare -Health benefits guaranteed through the work site [except for unemployed] - Answer-Deliberation about reform occurred in context of change: -Some form of managed care was already the reality for an increasing number of Americans—providers and patients alike. -Many changes that concerned providers the most, including being forced into some form of organized practice and seeing significant declines in their incomes, were happening whether or not the Health Security Act or any of the other proposals then on the table were to be enacted. - Answer-Factors in its defeat included: -Most medical, hospital, and insurance industry groups against it for reasons ranging from an antagonism to "government regulation" to a concern with potential [significant] limitations on profit-making -Many concerned that the limitations imposed on care would lead to "rationing" - care not approved by the HSA would be illegal to obtain -Single-payer advocates felt it did not go far enough and left too many "big health" players in place -Business groups such as the U.S. Chamber of Commerce opposed it -No comprehensive marketing strategy - Answer-For most businesses, large and small, participation would have been mandatory -Employers would have no say in plan choice by their employees -Change from plan to plan would be individual's option -Coverage would be portable from job to job and from job to no job -All citizens would be required to have health insurance. Anyone who failed to enroll would automatically be enrolled and charged 2x the normal premium - Answer-From the 1830s onward, various worker benefits in German states -Accident and workers' compensation