CORRECT ANSWERS.
, how many americans are without health insurance
(access problem) - ANSWER50 million
the fragmented system of payers and providers effects and causes problems with the
________ of health care - ANSWERquality
americans spend on average _________ the amount spent by other citizens in other
countries on healthcare - ANSWERtwice
the drastically rising costs of __________ and ___________ are the economic crisis -
ANSWERmedicare, medicaid
percentage of spending on medicare and medicaid in reference to total federal spending
- ANSWERmedicare- 13%
medicaid- 8%
priorities of health reform - ANSWERcovering the uninsured
bending the cost curve
when was the patient protection and affordable care act passed into law? -
ANSWER2010
PPACA _______ coverage of the uninsured and ______ consumers -
ANSWERexpands, protects
PPACA funds future ________ of health care - ANSWERgrowth
PPACA increases medicare or medicaid? - ANSWERmedicaid
health insurance market reforms extends coverage for dependent children to age ____ -
ANSWER26
health insurance market reforms eliminates _______ &_________ maximum benefit
limits - ANSWERannual, lifetime
health insurance market reforms eliminates waiting period for coverage of more than
_____ days - ANSWER90
state level insurance exchanges offer guaranteed issue of insurance to anyone, not
based on ______ _________ - ANSWERhealth status
future direction of health care is governed by : - ANSWERcurrent developments
historical precedents