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1. Hill Burton Act in 1946: Constructed 9200 hospitals to increase supply of hospital
beds
so as to keep up with demand, particularly in smaller
communities and rural areas.
2. Community Provided $ for the creation of community mental health centers.
Mental Health
Treatment of mental ill, mental retardation, and substance in the
Act
COMMUNITY rather than hospitalization. A new era of mental
health treatment. (1963)
3. Social Security
Medicaid is redistributive. Medicare & SSA are distributive (1965)
Act
(Medicare/Medicai
d)
4. Anti-Kick Back Statute Prohibits healthcare providers from making a referral that results
in a
kickback (such as: $ or anything of value) for said referral (1972)
5. HMO Act Passed to slow the escalating HC costs by providing an
alternate to traditional fee-for-services health insurance
plans. (1973)
6. National Health Marked the transition from access to care to cost containment
Plan- ning & through the establishment of certificate of need (CON) laws &
Resources De-
introduction of prospective payment system (PPS) for Medicare.
velopment Act
(1974)
7. Community
Established by National Institute of Mental Health; $ provided for
Support Program
commu- nities to set-up comprehensive mental health services
(CSP)
& supports (such as housing, case mgmt) to help mentally ill
patients become integrated successfully into society.(1975)
8. COBRA Provides workers & their families, who lose their health benefits, the
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right to choose to continue their group health insurance for
limited periods of time under certain circumstances (voluntary
or involuntary job loss, reduction in hours worked, transition
between jobs, death, divorce, & other life events.) Qualified
individuals may be required to pay the entire premium for
coverage up to 102% of the cost to the plan.(1985)
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