The US Healthcare System Midterm Ch. 1-7
Primary motivation in managed care? - -Contain costs & expenditures of health care
-Medicare - -The government program designed to provide health care to the elderly.
-Medicaid - -A joint federal-state program of health insurance for the poor.
-Dominant player in health carer system? - -The private sector
-Is growth technology equably accessible to everyone? - -No
-Long-term care - -Refers to a variety of individualized, well-coordinated services that aim
to promote the maximum possible independence for people with functional needs by
providing services over an extended period of time to meet the patients' physical, mental,
social, and spiritual needs.
-Three basic characteristics that differentiate the U.S. health care delivery system from that
of other countries? - -1. No central governing agency
2.Little integration
3.Imperfect market conditions
-How does the National Health insurance system (Canada's) differ from the National
Health system (structured by Britain)? - -With the NHI, the system is tax supported,
meaning the government guarantees a basic package of health services to all citizens, but
the actual care is delivered by private physicians of choice. The NHS is also taxed
supported, but the entire infrastructure is government controlled. Patients have no voice in
choosing health care facilities, physicians, or providers.
-Health Determinants -- definition -- & four main categories? - -Factors that contribute to
the general well-being of individuals & populations
1. environment
2. behavior/ lifestyle
3. heredity
4. Medical care
-Holistic medicine seeks to treat the individual in what manner? - -Treats the person as a
whole.
-Public Health - -A wide variety of activities undertaken by state and local governments to
ensure conditions that promote optimum health for society as a whole. National
surveillance systems evaluate effectiveness of public health.
-Does the US government improve society's health by influencing the health determinants?
- -Yes
Primary motivation in managed care? - -Contain costs & expenditures of health care
-Medicare - -The government program designed to provide health care to the elderly.
-Medicaid - -A joint federal-state program of health insurance for the poor.
-Dominant player in health carer system? - -The private sector
-Is growth technology equably accessible to everyone? - -No
-Long-term care - -Refers to a variety of individualized, well-coordinated services that aim
to promote the maximum possible independence for people with functional needs by
providing services over an extended period of time to meet the patients' physical, mental,
social, and spiritual needs.
-Three basic characteristics that differentiate the U.S. health care delivery system from that
of other countries? - -1. No central governing agency
2.Little integration
3.Imperfect market conditions
-How does the National Health insurance system (Canada's) differ from the National
Health system (structured by Britain)? - -With the NHI, the system is tax supported,
meaning the government guarantees a basic package of health services to all citizens, but
the actual care is delivered by private physicians of choice. The NHS is also taxed
supported, but the entire infrastructure is government controlled. Patients have no voice in
choosing health care facilities, physicians, or providers.
-Health Determinants -- definition -- & four main categories? - -Factors that contribute to
the general well-being of individuals & populations
1. environment
2. behavior/ lifestyle
3. heredity
4. Medical care
-Holistic medicine seeks to treat the individual in what manner? - -Treats the person as a
whole.
-Public Health - -A wide variety of activities undertaken by state and local governments to
ensure conditions that promote optimum health for society as a whole. National
surveillance systems evaluate effectiveness of public health.
-Does the US government improve society's health by influencing the health determinants?
- -Yes
