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MA100 Exam #1 Study Questions
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The Health Care System
what is the name for treatment that reduces symptoms of a disease,
but does not cure the disease?
Ans: palliative
when a patient comes to the office for care and then leaves and goes
home, what type of care has the patient recieved?
Ans: ambulatory
which of the following facilities now functions primarily to provide
acute care and diagnostic services?
Ans: hospital
what is a system by which a person (or the person's employer) pays an
insurance company a yearly amount of money in exchange for the
insurance company's paying some or most of the person's medical
expenses for that year?
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Ans: health insurance
what trend in modern medicine encourages patients to become more
responsible for their own care?
Ans: coaching patients to make dietary changes, stop smoking,
and exercise.
the insurance plan called ______________ is designed to provide health
insurance for low-income people.
Ans: Medicaid
what is the federal insurance plan that provides health insurance for
the elderly, the disabled, and those with end-stage kidney disease?
Ans: Medicare
what is the current name for the health insurance plan for dependent
spouses and children of active-duty military personnel?
Ans: TRICARE
what type of health care encourages regular checkups, immunizations,
and well-child visits?
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Ans: routine care
what is it called when a physician receives one monthly fee from the
insurance company for each subscriber in his or her practice?
Ans: Capitation
what is the name for an insurance plan's list of approved medications?
Ans: formulary
which of the following occurs when a patient is seen in the medical
office?
Ans: examination by the physician
when does a physician participate in a residency program?
Ans: after completing medical school
which of the following health professionals can manage routine patient
care?
Ans: - physician
- nurse practitioner
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MA100 Exam #1 Study Questions
Questions and Correct Answers/ Latest
Update / Already Graded
The Health Care System
what is the name for treatment that reduces symptoms of a disease,
but does not cure the disease?
Ans: palliative
when a patient comes to the office for care and then leaves and goes
home, what type of care has the patient recieved?
Ans: ambulatory
which of the following facilities now functions primarily to provide
acute care and diagnostic services?
Ans: hospital
what is a system by which a person (or the person's employer) pays an
insurance company a yearly amount of money in exchange for the
insurance company's paying some or most of the person's medical
expenses for that year?
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Ans: health insurance
what trend in modern medicine encourages patients to become more
responsible for their own care?
Ans: coaching patients to make dietary changes, stop smoking,
and exercise.
the insurance plan called ______________ is designed to provide health
insurance for low-income people.
Ans: Medicaid
what is the federal insurance plan that provides health insurance for
the elderly, the disabled, and those with end-stage kidney disease?
Ans: Medicare
what is the current name for the health insurance plan for dependent
spouses and children of active-duty military personnel?
Ans: TRICARE
what type of health care encourages regular checkups, immunizations,
and well-child visits?
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Ans: routine care
what is it called when a physician receives one monthly fee from the
insurance company for each subscriber in his or her practice?
Ans: Capitation
what is the name for an insurance plan's list of approved medications?
Ans: formulary
which of the following occurs when a patient is seen in the medical
office?
Ans: examination by the physician
when does a physician participate in a residency program?
Ans: after completing medical school
which of the following health professionals can manage routine patient
care?
Ans: - physician
- nurse practitioner
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