HSM 541 Week 4 Midterm A GRADED

Grading Summary These are the automatically computed results of your exam. Grades for essay questions, and comments from your instructor, are in the "Details" section below. Date Taken: Time Spent: Points Received: 100 / 120 (83.3%) Question Type: # Of Questions: # Correct: Essay 5 N/A Grade Details - All Questions 1. Question : (TCO A) Differentiate between urban and rural healthcare in America. Briefly discuss how rural healthcare is different in terms of access, costs, and quality. Use an example to support your point(s). Student Answer: Urban healthcare has many different avenues to obtain care from medical professionals and medical services. They also have the financial pains and the federal government rules to deal with when it comes to medicare payments and how it impacts the hospitals and medical professionals. People that live in the rural area near urban areas are very likely to be uninsured the the non rural residents. People in remote rural areas will be uninsured for longer periods than residents that live closer like urban residents. Large urban areas are over populated so, this make the factors more difficult to calculate. Socionomic problems are becoming wider and wider is these area to deal with because there is an outstanding number of health problems exist Comments: 2. Question : (TCO D) Differentiate between Medicare and Medicaid roles in the healthcare system, and detail how each agency impacts costs, quality, and access in the delivery of medical care in America. Which program is doing a better job balancing these issues, and why?