HCAD 201 Final Exam
What is the name of the Court case that helps keep people in the community if the cost is the same or
less than long term care - Answer-Olmsted Case
Explain if states were forced to expand medicaid - Answer-Originally yes, now not forced to but
incentivized to.
HIPAA - Answer-Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
PHI - Answer-Protected Health Information
why does HIPAA/PHI matter? - Answer-EMR/EHRs
complimentary medicine - Answer-To describe practices and systems of health care used to supplement
traditional western medicine
alternative medicine - Answer-health care practices and products used in place of conventional
medicine
, What is the correct order of the primary sources of funding for mental health? - Answer-Private, Out-of-
Pocket, Medicaid, Medicare.
Mental Health Parity - Answer-A standard that would require health insurers to provide equal levels of
coverage for physical and mental illnesses. IF they offer both
Bismark Model - Answer-Germany, financed through employee/employer payroll deductions, private
providers, similar to a working American with health insurance
National Health Insurance Model (NHI) - Answer-Canada, funded through taxes, private providers,
similar to the American Medicare program, uses waiting lists
Beverage Model - Answer-Britain, government tax financed, government owned providers, similar to
the US VA, patients are never billed
3 reasons people advocate for EMR - Answer-quality, reduced errors, best practices
3 things we got for the first time under ACA - Answer-mandate that people need health insurance,
subsides that help low income people purchase health insurance, Insurance exchanges that allowed
people to compare plans to find the best fit
chronic condition - Answer-illness or impairment that last more than one year, limits what a person can
do, and requires ongoing medical treatment
4 things ACA does to improve healthcare in the US - Answer-ends exclusions for preexisting conditions,
allows you to stay on your parents health plan until age 26, set limitations for cancelation, allows
questioning of denied payments
3 groups that we fund for abuse prevention - Answer-elderly, spousal abuse, children
What is the name of the Court case that helps keep people in the community if the cost is the same or
less than long term care - Answer-Olmsted Case
Explain if states were forced to expand medicaid - Answer-Originally yes, now not forced to but
incentivized to.
HIPAA - Answer-Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
PHI - Answer-Protected Health Information
why does HIPAA/PHI matter? - Answer-EMR/EHRs
complimentary medicine - Answer-To describe practices and systems of health care used to supplement
traditional western medicine
alternative medicine - Answer-health care practices and products used in place of conventional
medicine
, What is the correct order of the primary sources of funding for mental health? - Answer-Private, Out-of-
Pocket, Medicaid, Medicare.
Mental Health Parity - Answer-A standard that would require health insurers to provide equal levels of
coverage for physical and mental illnesses. IF they offer both
Bismark Model - Answer-Germany, financed through employee/employer payroll deductions, private
providers, similar to a working American with health insurance
National Health Insurance Model (NHI) - Answer-Canada, funded through taxes, private providers,
similar to the American Medicare program, uses waiting lists
Beverage Model - Answer-Britain, government tax financed, government owned providers, similar to
the US VA, patients are never billed
3 reasons people advocate for EMR - Answer-quality, reduced errors, best practices
3 things we got for the first time under ACA - Answer-mandate that people need health insurance,
subsides that help low income people purchase health insurance, Insurance exchanges that allowed
people to compare plans to find the best fit
chronic condition - Answer-illness or impairment that last more than one year, limits what a person can
do, and requires ongoing medical treatment
4 things ACA does to improve healthcare in the US - Answer-ends exclusions for preexisting conditions,
allows you to stay on your parents health plan until age 26, set limitations for cancelation, allows
questioning of denied payments
3 groups that we fund for abuse prevention - Answer-elderly, spousal abuse, children
