HCM 2110 FINAL EXAM 2025
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 100%
CORRECT.
, medicare and medicaid - ANSWERmedicare:
-one of the largest sources of PH insurance in the US
-servicing the elderly the disabled, and those with end-stage renal disease.
-offers coverage for hospital care, post discharge nursing care, hospice, outpatient
services, and prescription drugs
medicaid
-the third largest source of health insurance in the US insuring approximately 19% of the
US population and providing coverage for low-incoming adults, children, the elderly, and
the disabled
-significantly expanded under the ACA
social and market justices - ANSWERsocial
-emphasizes the well-being the community over that of the individual
-a distribution principle according to which health care is most equitably distributed by a
government-run national health care program
market
-places the responsibility for the fair distribution of health care on the market forces in a
free economy
-a distributional principle according to which health care is most equitably distributed
through the market forces of supply and demand rather than government interventions
social justice vs market justice - ANSWER-social: health care is a social good, the
distribution of healthcare is society's responsibility, requires active government
involvement in health service delivery, medical resource allocation is determined by
central planning, access to medical service is a basic right, collective responsibility for
health.
-market: health care is an economic good, governed by free market forces, individual
responsibility for health.
-just: fair distribution of health care to the market forces in a free economy, medical care
distribution is based on people's ability to pay, access to medical service is an economic
reward.
-unjust: gov. involvement in the distribution of health care, medical care allocation is
determined by central planning
physical view, social view - ANSWER-physical: define health as the absence of illness
or disease. the perspective emphasize diagnosis and intervention to treat disease or
symptoms. optimal health exists when a person is free of symptoms and does not
require treatment. delivery of health care that places its primary emphasis on the
treatment of disease and relief of symptoms instead of prevention of disease and
promotion of optimal health
-social: medical sociologists define health as the state of optimal capacity of an
individual to perform expected social roles and tasks
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 100%
CORRECT.
, medicare and medicaid - ANSWERmedicare:
-one of the largest sources of PH insurance in the US
-servicing the elderly the disabled, and those with end-stage renal disease.
-offers coverage for hospital care, post discharge nursing care, hospice, outpatient
services, and prescription drugs
medicaid
-the third largest source of health insurance in the US insuring approximately 19% of the
US population and providing coverage for low-incoming adults, children, the elderly, and
the disabled
-significantly expanded under the ACA
social and market justices - ANSWERsocial
-emphasizes the well-being the community over that of the individual
-a distribution principle according to which health care is most equitably distributed by a
government-run national health care program
market
-places the responsibility for the fair distribution of health care on the market forces in a
free economy
-a distributional principle according to which health care is most equitably distributed
through the market forces of supply and demand rather than government interventions
social justice vs market justice - ANSWER-social: health care is a social good, the
distribution of healthcare is society's responsibility, requires active government
involvement in health service delivery, medical resource allocation is determined by
central planning, access to medical service is a basic right, collective responsibility for
health.
-market: health care is an economic good, governed by free market forces, individual
responsibility for health.
-just: fair distribution of health care to the market forces in a free economy, medical care
distribution is based on people's ability to pay, access to medical service is an economic
reward.
-unjust: gov. involvement in the distribution of health care, medical care allocation is
determined by central planning
physical view, social view - ANSWER-physical: define health as the absence of illness
or disease. the perspective emphasize diagnosis and intervention to treat disease or
symptoms. optimal health exists when a person is free of symptoms and does not
require treatment. delivery of health care that places its primary emphasis on the
treatment of disease and relief of symptoms instead of prevention of disease and
promotion of optimal health
-social: medical sociologists define health as the state of optimal capacity of an
individual to perform expected social roles and tasks
