HSA3111 US HEALTHCARE EXAM 1
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Medicare - ANSWERfederal health insurance 65 years of age and older
Medicaid - ANSWERhealth insurance for the poor
from offering insurance, companies got a - ANSWERtax break
epidemiology triangle (disease in center) - ANSWERhost, agent, environment
social justice - ANSWERself bias views healthcare as a right
market justice - ANSWERviews health care as an economic good
one example of changing default behavior for health - ANSWERlead is not in paint
anymore
cost drivers for health care - ANSWERpeople want to sue, new technology, financial
arrangements, unfounded care
women were incentivized to work with - ANSWERinsurance
7 factors of post industrial - ANSWERurbanization, science and tech,
institutionalization, dependency, autonomy and organization, licensing, educational
reform
Louis Pastuer - ANSWERproposed the germ theory of disease, which which was
crucial to the development of modern scientific medical practices- father of
bacteriology, did fermentation /pasteurizing things
John Snow - ANSWERMapped the occurrence of cholera in London + Father of
epidemiology
Ignaz Semmelweis - ANSWERadvocated hand washing to prevent transmission of
puerperal fever from one OB patient to another
S sounds like Soap
Ignaz soap
John Lister - ANSWERstarted using disinfectants and antiseptics during surgery to
prevent infections in 1865
Robert Koch - ANSWERGerman doctor who identified the bacterium that caused
tuberculosis, koch's postulates
, what would make a significant difference in healthcare? - ANSWERreducing number
of uninsured, having universal care
HMO - ANSWERhealth maintenance organization
-limits coverage to care for doctors who work for or contract
-started to eliminate fee-for-servive, a traditional payment model where healthcare
providers are reimbursed for each individual service they deliver to a patient
fee-for-service - ANSWERa traditional payment model where healthcare providers
are reimbursed for each individual service they deliver to a patient
government offers what kind of insurance? - ANSWERpublic insurance
inefficinecies in US healthcare have created - ANSWERduplication, overlap,
inadequacy, inconsistency, waste
what should health care delivery system have? 2 factors - ANSWEREnable all
citizens to obtain needed health care services2. Ensure cost-effective services and
meet quality standard
Us healthcare leads the world in what? - ANSWERleads the world in medical tech,
medical training, research, sophisticated institutions, products and processes
HIPAA - ANSWERThe health insurance portability and accountability act
SAV - ANSWERsmall area variations- this is the observation of variation in
population based use of medical services across relatively small geographic areas
CON - ANSWERcertificate of need laws
are state regulatory mechanisms for approving major capital expenditures and
projects for certain health care facilities
individual mandate - ANSWERRequire U.S. citizens and legal residents to have
qualifying health coverage. Those without coverage pay a tax penalty of the greater
of $695 per year up to a maximum of three times that amount ($2,085) per family or
2.5% of household income. The penalty will be phased-in according to the following
schedule: $95 in 2014, $325 in 2015, and $695 in 2016
employers using affordable care act allows employees to - ANSWERopt out of
coverage
ACA - ANSWERAffordable Care Act
what is the uninsured rate? it is low in 2023 after ACA enrollment period, showing
success of ACA - ANSWER7.7%
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Medicare - ANSWERfederal health insurance 65 years of age and older
Medicaid - ANSWERhealth insurance for the poor
from offering insurance, companies got a - ANSWERtax break
epidemiology triangle (disease in center) - ANSWERhost, agent, environment
social justice - ANSWERself bias views healthcare as a right
market justice - ANSWERviews health care as an economic good
one example of changing default behavior for health - ANSWERlead is not in paint
anymore
cost drivers for health care - ANSWERpeople want to sue, new technology, financial
arrangements, unfounded care
women were incentivized to work with - ANSWERinsurance
7 factors of post industrial - ANSWERurbanization, science and tech,
institutionalization, dependency, autonomy and organization, licensing, educational
reform
Louis Pastuer - ANSWERproposed the germ theory of disease, which which was
crucial to the development of modern scientific medical practices- father of
bacteriology, did fermentation /pasteurizing things
John Snow - ANSWERMapped the occurrence of cholera in London + Father of
epidemiology
Ignaz Semmelweis - ANSWERadvocated hand washing to prevent transmission of
puerperal fever from one OB patient to another
S sounds like Soap
Ignaz soap
John Lister - ANSWERstarted using disinfectants and antiseptics during surgery to
prevent infections in 1865
Robert Koch - ANSWERGerman doctor who identified the bacterium that caused
tuberculosis, koch's postulates
, what would make a significant difference in healthcare? - ANSWERreducing number
of uninsured, having universal care
HMO - ANSWERhealth maintenance organization
-limits coverage to care for doctors who work for or contract
-started to eliminate fee-for-servive, a traditional payment model where healthcare
providers are reimbursed for each individual service they deliver to a patient
fee-for-service - ANSWERa traditional payment model where healthcare providers
are reimbursed for each individual service they deliver to a patient
government offers what kind of insurance? - ANSWERpublic insurance
inefficinecies in US healthcare have created - ANSWERduplication, overlap,
inadequacy, inconsistency, waste
what should health care delivery system have? 2 factors - ANSWEREnable all
citizens to obtain needed health care services2. Ensure cost-effective services and
meet quality standard
Us healthcare leads the world in what? - ANSWERleads the world in medical tech,
medical training, research, sophisticated institutions, products and processes
HIPAA - ANSWERThe health insurance portability and accountability act
SAV - ANSWERsmall area variations- this is the observation of variation in
population based use of medical services across relatively small geographic areas
CON - ANSWERcertificate of need laws
are state regulatory mechanisms for approving major capital expenditures and
projects for certain health care facilities
individual mandate - ANSWERRequire U.S. citizens and legal residents to have
qualifying health coverage. Those without coverage pay a tax penalty of the greater
of $695 per year up to a maximum of three times that amount ($2,085) per family or
2.5% of household income. The penalty will be phased-in according to the following
schedule: $95 in 2014, $325 in 2015, and $695 in 2016
employers using affordable care act allows employees to - ANSWERopt out of
coverage
ACA - ANSWERAffordable Care Act
what is the uninsured rate? it is low in 2023 after ACA enrollment period, showing
success of ACA - ANSWER7.7%
