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HMGT 3310 Midterm 2025 Actual exam (Testing Real
Exam Questions)and verified Answers ( 100%
accurate) GET IT RIGHT!
earliest drug safety law (1840s) - (answers)sale of imported products
first national public protection law(1906) - (answers)addressed unsanitary
conditions in the meatpacking industry
transformed healthcare system (1920) - (answers)assurance of quality
first health insurance system (1929) - (answers)Baylor Hospital, BCBS: plan for
unlimited access by school teachers in return for prepayment in the form of a
fixed monthly sum
Blue Cross v. Blue Shield - (answers)BC = inpatient services
BS = outpatient services
2 effects of WWII on health insurance - (answers)1. freeze on wages --> leveraged
insurance plans to attract workers in a tight labor market
2. tax regulations compounded the value of insurance (excluded from income tax)
Hill-Burton Act (1946) - (answers)federal program to fund hospital construction
Medicare and Medicaid (1965) - (answers)Medicare = ages 65+
, 2
Medicaid = below the poverty line
introduction of HMOs in 1970s - (answers)less costly alternative to traditional
health insurance through passage of legislation to encourage their adoption in
employer benefit plans
purpose of HMOs - (answers)reduce costs, ration expensive services, avoid
duplicative services
influential power of Medicare on consumers and physicians - (answers)pressure
heavy utilizers of hospital service to change their habits; reimbursement to
hospitals
evolution of Medicare reimbursement mechanism - (answers)fee-for-service -->
set amounts determined by each patient's primary diagnosis
What % of GDP is spent on health care? - (answers)roughly 20%
4 pillars/levels of regulatory system - (answers)1. federal
2. state
3. private 4. local
, 3
state regulation - (answers)- departments of health and boards of medicine
(oversees sanitation, conducts inspections, issues licenses, gathers/disseminates
data)
- first line of defense in addressing fundamental public health needs and assuring
quality of services
departments of welfare - (answers)state-administered Medicaid programs
departments of aging - (answers)administers services for the elderly
departments of insurance - (answers)oversees financing of care
American Medical Association (AMA) - (answers)- promoted and guided the
development of physician licensure laws and accreditation standards for medical
schools
Joint Commission on Accreditation of Health Care Organizations (JCAHO) -
(answers)- private organization controlled by member hospitals; established a
process of accrediting facilities according to quality standards that were generally
more stringent than those of state licensure
- public/private partnership
- sends auditors to survey facilities for compliance with quality standards, grants
"accredited" status if passed
- most state hospitals may operate with a license but without accreditation, but
JCAHO approval is needed for reimbursement under Medicare/Medicaid
HMGT 3310 Midterm 2025 Actual exam (Testing Real
Exam Questions)and verified Answers ( 100%
accurate) GET IT RIGHT!
earliest drug safety law (1840s) - (answers)sale of imported products
first national public protection law(1906) - (answers)addressed unsanitary
conditions in the meatpacking industry
transformed healthcare system (1920) - (answers)assurance of quality
first health insurance system (1929) - (answers)Baylor Hospital, BCBS: plan for
unlimited access by school teachers in return for prepayment in the form of a
fixed monthly sum
Blue Cross v. Blue Shield - (answers)BC = inpatient services
BS = outpatient services
2 effects of WWII on health insurance - (answers)1. freeze on wages --> leveraged
insurance plans to attract workers in a tight labor market
2. tax regulations compounded the value of insurance (excluded from income tax)
Hill-Burton Act (1946) - (answers)federal program to fund hospital construction
Medicare and Medicaid (1965) - (answers)Medicare = ages 65+
, 2
Medicaid = below the poverty line
introduction of HMOs in 1970s - (answers)less costly alternative to traditional
health insurance through passage of legislation to encourage their adoption in
employer benefit plans
purpose of HMOs - (answers)reduce costs, ration expensive services, avoid
duplicative services
influential power of Medicare on consumers and physicians - (answers)pressure
heavy utilizers of hospital service to change their habits; reimbursement to
hospitals
evolution of Medicare reimbursement mechanism - (answers)fee-for-service -->
set amounts determined by each patient's primary diagnosis
What % of GDP is spent on health care? - (answers)roughly 20%
4 pillars/levels of regulatory system - (answers)1. federal
2. state
3. private 4. local
, 3
state regulation - (answers)- departments of health and boards of medicine
(oversees sanitation, conducts inspections, issues licenses, gathers/disseminates
data)
- first line of defense in addressing fundamental public health needs and assuring
quality of services
departments of welfare - (answers)state-administered Medicaid programs
departments of aging - (answers)administers services for the elderly
departments of insurance - (answers)oversees financing of care
American Medical Association (AMA) - (answers)- promoted and guided the
development of physician licensure laws and accreditation standards for medical
schools
Joint Commission on Accreditation of Health Care Organizations (JCAHO) -
(answers)- private organization controlled by member hospitals; established a
process of accrediting facilities according to quality standards that were generally
more stringent than those of state licensure
- public/private partnership
- sends auditors to survey facilities for compliance with quality standards, grants
"accredited" status if passed
- most state hospitals may operate with a license but without accreditation, but
JCAHO approval is needed for reimbursement under Medicare/Medicaid
