Basics of the US Healthcare System, Chapter
3 UPDATED ACTUAL Exam Questions
and CORRECT Answers
American Association of Homes and Services for the Aging (AAHSA) - CORRECT
ANSWER - A membership organization; represents nonprofit adult day care services,
home healthcare services, community services, senior housing, assisted living facilities,
continuing care retirement communities and nursing homes.
American Health Care Association (AHCA) - CORRECT ANSWER - A membership
organization that represents nonprofit and for profit nursing and assisted living facilities,
subacute care providers, and facilities for developmentally disabled individuals.
American Hospital Association (AHA) - CORRECT ANSWER - A membership
organization which provides education and lobbies for hospital representation in the political
process at all governmental levels. The most prominent association for all types of hospitals and
healthcare networks.
Blue Cross and Blue Shield - CORRECT ANSWER - Traditional indemnity insurance
plans.
Brand name drugs - CORRECT ANSWER - A name given by the pharmaceutical
company that makes a drug to stand out in the marketplace, though the product will have a
generic name which is the drug's scientific name displayed somewhere on the product in small
print.
Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) - CORRECT ANSWER - The government agency
responsible for tracking income, expenses and labor statistics in the United States.
charitable care or bad debt - CORRECT ANSWER - It means either the healthcare
providers do not expect payment after the person's inability to pay has been determined or the
efforts to secure payment have failed.
3 UPDATED ACTUAL Exam Questions
and CORRECT Answers
American Association of Homes and Services for the Aging (AAHSA) - CORRECT
ANSWER - A membership organization; represents nonprofit adult day care services,
home healthcare services, community services, senior housing, assisted living facilities,
continuing care retirement communities and nursing homes.
American Health Care Association (AHCA) - CORRECT ANSWER - A membership
organization that represents nonprofit and for profit nursing and assisted living facilities,
subacute care providers, and facilities for developmentally disabled individuals.
American Hospital Association (AHA) - CORRECT ANSWER - A membership
organization which provides education and lobbies for hospital representation in the political
process at all governmental levels. The most prominent association for all types of hospitals and
healthcare networks.
Blue Cross and Blue Shield - CORRECT ANSWER - Traditional indemnity insurance
plans.
Brand name drugs - CORRECT ANSWER - A name given by the pharmaceutical
company that makes a drug to stand out in the marketplace, though the product will have a
generic name which is the drug's scientific name displayed somewhere on the product in small
print.
Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) - CORRECT ANSWER - The government agency
responsible for tracking income, expenses and labor statistics in the United States.
charitable care or bad debt - CORRECT ANSWER - It means either the healthcare
providers do not expect payment after the person's inability to pay has been determined or the
efforts to secure payment have failed.
