ANSWERS(RATED A+)
How many people is the Affordable Care Act "ACA" supposed to cover by 2019? -
ANSWER32 Million
______________ _______________________ is rehabilitation and maximizing
remaining functional capacity when a disease or condition has occurred and left
residual damage. - ANSWERTertiary Prevention
__________ ________________ is a measured design to promote health and
prevent disease or other adverse health occurrences, e.g., health education to
encourage good nutrition, exercise, and genetic counseling, and specific protections,
e.g. immunization and the use of seat belts. - ANSWERPrimary Prevention
"________________" provisions require reports of all financial transactions and
transfers of value between pharmaceutical/biologic products or medical devices and
physicians, hospitals, and other covered recipients reimbursed by the federal
government with up to $1 Million per year in company fines for non-compliance. -
ANSWERSunshine
T/F: The U.S. Healthcare System is unique and unlike any other in the world. -
ANSWERTrue
By 2050 how many individuals will be over the age of 65? - ANSWER88.5 Million
According to the course textbook, how much money was spent on healthcare in the
United States? - ANSWER2.7 Trillion
The ACA experiments with new models that test strategies for: - ANSWERImproving
Quality, Increasing Access, Reducing Costs
Among 7 other developed nations, the U.S. Health status ranks _________ on
important health status indicators:
Life expectancy at birth
Infant mortality rate
Probability of dying between ages 15 and 60 - ANSWER8th
Y/N: According to the textbook, does the American public have an adequate
understanding of the U.S. Healthcare System? - ANSWERYes
Which of the following IS NOT an emerging or continuing issue and challenge for
healthcare? - ANSWERIntroduction of New Technology
T/F: The U.S. Healthcare System is NOT fragmented and DOES NOT undergo
periodic changes. - ANSWERFalse
, T/F: When technology advances, more people are denied of its benefits due to costs
is considered Tyranny of Technology - ANSWERTrue
______________ _______________________ is the early detection and prompt
treatment of a disease or condition to achieve an early cure, if possible, or to slow
progression, prevent complications, and limit disability. Most preventive health care
is currently focused on this level. - ANSWERSecondary Prevention
___________________________________ is designed to address challenges of
providing a continuum of care with scarce resources, networks join rural health care
providers in formal, not-for-profit corporations or through informal linkages to achieve
a defined set of mutually beneficial purposes. Networks may advocate at local and
state levels on rural health care issues, cooperate in joint community outreach
activities, and seek opportunities to negotiate with insurers to cover services for their
communities' populations. - ANSWERRural Health Network
What is ACA an abbreviation for? - ANSWERAffordable Care Act
Health systems agencies are organizations that were established by the National
Health Planning and Resources Development Act of what year? - ANSWER1974
The HMO Act of 1973 was enacted by which U.S. President? - ANSWERRichard
Nixon
What year were the following key provisions of the Affordable Care Act enacted?
Increasing competition and choices
Creating Health Care Choice Compacts that allow selling health insurance across
state lines to increase competition among plans - ANSWER2016
In what decade did the U.S. government begin analyzing the information obtained
from Medicare and Medicaid claims, and computerized hospital and insurance data
allowed the retrieval and exploration of clinical information files? - ANSWER1960s
1st Party:
2nd Party:
3rd Party: - ANSWERPatient
Provider
Payer/Insurer
The Oregon Death with Dignity Act of 1994 is also known as the
___________________? - ANSWEROregon Physician-Assisted Suicide Act
Medicare guarantees a minimum level of health insurance benefits to all Americans
beginning at what age? - ANSWER65