HLTH 101 Quizes
A high-deductible health insurance plan is a great option for a patient that plans to use health services on a regular basis due to an illness.
False
A premium is the amount the insurer must pay each year before benefits are payable by the plan.
False
Generally, private health insurance is cheaper for the insured than group insurance.
False
HIPAA protects confidentiality only in paper and oral formats.
False
Healthcare spending in the US rose after managed care became common.
False
If a patient is not eligible for Social Security benefits, then they may still be eligible for Medicare.
False
Robotic surgery is generally cheaper than physician conducted surgery.
False
Self-insurance is the same as individual private health insurance.
False
HIPAA refers to:
Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
Which ethnic or racial group has the highest life expectancy? Hispanic Black White Asian
Hispanic
A co-payment is a flat amount the insured must pay each time health services are received.
True
A goal of primary care is to prevent inpatient care.
True
Hospice serves those patients that are expected to live no more than 6 months more as identified by a physician.
True
Hospitals can pay a fee for readmittance of a Medicare patient within 30 days for the same diagnosis.
True
It is generally a violation of HIPAA to call a friend and discuss a patient's case.
True
Patients save money in taxes by contributing to health savings plans.
True
Telehealth may support the elimination of health disparities.
True
The ACA mandated that states no longer use assets tests for Medicaid.
True
The geographic maldistribution of physicians refers to greater physicians in urban areas than rural areas.
True
__________ cost account for a lot of the difference between US overall spending on healthcare and other countries. research administrative nurses dental
administrative
The following would NOT be an element of integrated healthcare: dental care physical healthcare and behavioral healthcare animal healthcare comprehensive screening and assessment
animal health care
After years of working in the healthcare field, it is normal to lose empathy for: those receiving community health center services those on hospice care asking people personal questions those eligible for Medicaid
asking people personal questions
The following is rarely used in healthcare: cost effectiveness analysis cost minimization analysis cost utility analysis cost benefit analysis
cost benefit analysis
Group insurance is also known as: individual private health insurance a high-deductible plan a managed care plan employer-based insurance
employer-based insurance
A free healthcare market includes price fixes.
false
A market justice healthcare system intervenes to create equality.
false
An example of deinstitutionalization is a person with a mental illness moving from his own apartment to a hospital.
false
Equity is the same as equality.
false
Maldistribution refers to the shortage of specialists.
false
Medicaid is only available for older adults.
false
Nursing homes are ideal residence for people with severe mental illness
false
People with disabilities and mental illness were treated the same in the health care system throughout history.
false
Private insurance reimburses providers worse than Medicaid and Medicare.
false
Since the enactment of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), all citizens will receive healthcare.
false
The Affordable Care Act expanded Medicare coverage.
false
The definition of trimorbidity is having three physical illnesses
false
The passage of Medicaid enabled funding for institutionalization.
false
Trade-off is a comparison of costs and prices.
false
all health insurance companies pay the same cost for knee replacement
false
it is easy to truly conduct integrated healthcare
false
long term care is covered under most health care insurance plans
false
managed care plans do not affect he quality of care for anyone
false
Which of the following best describes the role of a primary care physican who provides a referral for you as the patient to see a specialist. good doctor gategiver nice guy gatekeeper
gatekeeper
What best describes the services that Carol's sister was receiving at the time the video was recorded? hospice inpatient hospitalization outpatient surgery community health centers
hospice
Primary care physicians in managed care groups do not receive financial incentives to reduce impatient hospitalization long term care speciality care emergency rooms
long term care
Professor Linton's student that researched "Funeral Playlists" found that it was associated with the following among older adults on hospice: physical health mental health environmental health spiritual health
mental
According to your book, healthcare delivery systems do not include: suppliers patients insurers providers government
patients
Long term care is not designed to/for: promoting maximum independence people with functional disabilities decrease institutionalization people with brief episodes of disability
people with brief episodes of disability
The following is not one of Blum's main sources determinant of health: Heredity Environment Personality Lifestyle
personality
The LifeJournal partner interviewing exercise was conducted with a main goal of: practicing community health center responsibilities practicing primary care administration practicing asking your partner personal questions practicing outpatient surgery administration
practicing asking your partner personal questions
Managed care models do not include the following: specialist acting as gatekeepers groups of physicians contracting to provide services preapproval of specialty services incentives to physicians to limit services
specialist acting as gatekeepers
The following is the main reason for the surplus in specialist physicians: specialists receive an additional certification specialists receive more office space specialists receive more training specialists receive almost double the salary compared to generalists
specialists receive almost double the salary compared to generalists
Housing first is: the method of providing physical, mental health or substance abuse treatment in institutional living the method of providing housing without requiring physical, mental health, or substance abuse treatment the method of providing physical, mental health, or substance abuse treatment prior to housing the method of providing housing and requiring physical, mental health, or substance abuse treatment at the same time.
the method of providing housing without requiring physical, mental health, or substance abuse treatment
A weakness of the Functional Independence Measure is that it does not collect qualitative data.
true
Disability is defined based on the policy or program referring to it.
true
Disparities of life expectancy exist based on race or ethnicity.
true
Health economics includes the activities that create the healthcare people want and get the healthcare to the people that want it.
true
Medicare is primarily available for older adults.
true
Morbidity is referring to disease and disability.
true
People with disabilities who have worked are generally eligible for Medicare.
true
Price controls are commonly used to control the price of health care in countries.
true
Provider satisfaction tends to rise when they are involved in integrated healthcare
true
Resources are scarce.
true
Supplemental Security Income is available for people with severe mental illnesses.
true
The Affordable Care Act enables adults aged 26 and under who attend school to be insured under their parent's health insurance.
true
The US healthcare system could be considered to be a market based or "other" system
true
The US healthcare system is referred to as imperfect.
true
The US spends the most percentage of its GDP on healthcare as a compared to other countries
true
The way that our government is structured determines our ability to enact comprehensive changes to the healthcare.
true
There is more demand than supply of generalist physicians in the U.S.
true
family members can be paid caregivers
true
nursing homes are the only institutionalized form of long term care discussed in class
true
transportation is a form of long term care
true
you might compared integrated healthcare to Target because it includes an "all in one" approach to healthcare
true
Funeral Playlists improved whose health the most? boys girls men women
women