Personal Health 3

Copayment

You have to pay $15 with your doctor visit. What is the name of this payment?

According to the lecture, there are no significant differences insurance rates by race/ethnicity.

False

The Health care system in Brazil is a universal health care system.

True

According to the reading, which percentage of insurance is made up

67.2%

According to the reading, when were private managed-care plans introduced in the US?

1970s

According to the reading, PPOs have subcontracts with health care providers.

True

According to the reading, whether or not you are insured does not impact seeking or obtaining health care in timely basis in the US.

False

According to the reading, what was the name of the first form of health insurance in the US?

Indemnity Insurance

both HMOs and PPOs have fixed or reduced costs when they stay within network.

True

According to the reading, which type of health care program is a hybrid between a HMO and PPO?

POS

According to the reading, having insurance always guarantees access to high-quality care

False

According to the reading, what does the “amenability factor” describe?

How survival disparities widen because poor minority women lack access to effective treatments

According to the reading, which is NOT a major reason for why health care delivery is not equitable in the U.S.?

Health care innovations

According to the reading, quality of care, access to specialized screening, and neighborhood factors are signficant contributors to racial disparities in breast cancer outcomes

True

According to the reading, which of hte following is not a reason why clinics that serve mostly minority populations offer lower quality care?

Clinics are located far from medical schools

According to the reading, if being uninsured was a cause of death,

True

According to the reading, mistrust of the healthcare system is a barrier to care for many Black women.

True

Accroding to the reading, what does the term “structural violence refer to in the context of healthcare disparities?

Systematic inequalities embedded in social structures that harm certain groups

According to the reading, doctors and nursing staff who are exposed to LOW volumes of particular kinds of cases have more time to hone their skills, and this leads to better outcomes.

False

According to the reading, black women are 40% more likely to die from breast cancer than white women

True