US Health Care System Quiz 1 Content (?)

government, insurers, patients, providers

The constituents of healthcare (4)

Beveridge, National Health Insurance, Out-of-Pocket Model, Bismarck Model

Healthcare models (4)

insured, uninsured, veterans, elderly

The US has four types of patients

17%

The US spends approximately this percentage of its GDP on healthcare

false

Americans are automatically covered for medical care (true or false)

elderly and certain disabled

Medicare applies to two specific demographic groups

poor, children

Medicaid and CHIP apply to these demographic groups

Reimbursement

A payment to providers for services delivered

true

The ACA required all US citizens to be covered by public or private insurance (true or false)

true

There is no central agency governing the US healthcare system (true or false)

need and demand

Two factors limiting patient decisions

false

The US healthcare system is governed by free market principles (true or false)

patients, providers, payers, pharma

The four Ps