UHI Ch 2 Introduction to Health Insurance

Which has a more narrow focus because it is the patient record created for a single medical practice using a computer, keyboard, mouse, optical pen device, voice recognition system, scanner, and/or touch screen?

• electronic health record

• electronic medical

  record

• multidisciplinary health record

• personal health record

Which includes the identification of disease and the provision of care and treatment to persons who are sick, injured, or concerned about their health status?

• health insurance

• medical care

• preventive care

• third-party payment

Which type of health insurance coverage is subsidized by employers and other organizations?

• group health insurance

• individual health insurance

• public health

  insurance

• universal health insurance

Which type of health insurance coverage is purchased by families who do not have access to employer-subsidized coverage?

• group health insurance

• individual health

  insurance

• public health

  insurance

• universal health insurance

Which type of health insurance coverage has costs that are typically less per person and provides broader coverage?

• group health insurance

• individual health insurance

• public health

  insurance

• universal health insurance

Which party signs a contract with a health insurance company and thus, owns the health insurance policy?

• dependent

• patient

• payer

• policyholder

Which type of health insurance coverage includes federal and state government health programs (e.g., Medicare, Medicaid, SCHIP, TRICARE) that are available to eligible individuals?

• group health insurance

• individual health

  insurance

• public health insurance

• universal health insurance

Which type of insurance has as its goal providing every individual with access to health coverage, regardless of the system implemented to achieve that goal?

• group health insurance

• individual health insurance

• public health

  insurance

• universal health insurance

Which is a centralized health care system adopted by some Western nations (e.g., Canada, Great Britain) and funded by taxes?

• individual health

  insurance

• single-payer plan

• socialized medicine

• universal health

  insurance

Which is a type of single-payer system in which the government owns and operates health care facilities and providers (e.g., physicians) receive salaries?

• government health plan

• managed care

• socialized medicine

• universal health insurance