Health Care Systems Review

The government agency responsible for regulating food and drug products sold to the public is (including new medication) ___.

• National Institutes of Health (NIH)

• Health Departments

• Center for Disease Control (CDC)

• Food and Drug Administration (FDA)

The government agency responsible for identifying the standards of treatment that should be provided by health care facilities and improving the quality of healthcare is ___.

• Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA)

• Health Departments

• World Health Organization (WHO)

• Agency for Health Care Research and Quality (ARHQ)

The government agency conducts biomedical and public health research is ___.

• National Institutes of Health (NIH)

• World Health Organization (WHO)

• Centers for Disease Control (CDC)

• Food and Drug Administration (FDA)

Provide care for terminally ill persons (expected to live less than 6 months)

• Mental health facilities

• Medical offices

• Emergency care clinics

• Hospice agencies

The agency sponsored by the United Nations that compiles statistics on disease and is concerned with global healthcare issues is the ____.

• National Institutes of Health (NIH)

• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)

• World Health Organization (WHO)

• U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (USDHHS)

A private (proprietary) hospital is a nonprofit hospital that relies on government funding.

• True

• False

Hospitals are classified as private, public, religious, or government depending on the sources of income received.

• True

• False

This type of insurance is federally funded and pays for people over 65 or with certain disabilities

• Medicare

• Medicaid

Medicaid insurance (funded by the state and federal government) assists people....

• Who are over 65 in nursing homes

• Who are low-income

This insurance model requires you to get a referral from your PCP before you can see a specialist.

• HMO

• PPO

• Point of Service Plans

• COBRA