Chapter 13: Healthcare Delivery in the United States

Medicare is available to those:

• A) 60 years and older.

• B) with permanent liver failure.

• C) with certain disabilities.

• D) None of these is correct.

The part of Medicare that is the hospital insurance portion is:

• A) Part A.

• B) Part B.

• C) Part C.

• D) Part D.

In the third-party payment system, the patient is the:

• A) first party.

• B) second party.

• C) third party.

• D) service.

In the third-party payment system, the provider is the:

• A) first party.

• B) second party.

• C) third party.

• D) None of these is correct.

Managed care is a system of healthcare delivery that focuses on:

• A) efficiency.

• B) control overutilization.

• C) the price of services.

• D) All of these are correct.

The type of healthcare practice that incorporates interventions aimed at disease prevention and health promotion is:

• A) population-based public health practice.

• B) medical practice.

• C) long-term practice.

• D) end-of-life practice.

Restorative care is a component of:

• A) population-based public health practice.

• B) medical practice.

• C) long-term practice.

• D) end-of-life practice.

Healthcare delivery in the United States is very similar to other developed countries.

• True

• False

Self-care has been used historically in America and is still used today.

• True

• False

The Hill-Burton Act provided substantial funds for medical education.

• True

• False