Allied health I Chapter 2 - Health Care Systems

1. Insurance plans vary in the amount of payment and the type of services covered.

2. Medicare is a medical assistance program for individuals with low incomes and individuals who are physically disabled or blind.

3. The health care industry employs more than 17 million workers in over 200 different health careers.

4. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) is concerned with the causes, spread, and control of diseases.

5. Voluntary or nonprofit agencies are supported by donations, membership fees, and federal or state grants.

6. A proprietary hospital is a nonprofit hospital that relies on government funding.

A long-term care facility designed to provide services to patients who need rehabilitation to recover from a major illness, treatment for cancer, dialysis for kidney disease, or heart monitoring is called a/an ____.

The main type of care provided by hospice is ____ care.

The Medicare coverage that assists with payment for hospital services and care is ____.

The agency sponsored by the United Nations that compiles statistics on disease and publishes health information is the ____.