Exam 9: Health Care Systems and Policy

You have been asked to present arguments in favor of reimbursable nutrition services to an HMO benefits coordinator.What benefits of nutrition intervention would you highlight in your discussion?

Explain why health promotion is a major component of health care reform at the national level.

State the value of using medical nutrition therapy protocols to document client outcomes in various health care settings.

Which of the following is not an effective method for containing the cost of healthcare?

Which of the following is not characteristic of the prospective payment system?

Medicare and Medicaid are the same program.

Medicaid provides assistance with medical care for all of the following except

What is a consumer-directed health plan? What are its benefits and limitations?

What is the Children's Health Insurance Program (CHIP)?

The Social Security Act of 1935 included provisions for Medicare and Medicaid.

Older Americans consume a disproportionate amount of medical care.

Explain the philosophy behind the HMO idea.

U.S.per capita health spending exceeds that of other industrialized nations by significant margins.

Medical nutrition therapy includes dietary modifications and nutrition counseling,but does not include the more complex methods of nutrition support.

Who is the "third party" in third-party reimbursement?

Trends in health care cost containment among third-party payers include

In 2010,approximately _____ percent of the U.S.population was uninsured.

The Children's Health Insurance Program was designed to reach children whose parents earned too much to qualify for Medicaid,but not enough to afford private health insurance.

Which type of health insurance is most likely to encourage physicians to provide more medical services to a patient than may be necessary?