MA100 Study-Outline #1 Guide Exam
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Answers 2025-2026 Updated.
Types of treatment physician's offer to patients
They offer things such as ? - Answer Curative treatment,
Symptomatic treatment (responding to symptoms) ,
palliative treatment (seeking to reduce the effects of a disease or condition without curing the
underlying disease)
Define the three trends in health care - Answer First trend is the desire of those who pay the
bills
Second trend is to encourage the general public to become more responsible for their own good
health and management of chronic conditions.
the third trend is an increased understanding, through empirical evidence (information learned
from experimental research), that people feel better the less they must be confined to a
hospital or go to a hospital for treatment.
Hospital's role - Answer is primarily to provide acute care and diagnostic services.
What is health insurance? - Answer Is a system by which a person or the person's employer
pays an insurance company a yearly amount of money , and the insurance company pays some
or most of the person's medical expenses for that year.
The three government insurance plans: what are they and who/what purpose do they serve? -
Answer Medicaid- began to provide health insurance for low-income children without
parental support and later expanded to cover all the medically indigent.
Medicare -initiated health insurance for the elderly, the disabled, and those with end-stage
kidney disease.
The Civilian Health and Medical Program of the Uniformed Services (CHAMPUS; currently called
TRICARE)- provided health insurance for dependents of active-duty military personnel.
The HMO movement pushed what in the 1970s and what was it all about? - Answer
Traditional health insurance companies begin providing coverage for routine care.
, What is managed care? - Answer The combination of HMO insurance plans and strict
utilization review for hospitalized patients
What did HMOs do to try and reduce payments? What was it and what was it called? - Answer
tried to have physicians accept a flat monthly fee for each subscriber in their practice and agree
to provide all necessary primary care for that fee. This type of payment is called capitation. This
reduces the incentive to provide extra services because their cost will not be reimbursed
separately.
What did HMOs do to try and reduce costs for prescription medications? What was it and what
was it called? - Answer restricting drug coverage to lists of approved drugs. Such a list, called
a formulary, usually includes one or two of the less expensive drugs for each possible medical
condition.
What is ambulatory care? - Answer defined as the patient coming to the care rather than the
patient receiving care in a home or hospital setting (Fig. 1.1).
What is the flow of activity in ambulatory care? - Answer Enter the office.
• Approach the reception desk, identify the physician and time of appointment, provide the
office staff with personal and payment information, and make a copayment (if necessary).
• Be seen by a physician (or by a nurse practitioner [NP] or physician assistant [PA] if the
practice uses such personnel).
• Undergo diagnostic or laboratory tests in the office.
• Receive a diagnosis, treatment, or a referral to another health care provider.
• Receive instruction for follow-up care and any laboratory or diagnostic tests to be done
elsewhere before leaving the medical office; if seriously ill, the patient may be admitted to the
hospital
Know the steps a physician must take to become licensed? - Answer must pass parts I, II, and
III of the U.S. Medical Licensing Examination (USMLE).
Identify the differences and similarities of: - Answer i. Physicians - physicians want to be
"board certified" in a specialty, he or she must pass another examination, administered by the
certification board of the particular specialty. The physician does not need to be board certified
to obtain a state license to practice medicine.
ii. Physician Assistants- PA must have at least 2 years of college plus 2 years of PA school,
although most PA programs award a master's degree. A PA usually specializes (e.g., in pediatrics,
in adult medicine) and manages a group of patients receiving routine care. He or she must
practice with a physician. All states have laws regulating PAs, and students must pass the
national certification examination to obtain a state license.
Questions with Actual Detailed
Answers 2025-2026 Updated.
Types of treatment physician's offer to patients
They offer things such as ? - Answer Curative treatment,
Symptomatic treatment (responding to symptoms) ,
palliative treatment (seeking to reduce the effects of a disease or condition without curing the
underlying disease)
Define the three trends in health care - Answer First trend is the desire of those who pay the
bills
Second trend is to encourage the general public to become more responsible for their own good
health and management of chronic conditions.
the third trend is an increased understanding, through empirical evidence (information learned
from experimental research), that people feel better the less they must be confined to a
hospital or go to a hospital for treatment.
Hospital's role - Answer is primarily to provide acute care and diagnostic services.
What is health insurance? - Answer Is a system by which a person or the person's employer
pays an insurance company a yearly amount of money , and the insurance company pays some
or most of the person's medical expenses for that year.
The three government insurance plans: what are they and who/what purpose do they serve? -
Answer Medicaid- began to provide health insurance for low-income children without
parental support and later expanded to cover all the medically indigent.
Medicare -initiated health insurance for the elderly, the disabled, and those with end-stage
kidney disease.
The Civilian Health and Medical Program of the Uniformed Services (CHAMPUS; currently called
TRICARE)- provided health insurance for dependents of active-duty military personnel.
The HMO movement pushed what in the 1970s and what was it all about? - Answer
Traditional health insurance companies begin providing coverage for routine care.
, What is managed care? - Answer The combination of HMO insurance plans and strict
utilization review for hospitalized patients
What did HMOs do to try and reduce payments? What was it and what was it called? - Answer
tried to have physicians accept a flat monthly fee for each subscriber in their practice and agree
to provide all necessary primary care for that fee. This type of payment is called capitation. This
reduces the incentive to provide extra services because their cost will not be reimbursed
separately.
What did HMOs do to try and reduce costs for prescription medications? What was it and what
was it called? - Answer restricting drug coverage to lists of approved drugs. Such a list, called
a formulary, usually includes one or two of the less expensive drugs for each possible medical
condition.
What is ambulatory care? - Answer defined as the patient coming to the care rather than the
patient receiving care in a home or hospital setting (Fig. 1.1).
What is the flow of activity in ambulatory care? - Answer Enter the office.
• Approach the reception desk, identify the physician and time of appointment, provide the
office staff with personal and payment information, and make a copayment (if necessary).
• Be seen by a physician (or by a nurse practitioner [NP] or physician assistant [PA] if the
practice uses such personnel).
• Undergo diagnostic or laboratory tests in the office.
• Receive a diagnosis, treatment, or a referral to another health care provider.
• Receive instruction for follow-up care and any laboratory or diagnostic tests to be done
elsewhere before leaving the medical office; if seriously ill, the patient may be admitted to the
hospital
Know the steps a physician must take to become licensed? - Answer must pass parts I, II, and
III of the U.S. Medical Licensing Examination (USMLE).
Identify the differences and similarities of: - Answer i. Physicians - physicians want to be
"board certified" in a specialty, he or she must pass another examination, administered by the
certification board of the particular specialty. The physician does not need to be board certified
to obtain a state license to practice medicine.
ii. Physician Assistants- PA must have at least 2 years of college plus 2 years of PA school,
although most PA programs award a master's degree. A PA usually specializes (e.g., in pediatrics,
in adult medicine) and manages a group of patients receiving routine care. He or she must
practice with a physician. All states have laws regulating PAs, and students must pass the
national certification examination to obtain a state license.
