HEA 477 CHAPTER 2 THE AFFORDABLE CARE ACT EXAMS QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS
Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Contract with long term care providers
for postacute care and the ACOs will be held accountable for the quality outcomes associated with that
care.
Affordable Care Act (ACA) - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Passed in 2010 to greatly expand coverage of
millions, as well as adding many new mandates and regulations, Also known as "ObamaCare".
Asset Recovery - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅The ACA creates a new category of Medicaid recipients and
permits the spouse of a long-term care recipient to keep some of the recipient's assets to protect that
spouse against impoverishment
Aging and Disability Resource Centers - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Provide information and assistance to
both consumers and professionals, and serve as the entry point to publicly administered long-term
services, including those funded under Medicaid.
Balancing Incentive Payments Program - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Aimed at removing barriers to providing
long-term care in people's homes and communities.
Bundling - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Payment is paid to a single entity for a defined episode of care rather
than individual payments to individual service-providers.
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅The government agency overseeing
operation of the Medicare and Medicaid programs formerly the Health Care Financing Administration.
CLASS Program - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Would have established a national long term care insurance
program.
Community-based services - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅A term used to include noninstitutional long-term
care, it usually includes services such as home health care, hospice, and respite care.
AND ANSWERS
Accountable Care Organizations (ACOs) - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Contract with long term care providers
for postacute care and the ACOs will be held accountable for the quality outcomes associated with that
care.
Affordable Care Act (ACA) - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Passed in 2010 to greatly expand coverage of
millions, as well as adding many new mandates and regulations, Also known as "ObamaCare".
Asset Recovery - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅The ACA creates a new category of Medicaid recipients and
permits the spouse of a long-term care recipient to keep some of the recipient's assets to protect that
spouse against impoverishment
Aging and Disability Resource Centers - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Provide information and assistance to
both consumers and professionals, and serve as the entry point to publicly administered long-term
services, including those funded under Medicaid.
Balancing Incentive Payments Program - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Aimed at removing barriers to providing
long-term care in people's homes and communities.
Bundling - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Payment is paid to a single entity for a defined episode of care rather
than individual payments to individual service-providers.
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅The government agency overseeing
operation of the Medicare and Medicaid programs formerly the Health Care Financing Administration.
CLASS Program - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Would have established a national long term care insurance
program.
Community-based services - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅A term used to include noninstitutional long-term
care, it usually includes services such as home health care, hospice, and respite care.
