Study online at https://quizlet.com/_77vzm3
system A group of parts that work together as a whole
Quality how good or bad something is
(n) approach or admittance to places, persons, things; an
access
increase; (v) to get at, obtain
cost price of goods or services
Health care systems that provide access to health care for
universal coverage
all legal residents of a nation.
The principle that governments have an obligation to en-
social solidarity sure that every citizen has access to all social services,
including healthcare
The moral principle that large organizations or govern-
ments should not interfere with, or take over, responsi-
Subsidarity bilities that can be administered by individuals and local
organizations, but rather should support them, always
with a focus on the common good.
general reciprocity giving with no expectation of return
Centralized controlled by federal gov.
decentralized local and state gov run
Federal and state government health programs (e.g.,
Public Health Insurance/services Medicare, Medicaid, SCHIP, TRICARE) available to eligible
individuals.
health insurance that can be purchased from private in-
Private Health Insurance/services surance companies to provide coverage for health care
expenses
a small fixed fee paid by the patient at the time of an office
copayment
visit
Coinsurance
, HCD 303
Study online at https://quizlet.com/_77vzm3
the sharing of expenses by the policyholder and the insur-
ance company
Specified amount of money that the insured must pay
for covered medical expenses before the insurance policy
Deductible
begins to pay; usually annual amount per individual or
family
German insurance programs offered by nonprofit groups
Sickness funds to serve a given occupation, geographic location, or em-
ployer. Otherwise known as social insurance.
government programs that protect people experiencing
safety net unfavorable economic conditions (also pregnant women,
elderly, children)
a situation where insured individuals pay a portion of
cost sharing the healthcare costs, such as deductibles, coinsurance or
co-payments
a sum of money granted by the government or a public
subsidy body to assist an industry or business so that the price of
a commodity or service may remain low or competitive.
It is the function of a system concerned with the mobiliza-
tion, accumulation, and allocation of money to cover the
Health Financing
health needs of the people, individually and collectively,
in the health system
US-17.9%
UK-9.6%
Health spending as a % of the GDP
Germany-11.1
Singapore-4.5
A payment model where all healthcare services, products,
fee-for-service and prescription medications are unbundled and paid for
separately.
per diem