HSA 3111 EXAM 1 STUDY GUIDE

Study Guide-Chapter 1: An Overview of US Health Care Delivery -The primary objectives of a healthcare system include all of the following except: • Enabling all citizens to receive healthcare services • Delivering healthcare services that are cost-effective • Delivering healthcare services using the most current technology, regardless of cost • Delivering healthcare services that meet established standards of quality - The U.S. healthcare system can best be described as: • Expensive • Fragmented • Market-oriented • All of the above -For most privately insured Americans, health insurance is: • Employer-base • Financed by the government • Privately purchased • None of the above - What is the meaning of the term ‘Access?’ • All citizens have health insurance coverage • Availability of services • Employer-based health insurance • Ability to get health care when needed - Medicare is primarily for people who meet the following eligibility requirement: • Elderly • Low-income • Children • Disabled - Medicaid is primarily for people who meet the following eligibility requirement: • Elderly • Low-income • Children • Disabled -The primary functions of managed care include all of the following except: • Improving quality • Achieving efficiencies • Setting prices at which providers are paid • Controlling patients’ utilization of services