WGU D050 History of Healthcare in America Questions & Answers | Latest 2023/24 | Updated & Verified | Guaranteed Success

When was healthcare first created in the United States? - 1798 Act for Relief of the Sick and Disabled Seaman What was created in 1915? - American Association for Labor Legislation... created in the model bill What was the precursor of Medicare and Medicaid? - Social security passed in 1935 What are the three main goals of ACA? - expand access to health insurance, reduce healthcare costs, support innovative delivery methods What area *medicare or medicaid* was improved by the ACA? - medicare How many children were on CHIP as of Feb 2020? - 6 million What year was medicare and medicaid formed? - 1965 What areas can Mezzo interactions influence? - organizations, schools, buisnesses and political relms What areas do Macro interactions influence? - interactions between healthcare workers and patients/support systems of patients What do macro indentify and influence? - systemic cause of health disparities (not the individual) What is the foundational reimbursement model used during the establishment of the Medicare and Medicaid programs. - Fee for service