3 ACCESS TO HEALTH CARE WITH
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS.
Access to health care has two major components.
1) Is the ability to pay.
2) Is the availability of health care personnel and facilities that are close to where people
live, accessible by transportation, culturally acceptable, and capable of providing
appropriate care in a timely manner and in a compatible language. - Answers-
Between 1980 and 2010 the number of uninsured people in the US grew from 25 to ___
million - Answers-50 million
What are the financial barriers to health care?
1)
2) - Answers-1) Lack of insurance
2) Underinsurance
1. Lack of Insurance: - Answers-Health insurance coverage, whether public or private, is
a key factor in making health care accessible. Hispanics are currently the largest
percentage of the non-insured, followed by African Americans and Asians.
2. Underinsurance: - Answers-Health insurance does not guarantee financial access to
care. Many people are underinsured; that is, their health insurance coverage has
limitations that restrict access to needed services.
What are the non-financial barriers to health care?
1)
2)
3)
4)
5)
6) - Answers-1) Lack of Prompt Access
2) Gender-Access and Women's Health
3) Race/Ethnicity and Access to Health Care
4) Language
5) Literacy
6) Cultural difference
1. Lack of Prompt Access - Answers-Medical practices often fail to provide their patients
with access at the time when the patient needs care.
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS.
Access to health care has two major components.
1) Is the ability to pay.
2) Is the availability of health care personnel and facilities that are close to where people
live, accessible by transportation, culturally acceptable, and capable of providing
appropriate care in a timely manner and in a compatible language. - Answers-
Between 1980 and 2010 the number of uninsured people in the US grew from 25 to ___
million - Answers-50 million
What are the financial barriers to health care?
1)
2) - Answers-1) Lack of insurance
2) Underinsurance
1. Lack of Insurance: - Answers-Health insurance coverage, whether public or private, is
a key factor in making health care accessible. Hispanics are currently the largest
percentage of the non-insured, followed by African Americans and Asians.
2. Underinsurance: - Answers-Health insurance does not guarantee financial access to
care. Many people are underinsured; that is, their health insurance coverage has
limitations that restrict access to needed services.
What are the non-financial barriers to health care?
1)
2)
3)
4)
5)
6) - Answers-1) Lack of Prompt Access
2) Gender-Access and Women's Health
3) Race/Ethnicity and Access to Health Care
4) Language
5) Literacy
6) Cultural difference
1. Lack of Prompt Access - Answers-Medical practices often fail to provide their patients
with access at the time when the patient needs care.
