answers A+ graded
True or False? HMO enrollment in the United States decreased in the 1980s. - correct answer
✔✔false
True or False? Managed care has reduced healthcare spending. - correct answer ✔✔true
Which of the following increased the popularity of preferred provider organizations (PPOs) over
HMOs? - correct answer ✔✔Blue Cross Blue Shield plans started to become for-profit instead of
nonprofit
HMO Backlash (THIS ONE)
HMO Act
Creation of Medicare and Medicaid
True or False? Medicare and Medicaid have embraced managed care. - correct answer ✔✔true
True or False? The Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act (EMTALA) requires
hospitals to treat any person experiencing a medical emergency regardless of their race or
gender. - correct answer ✔✔false
True or False? The American Medical Association (AMA) supported prepaid groups and the
creation of Medicare and Medicaid. - correct answer ✔✔false
True or False? New York was the first state to require health insurance companies to file
incorporation papers with the State. - correct answer ✔✔true