WGU D050 HISTORY OF HEALTHCARE IN AMERICA
OBJECTIVE ASSESSMENT ACTUAL EXAM STUDY GUIDE
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What are the three main goals of ACA? .......Answer.........expand
access to health insurance, reduce healthcare costs, support
innovative delivery methods
What was created in 1915? .......Answer.........American
Association for Labor Legislation... created in the model bill
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) sets quality
standards for what areas? .......Answer.........standards for nursing
homes and hospitals, diagnostic standards and billing codes
,age 2 of 30
How does CMS evaluate nursing homes? .......Answer.........rates
the quality of US nursing homes through the Star rating program
When was healthcare first created in the United States?
.......Answer.........1798 Act for Relief of the Sick and Disabled
Seaman
What was the precursor of Medicare and Medicaid?
.......Answer.........Social security passed in 1935
What area *medicare or medicaid* was improved by the ACA?
.......Answer.........medicare
How many children were on CHIP as of Feb 2020?
.......Answer.........6 million
What year was medicare and medicaid formed?
.......Answer.........1965
, age 3 of 30
What areas can Mezzo interactions influence?
.......Answer.........organizations, schools, buisnesses and political
relms
What areas do Macro interactions influence?
.......Answer.........interactions between healthcare workers and
patients/support systems of patients
What do macro indentify and influence?
.......Answer.........systemic cause of health disparities (not the
indiviual)
What is the foundational reimbursement model used during the
establishment of the Medicare and Medicaid programs.
.......Answer.........Fee for service