7 outpatient and primary care facilities Flashcards
1
Q
ambulatory
A
refers to any health care services that are not provided on the basis of an overnight stay in which room and board costs are incurred
2
Q
trump’s executive order on health care reform
A
can buy insurance through association plans
causes premiums to raise for those who are sick because young healthy people will be using the exchange sabotages the ACA
trump is going to stop paying subsidies causing premiums to go up
3
Q
health systems that emphasize primary care have…
A
better health levels
higher satisfaction
lower expenditures
4
Q
what did the ACA do for primary care?
A
- increased medicare and medicaid payments to primary care providers
- creating new incentives such as funding scholarship and loan repayment for primary care providers working in underserved areas
- expanding the health center program and bolstering the capacity of health centers
- establishing additional training programs
5
Q
Home health care services
A
nursing care short term rehab therapy
6
Q
hospice services
A
life expectancy less than 6 months
7
Q
what % of adults use CAM
A
38%
