Chapter 8 Flashcards
true statements regarding the relationship between income and health in the U.S.
The higher one’s income, the more likely one is to be in good health; the impact of low income on health is especially damaging to infants and children; and uninsured babies are more likely to die or to experience serious medical problems at birth than insured babies
True statement about health care in the U.S.
Increasing numbers of cancer deaths are related to environmental hazards
What has the least impact on society?
most teen mothers are unmarried
True statements about reasons for the extraordinary cost of U.S. health care
increased life expectancy, greater availability of expensive medical technology, and the system of third-party billing
True statements about the Medicare program
It is a program aimed primarily at providing services to the elderly, it covers medical care for citizens who cannot afford private health insurance, and it does not pay for nursing home care
What is the leading cause of death in the U.S.
heart disease
A health care agency that provides preventive and treatment services and is intended to contain medical costs is a
health maintenance organization or HMO
In the U.S. publicly-funded health care is provided to:
those individuals and families who meet income eligibility guidelines
Social workers in health care settings perform which functions
conducting screenings and assessments and offering services such as individual counseling related to illness or death; providing case management services; and representing the hospital in the broader social work community
True statement regarding health care costs in the U.S.?
Only a small amount of health care dollars is spent on prevention
What are examples of public health insurance programs?
Medicare, Medicaid and CHIP
A chronic and severely debilitating that results in high medical costs and long-term dependence on the health care systems is called a
catastrophic illness
About what time in history was AIDS declared a serious health care problem in the U.S.
early 1980s
It is estimated that _______ people in the U.S., are living with HIV infection
1,000,000
The involvement of others in helping those who decide they want to die is referred to as
assisted suicide
