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Consumer Health (Definition)

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  • anything that relates to “this product might enhance our health”
  • Encompasses all aspects of the marketplace related to the purchase of health services and products. (vitamins, meds, exercise equipment, doctor, dentist, insurance)
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Blinded Studies (Definition)

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  • studies that are performed in which the groups (test subjects) do not know if they are receiving the drug or placebo.
  • double blinded studies: when neither the person doing the study or the study subjects know who is receiving what.
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Deductibles (Definition)

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the amount of money a policy holder/beneficiary pays each year before the health insurance company begins paying for covered services

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Health Exclusions (Definition)

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a specified health condition that is excluded from coverage

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Obamacare (Definition)

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  • The affordable care act
  • increase the quality and affordability of health insurance, lower the uninsured rate by expanding public and private insurance coverage, reduce the costs of health care for individuals and the government.
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Bias (Definition)

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prejudice in favor of or against one thing, person or group compared with another, usually in a way considered to be unfair.

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Peer-review (Definition)

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a process in which work is reviewed by others who usually have equivalent or superior knowledge.

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Fixed Indemnity (Definition)

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maximum amount an insurer will pay for a certain service.

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Placebo (Definition)

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substance used in medical treatment that has no pharmaceutical effect on the problem it is being used to treat

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Quackery (Definition)

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promotion of health practices or remedies that have no compelling scientific basis

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Co-Payment (Definition)

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the flat fee that an insured person has to pay for each use of the health care system

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Randomization (Definition)

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employ random selection or sampling in an experiment or procedure

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Health Fraud (Definition)

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services or articles of unproven effectiveness that are promoted to improve health, well being or appearance.

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Premium (Definition)

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  • the amount a person and/or employer pays for insurance coverage.
  • regular periodic payments
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Affordable Care Act (Obamacare)

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Main Feature: to increase the quality and affordability of health insurance, lower the uninsured rate and reduce the cost of healthcare for individuals and the government
Year Enacted: 2010

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Health Maintenance and Insurance Act (HMO)

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MF: attempt to bring down the cost of insurance by having health care services provided to everyone by their employers
YE: 1973

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Hill-Burton Act

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MF: gives incentives to states to build hospitals
YE: 1946

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Social Security Act

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MF: an attempt to limit what was seen as dangers in the modern American Life, such as old age, poverty, and unemployments
YE: 1935

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Medicare/Medicaid Act

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MF: Medicare: given to senior citizens who were unable to afford medicare (required age 65)
Medicaid: given by the state, designed for certain people with low income
YE: 1965

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Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA)

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MF: protects health insurance coverage for workers and their families when they change or lose their jobs
YE: 1996

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COBRA

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Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act
MF: provides certain former employees, retirees, spouses/former spouses and dependent children the right to temporary continuation of health coverage at group rates. Only available when coverage is lost due to certain specific events.
YE: 1986

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Health Security Act

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Act that Hillary Clinton proposed
MF: to come up with a comprehensive plan to provide universal health care for all Americans
YE: 1993 (did not get voted on though)

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American Medical Association

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Function: to promote art and science of medicine for the betterment of the public health, to advance the interests of physicians and their patients and to raise money for the medical education

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Centers for Disease Control

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Function: main goal is to protect public health and safety through the control and prevention of disease, injury and disability. Focuses attention on developing and applying disease control and prevention

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World Health Organization

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Function: came up with 3 goals for what a good health system should do: 1) good health 2) responsiveness 3) fairness in financing
Evaluates health care delivered in 191 countries

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Preferred Provider Organizations

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Function: The insured person may see any doctor. They make arrangements to for lower fees with a network of providers and give financial incentives to policy holders if they stay within the network.

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Food and Drug Administration

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Function: safety and marketing of drugs, cosmetics, medical devices. Limited regulation of dietary supplements and herbs

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Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations(JCAHO)

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Function: organization that accredits over 16000 US institutions. If the facility you go to is JCAHO, your health care should be up to date and standard.

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Health Maintenance Organizations

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Function: each patient has a primary care physician, who coordinates patient care. In order to see a specialist you must get a referral from your PCP and can only see the physicians approved by the HMO

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Hospices

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Function: support care services that provide holistic care for dying persons, their families and loved ones. Usually given to patients with less than 6 months to live

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National Institute of Health

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Function: is an agency of The US Department of Health and Human Services, responsible for biomedical and health-related research

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Amount of GDP spent on US healthcare

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17-18%

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Cost of healthcare per person in US

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$7,129

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Number of uninsured Americans

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46 million

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WHO ranking of US healthcare in 2000 report

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37

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