Health Care in the United States Flashcards
(27 cards)
Deductible
The amount a person pays for covered healthcare services before the insurance plan starts to pay.
Demographic
The data from human population that describe vital statistic, size, and distribution.
Endemic
The amount of a particular disease that is usually present in a community or a baseline level of the disease.
Epidemic
An increase, often sudden, in the number of cases of a disease above what is normally expected in that population in that area.
Epidemiology
The study of the nature, cause, control, and determinants of the frequency of disease, disability, and death in a population.
Health
State of optimal well-being, achieved through prevention of illness and injury.
Health Insurance
Payment for healthcare expenses, which may or may not occur, in return for a specified payment in advance.
Medical Model
A model that focuses on the diagnosis and treatment of disease and illness.
Morbidity
Level of health and well-being
Mortality
Risk of death.
Pandemic
Epidemic that spreads over a wide geographic area, affecting a large part of the population.
Premium
The amount the person pays each month for health insurance.
Single-payer Model
A system in which a public agency would finance and fund healthcare, but the delivery of health services remains in the public sector.
Universal Coverage
Refers to a healthcare system where every individual has health coverage.
Wellness Model
A model that focuses on the prevention of disease and illness.
Who is considered the “Father of Modern Medicine”?
Hippocrates
Who is believed to be the first to practice medicine?
The Egyptians
What is still read upon the first day of medical school
The Hippocratic Oath
What are some plagues and epidemics the caused millions of deaths?
Small Pox, The Plague, Polio, and the Spanish Flu
What is still one of the leading causes of death?
Communicable diseases
Endemic
Baseline of particular disease that is usually present in a community.
Epidemic
Increase, often sudden in number of cases of a disease above what is normally expected in a population in that area.
Pandemic
Epidemic spread over several countries/ continents, usually affecting a large number of people.
What is healthcare in the United States made up of?
Complicated, multiple system of both privately and publicly funded programs.
