Health Care in the United States

Question 1

medical model

Answer 1

if you have a disease or illness, may include surgery or drug therapy

Question 2

Wellness model

Answer 2

focuses on the stop of disease, and the maintenance of a persons overall well being

Question 3

Demographic

Answer 3

focuses on characteristics about a population such as age, race, and gender.

Question 4

Census

Answer 4

focuses on population information about its members in the population

Question 5

Epidemiology

Answer 5

study of nature, cause, control, and determines the frequency of disease, disability, and death of a population

Question 6

Centers for disease control (CDC)

Answer 6

collects healthcare statistics and data that are usually complied from local, county, and state health departments

Question 7

Endemic

Answer 7

the amount of a particular disease that is usually present in a community

Question 8

Epidemic

Answer 8

is a increase in the number of cases of a disease that is not normally expected in that population

Question 9

Pandemic

Answer 9

is an epidemic that has spread over serval countries of continents.

Question 10

Morbidity

Answer 10

the state of being unhealthy due to a disease or condition

Question 11

Morality

Answer 11

the belief that some behavior is right and some is wrong

Question 12

Hospitals

Answer 12

Provides short term care, acute care, diagnostic and rehabilitation

Question 13

clinic

Answer 13

provides combinations of practices,

Question 14

Health maintenance

Answer 14

Provides help services at group rates

Question 15

public healthcare

Answer 15

care through federal, state, and local agencies for people who can not afford to pay health care

Question 16

Long-term Care

Answer 16

Provides personal care for elderly and extended recovering from illness care

Question 17

Nursing homes

Answer 17

medical care and treatment are administered

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Physicians offices

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Provides patients with primary care, first line of defense for patients against illness and disease.

Question 19

Specialty Hospitals

Answer 19

Provides treatment for a specific condition such as tuberculosis, mental, disorders or rehab services

Question 20

Health insurance

Answer 20

eligible by age, income, military, or as benefit from employer

Question 21

Uninsured

Answer 21

Paid directly from patient

Question 22

Underinsured

Answer 22

having insurance that can not cover the entire cost of a bill

Question 23

Deductible

Answer 23

the amount a patient pays before the healthcare insurance pays anything

Question 24

Co-Insurance

Answer 24

a covered health care service that a patient pays after deductible

Question 25

Co-Payments

Answer 25

money a patient pays for a covered health care service

Question 26

Affordable Care Act ( ACA)

Answer 26

The healthcare and education reconciliation Act, by President Obama in March 2010

Question 27

Single-Payer Model

Answer 27

a public agency would finance and fund healthcare

Question 28

Universal Coverage

Answer 28

Covered for all medically necessary services