Lesson 4 Flashcards
1
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Preventive Care
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The steps taken to keep disease or injury from happening or getting worse
2
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Specialist
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A doctor trained to handle particular kinds of patients or medical conditions
3
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Allied health professionals
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Medical professionals who preform duties which would otherwise have to be preformed by doctors or nurses
4
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Health Insurance
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A plan in which private companies or government programs pay for part of a person’s medical costs
5
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Managed care
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Plan that saves money by limiting the choice of doctors to patients who are members
6
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Health Care System
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The medical services available to a nation’s people and the manner in which these services are paid for