Unit 3: Health Systems

Question 1

Until 1960, how were people usually paying for healthcare

Answer 1

People were usually paying for healthcare out of pocket.

Question 2

What was a core idea of “the peoples hospital”?

Answer 2

Public Hospitals are funded by tax payers

Question 3

In “The Peoples Hospital” what does Nulia argue about healthcare in the US?

Answer 3

She argues that the US healthcare should focus on prioritizing treatment first and focus on money after.

Question 4

What is Fee for service?

Answer 4

A healthcare payment system in which doctors and medical professionals get paid for each service provided.

Question 5

True or False: the physician charges separately from the hospital

Answer 5

True

Question 6

Currently, how do most people pay for hospital bills/care?

Answer 6

For most people this is paid for by insurance companies.

Question 7

Is the out of pocket cost for healthcare greater or lesser for someone without insurance.

Answer 7

The charge is HIGHER.

Question 8

Do most insurance companies work with co- pay

Answer 8

YES

Question 9

How does money in the healthcare system flow?

Answer 9

From top to bottom?

Question 10

Who is in charge of regulating market places and private insurances?

Answer 10

State Government

Question 11

How old do you have to be for Medicare?

Answer 11

65 or Older

Question 12

Who is Medicaid for?

Answer 12

Populations with low income and limited resources.

Question 13

How much was the National health dollar as of 2022?

Answer 13

4.5 Trillion

Question 14

Where does most of the money from healthcare go towards?

Answer 14

Insurance

Question 15

Why was the hospital in “ The Hospital” called the Band- Aid- Station

Answer 15

because it was a small local hospital in a rural area.

Question 16

whats the setting of “ The Hospital” by Brian Alexander

Answer 16

Bryan, Ohio

Question 17

Who funds a Public hospital?

Answer 17

It is funded through taxes

Question 18

Who owns a Public Hospital?

Answer 18

The government AND it is funded by tax payers

Question 19

Who owns a private for profit hospital?

Answer 19

An individual owns it

Question 20

Who owns a non Profit hospital?

Answer 20

The people (lowkey), usually funded by donations made in the community.

Question 21

What does “ In Network” provider mean?

Answer 21

means that a provider has a contract with your insurance company to negotiate prices . Usually has a co-pay and the insurance company pays the rest.

Question 22

What does an “Out of Network” provider mean?

Answer 22

Means that an provider does NOT have a contract with your insurance company and results in patient getting billed full cost.

Question 23

What does SES stand for?

Answer 23

Social economic status

Question 24

What does Quantitative mean in context of a study?

Answer 24

the study is number focused

Question 25

What does it mean if a study has a Qualitative focus?

Answer 25

Means there is emphasis on the stories and self reporting of population of their stories.

Question 26

What makes Raudenbush's study on access to health care different from other previous studies?

Answer 26

She uses a Qualitative approach and describes the unexpected strategies people use instead of formal routes.

Question 27

What are the 3 factors of SES.

Answer 27

1) income + wealth 2) education 3)occupation

Question 27

What is the importance of the whitehall study?

Answer 27

First study to show a clear connection between SES and effects on health.

Question 28

What was published in 1964?

Answer 28

The Surgeon General Report

Question 28

What does the FTC stand for?

Answer 28

Federal Trade Commission

Question 29

what did the FTC enforce that is called " fair use/ fair time"

Answer 29

If a station was going to advertise smoking, they had to advertise alternative views.

Question 30

Pre- emption meaning:

Answer 30

laws at one level of government taking precedence over laws of a lower level; in the context tobacco, the feds supersede the local state and the state couldn't enforce stricter laws.

Question 31

Synar Amendment

Answer 31

unfunded mandate that regulated the age you could purchase tobacco.

Question 32

Who (what group) were the start to anti smoking legislation.

Answer 32

Grass roots non smokers.

Question 33

What does CMS stand for ?

Answer 33

Center of medicare/medicaid services

Question 33

When was the Asylum era at a peak?

Answer 33

1950s

Question 34

How were large Asylums funded?

Answer 34

state governed and funded systems.

Question 35

This type of meds were discovered in the 1960s

Answer 35

Antipsychotic

Question 36

Asylums were an easy way for people to send off both mentally ill and _________ family members.

Answer 36

difficult

Question 37

what is the LA DMH

Answer 37

LA Department of mental health

Question 38

Goal of Public System

Answer 38

Simply trying to solve the issue of homlessness.

Question 39

Goal of Private Systems

Answer 39

Clients are individual families that try to solve dynamics of love, family etc

Question 40

What is Jones v City of LA ruling?

Answer 40

It was illegal to arrest/punish homeless people unless the gov provided housing.

Question 41

Anosognosia

Answer 41

A condition were someone lacks awareness of their mental illness deficit.

Question 42

Was change in the 4 countries similar or different?

Answer 42

Different

Question 43

Important details on Frances anti tobacco history

Answer 43

The first major anti-smoking law was named after Health Minister Simone Veil, then the Evin law came that prohibited smoking and advertising in all public areas (1990)

Question 44

Important details on Canadas anti Tobacco history

Answer 44

Had a slow start and in the 1980s/90s smoking bands and campaigns were launched. in the 2000s Canada became strict in their regulation of tobacco product packaging and had clear labels to dissuade users. They became a global leader in graphic health warnings

Question 45

Important details on the UKs anti tobacco history

Answer 45

in the 1960s the gov banned smoking advertizing on tv which soon turned into package warnings being mandatory. they have also been rising tobacco taxes.