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Through the judicial system Through the legislative process Both B and C (Week 1 Lecture) Question 6. Question : (TCO 3) In the 1990s, the push for cost containment changed how physicians and hospitals are paid. The changes: Student Answer: replaced fee-for-service payments with prospective payment methods. bundled services into one payment to shift risk away from payers. had payment be negotiated between providers and payers. All of the above (Chapter 4, pg. 40.) 1. Question : (TCO 2) For the last 25 years, what has been the fundamental conflict between purchasers and the healthcare industry? Question 2. Question : (TCO 4) List the methods of hospital payment. Question 3. Question : (TCO 2) Why is the U.S. considered a dispersed model of healthcare? Question 4. Question : (TCO 4) What is the concept of patient cost sharing? Is it a painless form of cost control? For whom? Question 5. Question : (TCO 3) What is the relationship between costs and health outcomes? What can be done to improve outcomes without raising costs? Set 2