a set fee regardless of income.
Question 4.
Question :
(TCO 4) Fee-for-service reimbursement
is different than the other units of payment for healthcare. This
statement is:
Student Answer:
true because all other forms of
reimbursement group together several services into one payment.
(Chapter 4, pg. 31.)
true because it is the oldest and simplest form of
reimbursement for care provided.
false because the Medicare/Medicaid systems
reimburse healthcare providers in the same method as fee for service.
false because the per diem payment to hospitals
method pays for services on an "as-needed" basis.
Question 5.
Question :
(TCO 1) How is health policy formed?
Student Answer:
Through discussion with patients
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:
with prospective payment methods.
replaced fee-for-service payments
bundled services into one payment to shift risk
away from payers.