Author Question: Which of the following best describes how health care professionals are involved in the problem of ... (Read 72 times)

meagbuch · **on:** Jul 8, 2018

Which of the following best describes how health care professionals are involved in the problem of homelessness?

a. Homeless persons make everyone uncomfortable when they beg for handouts.
b. Homeless persons often live in emergency departments and clinics.
c. Poverty leads to crimes, and health care professionals can be attacked and robbed outside health care facilities.
d. Serious illnesses or disability creates high medical bills, which may lead to homelessness.

Question 2

Which of the following best explains why having parity in insurance coverage does not always help persons with depression?

a. Many persons find that the medications do not relieve symptoms.
b. Most depressed persons do not seek treatment.
c. Most depression is situational, and having insurance does not change the situation.
d. Psychotherapists will not accept the low reimbursement offered by insurance plans.

sokh · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 8, 2018

Answer to Question 1

ANS: D
In 2011, of households with an annual income less than 25,000, 25.4 had no health insurance. Lack of health insurance is a significant factor in creating homelessness. A serious illness or disability can lead to a downward spiral as a result of job loss, use of savings to pay for care, and inability to pay rent.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: B
Although effective treatments and medications exist, most people (almost two thirds) with depressive illness do not seek help. Parity in insurance coverage helps for depressed persons who are encountering situational depression to receive services and promotes care being provided by a variety of providers.