Which of the following best describes a current trend related to ...

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Which of the following best describes a current trend related to health care services?
 
  a. Nonprofit organizations are assuming responsibilities for service from for-profit organizations.
  b. Health care organizations are offering services low in cost and higher in reimbursement.
  c. Ways to minimize reimbursement using current procedural terminology (CPT) codes have been created.
  d. Postponing computerized medical record programs increases profitability.

Question 2

Which of the following best describes why so many Americans continue to engage in unhealthy behaviors?
 
  a. Americans are not knowledgeable on how to change their behavior.
  b. Americans believe that most illnesses can be cured with insurance footing the bill.
  c. Health is not a concern to most Americans.
  d. Most Americans do not know which behaviors are unhealthy.

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Answer to Question 1

ANS: B
There is a national shift from nonprofit health care to for-profit health care as large for-profit organizations take over smaller community organizations. Because emphasis is on profit, mechanisms of achieving higher reimbursement have been developed. Coding of the patient's illness from the CPT codes results in an increase in reimbursement. Use of computerized medical record programs almost ensures that service can be reimbursed at the highest rate possible. This has changed health care practices to the use of services that are low in cost and higher in reimbursement. High-cost services are limited or not offered.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: B
Society sees insurance as an economic shield protecting against all disease and illness. The belief in cure rather than prevention, combined with this financial safety net, encourages society to become a passive participant in health care. The pervasive societal thought is I don't have to worry; I have insurance. Americans are aware of which behaviors are unhealthy, have knowledge on how to change their behavior, and are concerned about health, but insurance has allowed them to take a passive approach to health.