One of the goals of the Affordable Care Act is to ________.
a. eliminate privatization of health-care services
b. provide health insurance exclusively for people who were not covered under any other insurance programs
c. ensure that all citizens have health insurance so that universal access to the health system would be achieved
d. increase the role played by corporations in deciding the cost and quality of health care provided to insured people
Question 2
Health maintenance organizations (HMOs) differ from other health-care providers in that HMOs ________.
a. employ greater utilization of preventive health care
b. have higher hospitalization rates and perform more unnecessary surgeries
c. are less capable of controlling costs of health-care decisions of doctors and patients
d. are more expensive and provide more specialized care to patients
The tone of the nurse-patient introduction sets the stage for the patient interview and patient care
Documenting the health history is a crucial step in providing patient care
Concept Care Map
Skilled nursing facilities provide care for patients requiring longer stays than hospitals allow.
Health Care Costs for the Elderly and Disabled
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