Which of the following best describes the effects of Medicare and ...

[daltonest1984]

Which of the following best describes the effects of Medicare and Medicaid? (Select all that apply.)
 
  a. All persons who were temporarily disabled now receive free care.
  b. A previously unseen rise in demand for services occurred.
  c. Many persons previously without access now receive health care.
  d. Medicare reimbursement rates became the standard for all insurance carriers.
  e. Indemnity insurance plans were offered.
  f.
  Public health education was now financed.

Question 2

Which of the following current issues are leading the World Health Organization (WHO) to reconsider its initial definition of health? (Select all that apply.)
 
  a. Environmental issues such as industrial toxins or carcinogenic commercial products
  b. Global, not local, problems such as spread of antibiotic-resistant bacteria
  c. Need to move from containment and treatment to social intervention
  d. Pressure from industrialized nations to emphasize chronic diseases rather than infectious diseases
  e. Realization that government actions influence the basic human right of health
  f.
  Worldwide pandemics such as human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) and swine flu, which require a different approach

Question 3

Which of the following best describes the purposes of professional societies such as the American Nurses Association (ANA)? (Select all that apply.)
 
  a. Providing control and oversight of the occupation
  b. Creating licensing laws to control entry into the profession
  c. Determining appropriate requirements for education into the profession
  d. Establishing standards for practice
  e. Protecting the interests of the practitioners
  f.
  Safeguarding the public trust

[nyrave]

Answer to Question 1

ANS: B, C, D, E
The enactment of Medicare and Medicaid created an unprecedented demand for services, and many persons without access to health care were now able to receive care using an indemnity insurance plan. Medicare reimbursement rates generally became the standard for all insurance carriers. These plans did not provide services for the temporarily disabled or change financing for public health education.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: A, B, C, E, F
WHO is refocusing as it attempts to deal with environmental issues of nuclear contamination and industrial toxins, and the exploration of carcinogenic commercial products (such as tobacco). Globally, WHO is trying to eliminate antibiotic-resistant bacteria and the HIV pandemic. HIV has changed the paradigm from traditional containment and treatment to a more comprehensive approach of social intervention. There is a realization that health is a basic human right and health problems are linked to government action and affect human rights. The WHO is not emphasizing the chronic diseases faced by industrialized nations.

Answer to Question 3

ANS: A, D, E, F
Professional societies seek to further a particular profession, the interests of persons engaged in that profession, and the public interest. Their roles are to maintain control and oversight of the occupationsuch as by writing standards for practiceas well as safeguarding the public trust. Licensure and educational standards are responsibilities of individual states.

[daltonest1984]

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[nyrave]

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