A patient tells the nurse, I didn't sign up for health care insurance at my job because I'm young and healthy and can use the money in other ways. The response that best explains the advantage of health insurance would be, With insurance
a. a fiscal middleman pays your health care bills.
b. your individual contributions go directly to paying your personal expenses.
c. you can borrow money for unexpected health care expenses at a very low interest rate.
d. you are spreading the risk in case you have a serious health event, such as cancer or major trauma.
Question 2
The nurse is asked by a patient, Why is it necessary to have deductibles and copayments when I already have health insurance? The best response would be
a. They are a way to improve the margin of profit in the fee-for-service method of paying for health care.
b. They prevent health care agencies from having huge deficits associated with uncompensated care.
c. They were developed to save health care dollars at the time Medicare introduced DRGs.
d. They are part of the incremental changes designed to provide more universal care.
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