Health maintenance organizations and managed care organizations ...

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Health maintenance organizations and managed care organizations have many similarities. Which of the following is more likely to be characteristic of a health maintenance organization?
 
  1. believing that it would be less expensive to maintain health than to treat illness
  2. controlling cost through the control of utilization of services
  3. establishing criteria for quality care
  4. allocating scarce resources

Question 2

On the basis of the changing demographics of the United States, which of the following services are likely to consume an increasing percentage of the national expenditures for health care?
 
  1. services for pregnant teenagers
  2. long-term care for the elderly
  3. treatment of the leading causes of illness for whites
  4. services to Native-Americans

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Answer to Question 1

ANS: 1

Answer to Question 2

ANS: 2