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nmorano1

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Which implements the concept of gatekeeping to contain healthcare costs?
 A) Acute healthcare facilities/hospitals
  B) Health maintenance organizations
  C) Patients who receive care
  D) Providers who render care

Question 2

Prospective payment systems and health maintenance organizations reward healthcare providers monetarily for maintaining lower costs and penalize those providers who do not keep costs within preestablished limits. With regard to ethics, placing such monetary rewards and penalties before health-care providers _____.
 A) Establishes limits on the amount a payer is reimbursed for rendering care
  B) May impact both the quantity and quality of patients' health care
  C) Penalizes providers who create gatekeeping procedures that limit access
  D) Usually benefits everyone after an initial investment of limited resources



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ryrychapman11

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Answer to Question 1

B

Answer to Question 2

B




nmorano1

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Reply 2 on: Jul 12, 2018
Excellent


ebonylittles

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Reply 3 on: Yesterday
Thanks for the timely response, appreciate it

 

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