Author Question: Regulatory interventions were initiated to reduce the rise in health care costs. These interventions ... (Read 132 times)

Destiiny22 · **on:** Jul 23, 2018

Regulatory interventions were initiated to reduce the rise in health care costs. These interventions include:

1. Prospective payment systems
2. State limits on health care fees
3. Federal guidelines for treatment
4. Court review of insurance coverage

Question 2

Changes in recent population demographics that have impacted the delivery of nursing care in-clude the following: (Select all that apply.)

1. Increased birth rates
2. Increased life expectancy
3. Decreasing rural population
4. Expanding urban settlement
5. Advances in medical modalities
6. Availability of free public education

DylanD1323 · **Reply #1 on:** Jul 23, 2018

Answer to Question 1

ANS: 1
As a means to reduce health care costs, in 1983 Congress established the prospective payment system in which hospitals are reimbursed a set dollar amount for each diagnosis-related group, regardless of the length of stay or use of services in the hospital.
State limits on health care fees have not been used nationwide to reduce health care costs.
Federal guidelines for treatment have not been used to reduce the cost of health care. Rather, the focus has been on financial reimbursement.
Court review of insurance coverage has not been a primary intervention to lower health care costs.

Answer to Question 2

ANS: 2, 3, 4
Demographic changes affect the population. Changes influencing health care in recent decades include the population shift from rural areas to urban centers; the increased life span; the higher incidence of chronic, long-term illness; and the increased incidence of diseases such as alcoholism and lung cancer. Nursing responds to such changes by exploring new methods to provide care, by changing educational emphases, and by establishing practice standards.
Recent birth rates have declined.
Advances in medical modalities and availability of free public education do not reflect changes in population demographics but rather health care advances and social services.