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Hooyman: Social Gerontology: A Multidisciplinary Perspective, 7e

Chapter 17

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All of the following statements describe people over 65 EXCEPT_____

They have an average expenditure for health costs that is four times the cost for those under age 65.They account for the largest percent of the nation's annual federal health care expenditures.They have a greater need for acute care.

The major limitation of Medicare is its focus on _____

acute carepreventative carechronic care

When choosing a home health care service one should look for one that ______

is licensed, accredited and certified.Both A and B are correct.has a treatment and service plan.

_____ is/are policies under which patients are provided health care services under the supervision of a single professional, usually a physician.

Managed careProspective-payment systemCapitated payments

The Medicare component which is financed through the Social security payroll tax is _____.

Part BPart CPart A

A ____ system was instituted in 1983 to reduce health care costs by reimbursing hospitals according to the diagnostic category in which patients are placed.

spend downprospective-payment systemproprietary

Nursing home care is primarily financed by _____.

MedicaidSupplemental Security IncomeMedicare

Establishment of _____ will allow beneficiaries to put Medicare dollars into a tax exempt account to pay for qualified medical expenses.

Medical Savings AccountsMedicare ChoiceHMOs/PPOs

Private supplemental insurance designed to cover the difference between a Medicare reimbursement and the cost of a procedure is called _____.

Title XXmedigaptwo-tier

A prepaid health plan which provides both acute and long-term care to voluntarily enrolled Medicare beneficiaries is called a _____.

HMOSHMOPPO

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