Healthcare Basics
What is a Primary care Doctor
What is someone who provides routine, preventative care?
conditions where people, live, work, learn that influence health outcomes
What are social determinants?
money a patient pays directly for healthcare
what is out-of-pocket cost?
Name a characteristic of U.S healthcare system
What is Unequal access/ Average outcomes?
Federal law expanded health insurance access through marketplaces and Medicaid
What is ACA/ AFFORDABLE CARE ACT?
What type of care is designed to improve health before disease occurs
What is preventive care?
These factors include air pollution, food and water contaminants, radiation, and toxic chemicals.
What are Physical environmental factors?
Reasons U.S Healthcare spending is high?
What is medications, administrative cost?
This percentage of survey respondents stated they skipped medication doses due to cost
What is 18%?
Health coverage offered through an employer
What is employer coverage?
What is a payment made to a healthcare provider for each enrolled person
What is Capitation?
This always considered on an individual level
What are Health Determinants?
Healthcare expenses shared by patient and insurer
Which country Pays 70% with remaining 30% paid by the patient either out of pocket or with private insurance
What type of justice is based on medical care & benefits distributed on willingness and ability to pay
What is Market Justice?
What is the ability of people to get affordable & appropriate medical services
What is Healthcare Access?
What is a key determinant of health because genetic factors predispose individuals to certain diseases
What is Heredity?
This percentage of people can't access medical assistance as soon as they recognize their health issue
What is 42%?
Which country health care is financed by government-mandated employer and employee contributions, and health care is also delivered by private providers
What is Germany?
What type of justice is based on distribution of benefits equally
What is social justice?
what is a payment made to a health plan every month called
What is a premium?
What are factors, include diet, exercise, stress, risky or unhealthy behaviors, and other choices that may contribute to significant health problems called?
What are Individual and behavioral factors?
a savings account with pre-tax money for qualified medical expenses
What is a HSA?
What country Provides basic universal coverage, but citizen still purchases additional health insurance through employer
What is Canada?
What are some intervention strategies that improve healthcare system in the U.S
What are policy, community, healthcare individual -level interventions?