Life
what were the average hours required for healthcare coverage in 1958?
14.8 hours
Your getting married -$5,000
what would a cap on nursing pay keep from happening?
Would not allow for the supply and demand wage balance to occur
-Gallbladder removal -$9,000
what are the two main ways hospitals are paid?
+250 refund from taxes
$4.1 trillion
you won the lottery +$15,000
The study of the production and distribution of healthcare resources and their impact on the population.
What is Health Economics?
You got appendicitis -1200
what is the difference in health care in 1958 and 2012?
Better diagnostics and better quality healthcare
-you are having a child -$2,500
which state had the highest income for nurses per year?
California
-you are having a hysterectomy -$6,000
16
-$150 filled up your car
has COVID had a positive or negative impact on services and patients?
both
you bought a new stove -$2500
An allocation law that states that the interest of the general public will be taken into consideration over individual interest.
What is Capone's Law?
You had a good check up +250
what percentage of Americans had at least one friend or family member die from not receiving medical treatment?
13%
- You are getting a divorce +$3,000
why do nurses in some states have a higher income than other?
high demand, more people, higher costs of living, etc*
-Lower back surgery -$7,000
what percentage of typical hospital patients are "medicare"?
42
-$500 grocery shopping
family members of health care workers
you are managing your stress +$150
The insurance program that has a specified network of physicians where you must declare a PCP and get a referral to see a specialist.
What is HMO?
You were diagnosed with diabetes -3000
600%
-your are having another child +$250
How do healthcare organizations increase the supply of nurses?
increase wages
-MRI with contrast -$3,000
what percentage of typical hospital's patients are "private" insurance company?
32
+$5,000 insurance claim from wreck
Has the COVID-19 pandemic lead to nurse burnout?
Yes
you have started going to the gym -$20
An allocation law that states emphasis will be placed on areas with more funding available.
What is Sutton's Law?
You
what is medication insecurity?
The inability to pay for prescribed medications at least once in the past 12 months?
-you are getting remarried +$1,500
How much did the pandemic cost the hospital due to shortages in staffing and high demand of patients?
$24 million
-Cancer biopsy -$1,000
what percentage of the typical hospital's patients are "other" insurance company?
10
-$2,000 college funds
what does the universal health coverage mean?
all individuals & communities receive the health services they need without suffering financial hardship
you won on some scratch off tickets +$200
the raising and allocation of healthcare funds
what is healthcare financing?
you had a tonsillectomy -$2,500