Health Care Professionals
These physicians primarily work on issues pertaining the mouth and teeth.
What are dentists?
This University was a pioneer in medical education and influenced other schools with their model
What is John Hopkins University?
This health care plan was first created for Baylor University Hospital teachers
What is Blue Cross?
This Supreme Court case led to more proper care towards people with mental illness.
What is Olmstead v. L.C.?
This place was the precursor to a hospital.
What is an almshouse?
These health care providers require a license to dispense prescribed medication
What are pharmacists?
This association helped provide protection for physicians.
What is the American Medical Association?
This plan was designed to pay for physicians' fees.
What is Blue Shield?
These laws made it easier to get compensated for medical expenses.
This place was a precursor to a psychiatric facility
What is an asylum?
These nurses are a step above being a registered nurse.
What is an advanced-practice nurse?
Before this year, apprenticeships were the only way to gain medical training.
What is 1870?
This plan was designed for employees after wages were frozen during WWII
What is employment-based health insurance?
This law amended by Congress made employer-paid health coverage nontaxable.
What is the Internal Revenue Code?
These are physicians that take care of specific diseases and organ systems.
What are specialists?
This professional makes up sixty percent of America's health care workforce
What are allied health professionals?
This doctor was the pioneer for mental health treatment.
Who is Dr. Benjamin Rush?
This president wanted to make health insurance available nationally until it was rejected.
Who is President Bill Clinton?
Who is Aime Forand?
The term used to describe the exchange of services throughout the world
What is globalization?
This type of pharmacist provides radioactive medication.
With technology evolving, medical professionals use this to provide examinations and advice from long distance.
What is telemedicine?
Europe has this compared to the US.
What is national health insurance?
This act extended health care to welfare programs.
What is the Medical Assistance Act?
This place was designed to provide health care at no cost.
What is a dispensary?