Explain how HMOs work and explain the advantages and disadvantages of such plans. Do you think managed care is more or less effective for the United States than universal health care would be?
What will be an ideal response?
The ideal answer should include:
• Outline the components of HMOs and managed care in general.
• Explain how the HMO affects doctors, hospitals, and patients.
• Compare and contrast managed care with universal care.
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a. positive when the line slopes upward from left to right. b. positive when the line slopes downward from left to right. c. negative when the line slopes upward from left to right. d. negative when the line slopes downward from right to left.
The rate of teen childbearing in the U.S.:
a. is higher than it has ever been. b. has been increasing slightly recently. c. is lower now than it has been at any time since 1940. d. is now lower than in many other industrialized countries.
Which of the following best fits Blauner's definition of an immigrant group?
A. African Americans B. Mexican Americans C. Chinese Americans D. Native Americans
?Mary has been married to an abusive alcoholic for 17 years but refuses to leave him. She says that her children will have a better life if she stays married because they need their father. Which defense mechanism is operative in this scenario?
a. projection b. rationalization c. escapism d. displacement