What circumstances in the first half of the twentieth century caused many hospitals in America to charge fees for their services?
What will be an ideal response?
The stock market crash and the Great Depression reduced wealth. Charitable donations to hospitals fell below the amounts needed to keep them in operation. Hospitals had to charge patients for their care.
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What privacy protections for patients are regulated by federal law?
a. Release of protected medical information to others b. Electronic transmission of medical information c. Secure storage of medical information d. All of the above
The _______________ _______________ appears as a fraction on the upper edge of all printed checks and identifies the geographic area and specific bank on which the check is drawn.
Fill in the blank(s) with the appropriate word(s).
A nonparticipating provider (nonPAR) is an out-of-network provider who does not contract with the insurance plan, and patients who elect to receive care from non-PARs will incur higher out-of-pocket expenses. The patient __________ expected to pay the difference between the insurance payment and the provider's fee
a. is not b. is usually