As health care expanded, the federal government became involved. The federal government realized it could not meet the costs of unlimited health care coverage, so which of the following was initiated?
a. The Hill-Burton Act
b. The Medicare and Medicaid programs
c. The Professional Standards Review Organization (PSRO)
d. Health maintenance organizations
ANS: C
Cost containment policies such as utilization review, rate control, and control of capital expenditures were initiated by the federal government. In 1972, the Social Security Act was amended to create the PSRO.
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