List three problems associated with managed care as discussed in this chapter


Answers can include the following: (1) Health care is provided based on incentives; (2) managed care encourages the practice of cost-effective medicine; (3) managed care can minimize variation in clinical practice patterns; (4) people may go without insurance due to rising medical costs.

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In a healthy person, the primary stimulus to breathe is:

A) lung pressures. B) oxygen. C) diaphragm. D) carbon dioxide.

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A patient's medication costs $240 for a 3-month supply. The insurance company pays 75% of the cost. How much will the patient owe?

What will be an ideal response?

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One function of the lymph nodes is in the B lymphocytes that produce antibodies that will attract scavenger cells to ________ enemy antigens

a. filter b. eat c. unleash d. host

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Which of the following was not the main objective of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act?

What will be an ideal response?

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