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DOH Chapters 1 & 2

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Who signed the Affordable Care Act (ACA) into law? Barack Obama
List ALL reasons for the rising costs of healthcare in the United States - advanced medical technology - prescription drugs - volume based reimbursement systems - inadequate preventative services - aging population - increased prevalence of chronic diseases - high administrative
Identify 3 important outcomes of the ACA - nearly halved the # of uninsured AMericans in 10 years - narrowing racial and ethnic disparities in access to healthcare - increased demand for healthcare practitioners
In the second half of the nineteenth century (I.e., 1800s), what was the most common cause of death? infectious diseases
By the 1940s, what diseases accounted for the majority of deaths? heart disease and cancer
Explain the trend in the causes of death from the late 1800s to modern day. the main cause of death began because of the development of industrialization, but because conditions have improved, chronic diseases became responsible for most deaths.
List ALL reasons for the plateau in life expectancy between 2013 and 2017. the increase of... - unintentional injuries - suicide - chronic liver disease
Compare and contrast acute and chronic medical conditions. Provide an example of each. Acute - short term, sudden; broken ankle Chronic - long term, over a period of time; cancer
What percentage of bankruptcies can be attributed to medical debt? 2/3 (67%)
Define the term Social Determinants of Health (SDOH). social conditions in which people are born into, grow, work, live and age
Provide as many examples as possible of SDOH. - lack of access to stable housing, nutritious food, employment, education, personal safety, reliable transportation - volume-based to value based reimbursement systems
Which type of healthcare setting employs the most healthcare workers? hospitals
Does the United States have a centralized healthcare deliver system? No
What is the most important federal agency concerned with health affairs in the USA? U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)
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