Not related to the handsome journalist on 360, this feedback loop shows the recursive nature of health service use.

These services account for over half of health care spending.

The attainment of timely, sufficient and appropriate healthcare of adequate quality such that health outcomes are maximized.

All enable individuals to be eligible for Medicaid.

These are four problems associated with employee-sponsored insurance.

The Iron Triangle of Health Care.

Provide two examples of how the financing system of US health care is flawed.

Reagan eliminated all federal payments to this partially nonprofit sector of health insurance payment with a prospective fee schedule.

This source provides the funding for Medicare Part A.

Not a serpent, this act temporarily extends coverage for many after an event, such as job loss.

The term for a percentage of charges paid by the patient, the flat amount paid by the consumer, and the amount that must be paid out of pocket before insurance covers the costs.

This is primarily responsible for the increases in growth of US health care spending.

These are considered the “5 A’s of access.”

Medicare Part D is optional, but penalties apply if you decide to enroll later. What’s the reasoning for these penalties?

This led to a reduction (85.6% to 37.1%) in the number of mid-sized and large firms that offered health care coverage for retirees.

These are the six aims of the 21st century health care system.

Healthcare spending is unevenly distributed across the population. 5% of the population represents this proportion of the total healthcare funds.

The “healthy migrant” hypothesis and the “discovery effect” are two potential explanation for this observed racial/ethnic disparity.

Why is it difficult to evaluate Medicaid coverage versus private insurance or no insurance coverage?

What was the primary driver of growth of employer sponsored insurance coverage?

These are the three worst and most common types of physician payment methods.

As spending increases from zero, there is first a dramatic initial increase in health outcomes, followed by slight increases in outcomes. Finally, as spending gets higher and higher, no benefits in outcomes are realized.

The process component of the Donabedian Classic Triad, used to define quality of care, embodies these two elements of care.

This is the formula used to determine federal matching for the Medicaid program.

These employers have to pay a monthly, predetermined premium amount to insurance companies regardless of employee health care claim expenses and must abide by state mandates regarding employee benefit plans.