Linton: Introduction to Medical-Surgical Nursing, 6th Edition
Chapter 01: The Health Care System
Answer Key – Open-Book Quiz
2. The major activities of the public health agencies are to support medical research;
support research on health care systems, health care quality and cost issues, access to
3. Protect and improve the health of populations at risk in the community and help
prevent disease and disability
5. Fee-for-service: patient pays a fee to the provider for specific services
Capitation: HMOs pay physicians a fixed amount of money each month for each
6. Medicare is a health insurance program administered by the U.S. government (CMS)
as part of the Social Security Act. It helps pay for health care for anyone age 65 years
or older, persons of any age with permanent kidney failure, and individuals younger
9. Infant delivery, cardiovascular disease, pneumonia, and depression
10. Residents must be in need of nursing care that consists of observation during an acute