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| reasons for the high cost of health care. |
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Definition
Physician shortages in certain regions.
Specialization of doctors.
Malpractice insurance costs. |
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| prescription drugs have--- |
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| half of our annual increase is due to prescription drugs. |
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| demographic factors for growing costs of health care |
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Definition
Aging of the population
increased life expectancy and chronic illness of the elderly. |
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| these cultural and life style factors cause high health care.? |
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Definition
Obesity
smoking
risky behavior
costly procedures
unequal access |
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| inadequate protection and 3 categories of health insurance.. |
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Definition
1.commercial insurance- companies that sell both individual and group policies-like- blue cross blue shield.
2.Independent prepaid insurance-such as health maintenance insurance(HMO's).
3.public insurance- medicaid and medicare. |
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| over _________ americans lack insurance? |
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Definition
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| reason most americans lack insurance? |
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Definition
large percent work fulltime.
small firms
young adults
minorities
and rural living. |
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| inadequate protection when it comes to medicaid and medicare. why a lack in the distrubution of servises |
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Definition
The poor recieve the fewest of services
geographic inequality in services
medicare and high deductibles. |
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| health care costs have increased because of administrative waste and abuse by? |
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Definition
cost shifting from non paying to paying patients
the poor and the increased use of emergency rooms. |
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Term
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Definition
| tendency for the cost of treating people with serious illnesses to be transfered from one insurance system to another. |
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Term
| abortion rights for women came about because of? |
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Definition
| the 1973 decision of Roe 'vs' wade |
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| womens health care movement and rights demand? |
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Definition
less intervention in the birthing process.
womens needs are under represented in the health care industry.
80% of women are health care workers but many are lacking from the leadership role. |
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Term
| the disabled and handicapped face hurdles everyday by? |
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Definition
by impassable obstacles to wheel chairs, narrow doorways and curbs.
the disabled suffer from extremely high unemployment rates or are assigned to low paying jobs because employers are afraid to offer them challenges.
social security regulations contribute to the problem by limiting the amount a handicapped person can earn and still get benefits |
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Term
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Definition
| the heart stops beating or when the brain stops functioning. |
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Term
| a persons right to die includes? |
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Definition
| assisted suicide and killing them selves by a intravenus device. |
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Term
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Definition
| when a patient is on life support but has no clear advance directives |
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Term
| advanced directives have two parts... |
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Definition
a living will -which tells doctors and hospitals how the patient wants to be cared for.
and a health care proxy- which designates a advocate usuallya close family member who makes sure his/her wished are honored. |
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Term
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Definition
| human immune deficiency syndrom |
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Term
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Definition
| acquired immune deficiancy syndrom |
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Term
| how many ppl affected with aids in the world |
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Definition
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Term
| aids is more extensive where? |
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Definition
| the economically chaotic and politically chaotic nations. |
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Term
| how many aids orphans in america and where are most from? |
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Definition
| 15 million orphans and most live in sub-saharan africa |
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Term
| aids is 3 epidemics rolled into one they are? |
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Definition
the spread of hiv virus
the epidemic of the diseas aids
the social,political,physcological effect of the diseas. |
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Term
| functionalists focus on how health care is distributed to ? |
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Definition
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Term
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Definition
poor lifestyles like;
seditary occupations
non nutrients diet
lack of proper excersise
environmental pollution
cigeretts smoking |
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