1. A set of providers working collaboratively who accept the responsibility for the quality and cost of care for a population of patients is referred to as:
A. a government takeover of health care. B. a health system structure. C. an accountable care organization. D. an accountable Geiseinger plan.
2. It has been hypothesized that one of the major reasons older people tend to use CAM (complementary and alternative medicine) less as they age is because:
A. older consumers have chronic pain, which does not respond as easily to CAM. B. older consumers have more complex medical issues that cannot be solved with CAM. C. older people have more experience and recognize these therapies have little real therapeutic value. D. the federal government does not reimburse for CAM under Medicare except for chiropractic care.
3. Different prices can be offered to different buyers, providing:
A. buyers can never be charged different prices, as the government views that as discriminatory pricing. B. neither buyer learns that the prices being charged are different. C. one buyer is serviced by the Web and the other is serviced in a different manner. D. there is a cost difference to serve each buyer.