NUR 4837 Chapter Notes - Chapter 7: Centers For Medicare And Medicaid Services, Prospective Payment System, Underinsured
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7: paying for health care in america: rising costs and. Historically, several underlying themes have driven health care financing in the us: The physician"s role as being primarily responsible for health care decision making. The broad objective of providing the best possible care to everyone. The rapidly increasing sophistication and cost of medical technology. Economic incentives and the fee-for-service payment method that encouraged overuse of health care services. Health care financing revolution of the 1980"s. Access to health care the problem of the uninsured and underinsured. The uninsured and underinsured populations generate uncompensated or indigent care costs and bad debt for health care providers. Unpaid costs must be covered by those who do pay so the hospital can continue operating; a process known as cost shifting. This comprehensive health care reform plan, signed into law by. President obama, was designed to expand health insurance coverage to uninsured americans while controlling and improving the quality of health care.
