Health care systems 1/6/11 part 1

• small
• large
• private
• religious
• nonprofit

provide care to help patients with physical or mental disabilities to obtain maximum self-care and function

provide vision examinations, prescribe eyeplasses or contact lenses, and check for the presence of eye diseases

provide special care for victims of accidents or sudden illness

provide care in a patients home

provides care for terminally ill persons with life expectancies of 6 months or less

allow individuals who can care for them selves to rent or purchase an apartment in a facility

federal government program that provides health care for almost all individuals over the age of 65 and for certain persons with a disability

amount that must be paid by the patient before the policy begins to pay

requires that specific precentages of expences are shared by the patient and the insurance company (Ex: 80%-20%)

a specific amount of money a patient pays for a particular service

individuals over the age of 65

those with low income

uninsured children

workers injured on the job

active duty members and family members

compiles statistics and information on disease, publishes health information, and investigates and addresses serious health problems through out the world

concerned with causes, spread, and control of diseases in populations

regulating food and drug products sold to the public

standards that protect workers from job-related injuries and illnesses