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Aging, Health Care, and Society MCQ

Shared housing describes an alternative ______ arrangement involving group residence with shared common areas or renting of unused rooms

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Correct Answer: Housing

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Section 202 and section ___ housing programs describes the Federal programs providing subsidies for housing older adults

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Correct Answer: 8

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A form of prospective pricing in which it is determined in advance what reimbursement level is paid to a provider of health service for treating Medicare patients is called prospective payment system

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Correct Answer: True

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Out-of-pocket medical expenses describes a Costs of health care paid by the individual and not reimbursed or covered by ______

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Correct Answer: Insurance

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The underlying time-dependent biological process of aging in each species, which may involve functional loss or susceptibility to disease but is not in itself a disease is called

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Correct Answer: Normal aging

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An examination of an older adult’s, ________ mental, and social condition, including the ability to perform activities of daily living is called multidimensional functional assessment

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Correct Answer: Physical

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Sickness or physical illness of some kind is called

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Correct Answer: Morbidity

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An insurance policy that covers the difference between what Medicare pays for a service and what is actually charged for it is called medigap insurance

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Correct Answer: True

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The medical specialty treating the diseases of _____ age is called geriatrics

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Correct Answer: Old

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The use of mathematical methods to study the distribution of disease in human populations is called

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Correct Answer: Epidemiology

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Small group homes that provide mainly custodial care for older people who do not need the intensive support of a nursing home is called Domiciliary care facilities and board-and-care homes

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Correct Answer: True

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Distinct categories of diseases that are the basis for Medicare’s financial reimbursements to ______ is called diagnosis related groups

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Correct Answer: Hospitals

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A range of care options that are responsive to changing individual needs, from less intense to more intense, at home or in an institution is called continuum of care

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Correct Answer: True

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A type of residential facility that offers a combination of housing and health or supportive services to residents is called Continuing-care retirement community (CCRC)

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Correct Answer: True

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A residential arrangement in which ______, housekeeping, and supportive services are provided is called congregate housing

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Correct Answer: Nutrition

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Sickness or disability that persists over an extended period of time, often interfering with activities of daily living is called

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Correct Answer: Chronic condition

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Residential facilities for older adults that provide limited supportive care and permit a high degree of independence is called assisted living facilities

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Correct Answer: True

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