HLT 205 Discussion Question with Answers 1 to 7

HLT 205 Topic 1 DQ 1

Compare and contrast the U.S. health care system to the health care system of another country. What similarities or differences exist? Use a reference to support your response.

HLT 205 Topic 1 DQ 2

Explain the lack of a central governing agency within the U.S. health care system. What could be done to assist integration and coordination?

HLT 205 Topic 2 DQ 1

What is defensive medicine, and how does it impact health care cost, quality, and access? How will the use of defensive medicine shift as the Affordable Care Act moves forward? Use a reference to support your response.

HLT 205 Topic 2 DQ 2

Explain cost containment. Why is this an important concept to look at in health care? Identify one initiative in the U.S. health care system that is helping with cost containment.

HLT 205 Topic 3 DQ 1

Explain the foundations of private insurance, group insurance, and self-insurance. Who benefits from each of these?

Why is it important to understand basic foundations of insurance? Use a reference to support your response.

HLT 205 Topic 3 DQ 2

Define retrospective and prospective reimbursement methods. In what way did retrospective reimbursement contain perverse financial incentives? Use a reference to support your response.

HLT 205 Topic 4 DQ 1

Discuss an outpatient care setting. What methods of delivery are present? How is this care setting the most beneficial to the patient? Use a reference to support your response.

HLT 205 Topic 4 DQ 2

Explain the role of the primary care and its importance to the larger health care system. Use a reference to support your response.

HLT 205 Topic 5 DQ 1

Identify three types of managed care plans, provide a description of each, and state who each type serves. Use a reference to support your response.

HLT 205 Topic 5 DQ 2

What is gatekeeping, and why is it a critical aspect of managed care?

HLT 205 Topic 6 DQ 1

Define health care disparities. Where and how do they exist? Identify at least three contributing factors. How can this be changed? Use a reference to support your response.

HLT 205 Topic 6 DQ 2

Describe the historical aspects and methods for identifying underserved populations. Discuss how you would improve these methods, track a population's progression, and/or determine whether a population is no longer underserved.

HLT 205 Topic 7 DQ 1

How is a legislative health care policy developed?

HLT 205 Topic 7 DQ 2

Find a current health care legislative policy and explain how it will directly impact the medical profession and your field of interest specifically.