The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010

question 26

Multiple Choice

The Patient Protection And Affordable Care Act of 2010

• A) Prohibits denying coverage to children with preexisting medical conditions.
• B) Bans insurance companies from dropping people from coverage when they get sick.
• C) Eliminates co-pays for preventive services.
• D) Ensures consumers have access to an effective appeals process to appeal decisions by the health insurance plan.
• E) All of these are true.

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Definitions:

Primary Prevention

First contact in a given episode of illness that leads to a decision regarding a course of action to prevent worsening of the health problem.

Health Education

The process of providing informational resources and learning experiences to improve health awareness, knowledge, skills, and attitudes.

Immunizations

The process of administering vaccines to stimulate the body's immune response against specific infectious diseases.

Emphysema

A long-term, progressive disease of the lungs that primarily causes shortness of breath due to over-inflation of the air sacs (alveoli).