首页
登录
学历类
The American healthcare system has a uni
The American healthcare system has a uni
资格题库
2022-08-02
65
问题
The American healthcare system has a unique problem with paperwork.The sheer number of participants-physicians,hospitals,clinics,insurance companies,patients--makes settling payments complicated,time-consuming and really expensive.The share of U.S.healthcare spending devoted to administrative costs is roughly three times what it is in other affluent countries.And it's a major reason the U.S.spends twice as much on healthcare.Some health clinics employ more clerks than care providers--not just to generate invoices but to send along the patient information insurers need to approve treatments,to dispute insurer decisions denying payment,to fix mistakes,to handle patients'questions,and on and on.For every I billion in revenue,the healthcare system employs the equivalent of 770 full-time people to settle the bills.That's almost eight times more than other industries.And doctors have to spend inordinate time dealing with red tape.Of course,if the U.S.were to magically switch to a single-payer healthcare system,these expenses would fall dramatically.The government would simply determine prices and write checks without dispute,as Medicare does for its direct beneficiaries.But such a change is neither realistic nor desirable in a country where half the population has employer-sponsored insurance.That said,it's still possible to trim administrative costs within the existing system.The best way to do so is for providers and insurers to standardize their billing practices and modernize their computer systems he federal government has long pushed for such efficiency.A 1996 law set some preliminary standards for the electronic processing of claims,payments and other transactions.But they weren't nearly enough,and insurers could still complicate invoices by requesting additional patient data.The HITECH Act of 2009 and the Affordable Care Act of 2010 gave providers further incentives to adopt electronic records and make them more uniform.Yet to a large extent,insurance companies continue to maintain distinct billing codes and torms,and providers still use separate computer systems for medical records and billing-making it im possible to automate claims processing.In this,healthcare stands apart from almost every other industry.Think of the way banks,for example,have standardized their operations to enable all customers to use the same ATMs and credit-card readers.The federal government needs to keep pushing for standardized electronic health systems,and also to change how healthcare prices are set.Bundled care and other alternatives to the fee-for-service model could greatly streamline billing.Patients have increasing cause to demand such change.With premiums,co-pays and deductibles rising,U.S.consumers now pay more for their health care than their employers do.Administrative inefficiency adds another layer of needless expense.Billing shouldn't have to be so complicated,or costly
选项
答案
解析
美国医疗支出中用于行政费用的比例大约是其他富裕国家的三倍。这是一个简单句,主语为The share of u.S.healthcare spending devoted to administrative costs,系动词为is,表语为roughly three time ghat it Is other affluent countries o文常来国费不器表示倍数的句型归纳:①倍数as+形容词或副词原级+as如:This bridge is three times as long as that one.这座桥是那座桥的三倍长。②倍数+形容词或副词的比较级+than,如:This bridge is three times longer than that one,这座桥是那座桥的三倍长。③倍数+the size/length/weight…++比较对象x如:This bridge is three times the length of that one这座桥是那座桥的三倍长。如:The college is twice what it was 5 years ago所大学是它五年前的两倍大。
转载请注明原文地址:https://www.tihaiku.com/xueli/2698196.html
本试题收录于:
英语一研究生题库研究生入学分类
英语一研究生
研究生入学
相关试题推荐
根据以下材料,回答26-30题 MoreAmericansareopti
根据以下材料,回答26-30题 MoreAmericansareopti
根据以下材料,回答26-30题 MoreAmericansareopti
Americanfarmershavebeencomplainingo
TextlAmericans,wearetold,believein
TextlAmericans,wearetold,believein
TextlAmericans,wearetold,believein
ThedeclineinAmericanmanufacturingis
ThedeclineinAmericanmanufacturingis
ThedeclineinAmericanmanufacturingis
随机试题
Thereisnoquestionthattheoldstyleofairpollutioncouldkillpeople.
自动喷水灭火系统,除吊顶型喷头及吊顶下安装的喷头外,直立型、下垂型标准喷头,其溅
变质岩是地壳中原有的岩浆岩或沉积岩,由于地壳运动和岩浆活动等造成物理化学环境的改
关于坏死性唾液腺化生特征的描述错误的是()A.假上皮瘤样增生 B.形成黏
全国测绘工作的统一监督管理由( )测绘地理信息主管部门负责。A.国务院 B.
采集血液细菌培养标本的做法那项是错误的A.在静滴抗菌药物的静脉处采取血标本B.下
下列哪种激素不是肽类激素? A.促甲状腺激素释放激素B.催乳素C.甲状旁腺激
商业银行市场风险控制的主要方法包括()。A:资产证券化B:限额管理C:风险对
(2019年真题)根据消费税法律制度的规定,下列应税消费品中,在零售环节加征消费
关于价值工程的特点,下列表述错误的是()。A、值工程的目标是以最低的寿命周期成
最新回复
(
0
)