It is quite likely that mental health care providers will see a return of a fee-for-service ...

It is quite likely that mental health care providers will see a return of a fee-for-service structure due to the inefficient bureaucracy created by managed care organizations.
 
  a. true
  b. false

Q. 2

In two other studies, ____________ of respondents reported having experienced at least one occurrence of discrimination.
 
  a. one third
  b. one quarter
  c. one half
  d. three-quarters

Q. 3

Which of the following professions has most likely benefited from managed care's trend to utilize less expensive, but equally treatment approaches?
 
  a. psychiatry
  b. clinical psychology
  c. counseling psychology
  d. master's-level mental health counselors and social workers

Q. 4

Full or part-time work in another job which is not in the same industry and occupation as the previous job. Work between the career job and complete retirement
 
  a. Career job
  b. New job
  c. Retirement job
  d. Bridge job

Q. 5

The findings of Vessey and Howard (1993) confirmed to insurance providers that as many as _________ of persons being seen for psychotherapy did not meet the DSM diagnostic criteria of the disorder for which they were being treated.
 
  a. 10
  b. 25
  c. 40
  d. 50

Q. 6

By multiplying utilization of a mental health service by the cost per unit, the ____________ is calculated.
 
  a. employer expenditure for health care benefits
  b. total health care costs
  c. frequency of mental health care usage
  d. net income of agency mental health professionals

Q. 7

Managed care commonly refers to a range of programs that:
 
  a. control access to health care
  b. set limits on the types of health care delivered
  c. control the cost of specific health care services
  d. all of the above

Q. 8

Which of the following is not true regarding the pretreatment authorization of treatment?
 
  a. clients typically can obtain any number of sessions they seek for the treatment of their presenting condition.
  b. any treatment authorized must be determined to be medically necessary.
  c. the frequency and quantity of session must be appropriate for the severity of the condition being treated
  d. counselors risk not being reimbursed for services rendered if it has not received authorization.