Question

question 6 of 10
a system in which patients pay doctors for health care is known as a:
a. universal system.
b. capitalist system.
c. fee - for - service system.
d. health maintenance organization.

Explanation:

• A universal system aims to provide healthcare to all citizens, not just based on patients paying doctors directly.
• A capitalist system is a broader economic system, not specifically about the patient - doctor payment relationship in healthcare.
• A health maintenance organization (HMO) is a type of managed care organization that provides healthcare services through a network of providers, often with prepaid premiums rather than a direct - payment - at - service model.
• A fee - for - service system is exactly where patients (or their insurance, but the core concept is payment for each service) pay doctors for the healthcare services they receive.

Answer:

C. fee - for - service system.