Providers people or organizations that provide health care (doctors, nurses, clinics, agencies Facilities places where care is delivered or administered Payers people or organizations paying for healthcare services (insurance companies, govt programs medicaid, medicare, and the individual person needing care) Long-Term Care (LTC) need 24 hr skilled care Skilled care medically-necessary care given by a skilled nurse or therapist, availabe 24 hrs a day home health care care provided in a persons "clients" home assisted living residences for people who need some help w/ daily care, such as showers, meals, and dressing dementia serious loss of mental abilities such as thinking, remembering, reasoning & communication adult day services for people who need some assistance and supervision during certain hrs, but who do not live in the facility where care is provided acute care 24 hr skilled care given in hospitals and ambulatory surgical centers for people who require short term, immediate care for illnesses/injuries, short stays for sx subacute care used for people who need less care than for an acute illness but more care than for a chronic illness outpatient care given for less than 24 hrs, for people who have had tx or sx and need short-term care rehabilitaion given by specialists, restore/improve function after an illness/injury hospice care for people who have approximately 6 months or less to live Health Maintenance Organizations (HMOs) require that participants use a PARTICULAR doctor or group of doctors except in case of emergency Preferred Provider Organizations (PPOs) network of providers that contract to provide health services to a group of people managed care cost controlling agencies