Question 1

Medicare is primarily for people who meet the following eligibility requirement:

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A)  Elderly
B)  Low-income
C)  Children
D)  DisabledE) A) and C)
F) A) and B)

Question 2

For most privately insured Americans, health insurance is:

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A)  Employer-based
B)  Financed by the government
C)  Privately purchased
D)  None of the aboveE) All of the above
F) A) and C)

Question 3

The government health coverage program for the elderly and certain people with disabilities is called Medicaid.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

A free market in healthcare requires:

Accepted Answer

A)  Adequate information for patients
B)  Independent actions between buyers (patients)  and sellers (providers) 
C)  Unencumbered interaction of the forces of supply and demand
D)  All of the aboveE) B) and D)
F) C) and D)

Question 5

Since the final two decades of the 20th century, the U.S.health care delivery system has begun to shift its emphasis from wellness to illness.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

In the United States, who does not generally have access to basic and routine medical services?

Accepted Answer

A)  People who need catastrophic care.
B)  Those eligible only for public programs.
C)  The uninsured
D)  Those without private health insuranceE) A) and B)
F) All of the above

Question 7

The ownership of Canada's health care system is best described as:

Accepted Answer

A)  Private
B)  Public
C)  Combination of private and public
D)  None of the aboveE) B) and C)
F) A) and D) C

Question 8

Reimbursement is associated with which of the quad functions?

Accepted Answer

A)  Financing
B)  Insurance
C)  Delivery
D)  PaymentE) A) and B)
F) None of the above

Question 9

Which of the following is a characteristic of a national health insurance system?

Accepted Answer

A)  The government finances health care through general taxes
B)  Health care is delivered by private providers
C)  Both a and b
D)  Neither a nor bE) B) and C)
F) A) and C)

Question 10

The Affordable Care Act will make every American insured when fully implemented.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Moral hazard has to do with insured patients' demand for health care services.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 12

In 1984, Australia switched:

Accepted Answer

A)  From the Medicare program to a universal national health care program
B)  From a universal national health care program to a privately financed system
C)  From a privately financed system to the Medicare program
D)  None of the aboveE) B) and C)
F) A) and C)

Question 13

Which of the following countries has a National Health System (NHS) ?

Accepted Answer

A)  Japan
B)  Great Britain
C)  Australia
D)  GermanyE) B) and C)
F) A) and D)

Question 14

National health care programs in other countries often use the following mechanism to control total health care expenditures?

Accepted Answer

A)  Third parties
B)  Capitation
C)  Global budgets
D)  A single-payer systemE) A) and B)
F) A) and C) C

Question 15

Supplier-induced demand is created by:

Accepted Answer

A)  Patients
B)  Providers
C)  Health insurance companies
D)  The governmentE) A) and B)
F) All of the above

Question 16

Which of the following entities in the U.S.employs lobbyists?

Accepted Answer

A)  Physicians
B)  Insurance companies
C)  Large employers
D)  All of the aboveE) None of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 17

The U.S.has a mainly public system of financing health care services.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Under free market conditions, the relationship between the quantity of medical services demanded and the price of medical services is:

Accepted Answer

A)  Unknown
B)  Equal
C)  Direct
D)  InverseE) C) and D)
F) A) and B)

Question 19

The primary objectives of a healthcare system include all of the following except:

Accepted Answer

A)  Enabling all citizens to receive healthcare services
B)  Delivering healthcare services that are cost-effective
C)  Delivering healthcare services using the most current technology, regardless of cost
D)  Delivering healthcare services that meet established standards of qualityE) None of the above
F) B) and C)

Question 20

In a single-payer system, the primary payer usually is an insurance company.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Exam 1: A Distinctive System of Health Care Delivery

Medicare is primarily for people who meet the following eligibility requirement:

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For most privately insured Americans, health insurance is:

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The government health coverage program for the elderly and certain people with disabilities is called Medicaid.

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A free market in healthcare requires:

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Since the final two decades of the 20th century, the U.S.health care delivery system has begun to shift its emphasis from wellness to illness.

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In the United States, who does not generally have access to basic and routine medical services?

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The ownership of Canada's health care system is best described as:

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Reimbursement is associated with which of the quad functions?

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Which of the following is a characteristic of a national health insurance system?

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The Affordable Care Act will make every American insured when fully implemented.

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Moral hazard has to do with insured patients' demand for health care services.

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In 1984, Australia switched:

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Which of the following countries has a National Health System (NHS) ?

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National health care programs in other countries often use the following mechanism to control total health care expenditures?

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Which of the following entities in the U.S.employs lobbyists?

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The U.S.has a mainly public system of financing health care services.

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Under free market conditions, the relationship between the quantity of medical services demanded and the price of medical services is:

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The primary objectives of a healthcare system include all of the following except:

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