Question 1

Which of the following health care coverage were added to Medicare in the Medicare Modernization Act of 2003?

Accepted Answer

A) Prescription drug coverage 
B) Coverage for renal kidney failure 
C) Hospice care 
D) Home health care 
A) Prescription drug coverage 
B) Coverage for renal kidney failure 
C) Hospice care 
D) Home health care

Question 2

The areas and person with the greatest needs for health care are not the areas and persons with the greatest access to care which means that medical care is maldistributed.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Chronic conditions such as diabetes,hypertension and arthritis accounted for more of Medicare growth than hospital based treatment of acute illness such as ______________.

Accepted Answer

A) stroke 
B) cancer 
C) heart attacks 
D) renal failure 
E) (b) and (d) 
A) stroke 
B) cancer 
C) heart attacks 
D) renal failure 
E) (b) and (d)

Question 4

The United States has made great gains in healthcare,surpassing Sweden,Japan,England and Canada in life expectancy and infant mortality rates.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

The healthcare "iron triangle" is composed of

Accepted Answer

A) patients, doctors and lawmakers 
B) patients, clinicians and public health & government policymakers 
C) patients, insurance companies and lawmakers 
D) doctors, public health & government policymakers and insurance companies 
A) patients, doctors and lawmakers 
B) patients, clinicians and public health & government policymakers 
C) patients, insurance companies and lawmakers 
D) doctors, public health & government policymakers and insurance companies

Question 6

The largest share of American health care spending is paid by

Accepted Answer

A) the patient directly 
B) private health insurance plans 
C) government 
D) none of the above 
A) the patient directly 
B) private health insurance plans 
C) government 
D) none of the above

Question 7

Service intensity may be the most important cause of higher health care costs because

Accepted Answer

A) new drugs can treat conditions formerly requiring surgery 
B) the system of payment procedures is an incentive 
C) doctor can perform more non-invasive procedures 
D) B and C 
E) all of the above 
A) new drugs can treat conditions formerly requiring surgery 
B) the system of payment procedures is an incentive 
C) doctor can perform more non-invasive procedures 
D) B and C 
E) all of the above

Question 8

Which of these countries does NOT have mandated universal health insurance coverage through employers or private policies?

Accepted Answer

A) France 
B) Italy 
C) Canada 
D) Great Britain 
A) France 
B) Italy 
C) Canada 
D) Great Britain

Question 9

The Supreme Court ruled that terminally ill people have no constitutional right to die and,therefore,no right to physician-assisted suicide.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 10

Medicare shifted responsibility for the health needs of elderly and disabled persons from their family and charitable organizations to the federal government.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

Un-insurance is a dynamic process,but several groups are more likely to be uninsured than the general population.These groups include all but

Accepted Answer

A) Persons living in the south and West 
B) Those over sixty-five 
C) Young adults 
D) Low-income working adults 
A) Persons living in the south and West 
B) Those over sixty-five 
C) Young adults 
D) Low-income working adults

Question 12

The percentage of the population having health insurance coverage has ______________ since 1980.

Accepted Answer

A) remained the same 
B) increased 
C) doubled 
D) declined 
A) remained the same 
B) increased 
C) doubled 
D) declined

Question 13

Medicare spending in the last couple of years

Accepted Answer

A) continued to rise rapidly 
B) declined 
C) stayed exactly the same 
D) Medicare was abolished in 2002 
A) continued to rise rapidly 
B) declined 
C) stayed exactly the same 
D) Medicare was abolished in 2002

Question 14

Health care policy reform succeeded in 2010 because

Accepted Answer

A) Republicans pushed too hard for a national health plan 
B) the president spent time, energy and political capital 
C) Democratic and Republican leaders pushed moderate compromises 
D) public opinion favored the single-payer plan 
A) Republicans pushed too hard for a national health plan 
B) the president spent time, energy and political capital 
C) Democratic and Republican leaders pushed moderate compromises 
D) public opinion favored the single-payer plan

Question 15

The increasing number of persons 65 and over in the population has ___________ utilization of health care facilities.

Accepted Answer

A) increased 
B) decreased 
C) not affected 
D) ceased 
A) increased 
B) decreased 
C) not affected 
D) ceased

Question 16

The main problems of U.S.health care can be grouped into which of the three following categories:

Accepted Answer

A) access, cost, and quality 
B) time, cost, education 
C) education, age, quality 
D) access, education, time 
A) access, cost, and quality 
B) time, cost, education 
C) education, age, quality 
D) access, education, time

Question 17

Access to medical care,specialized institutions and personnel is proportionally located in both urban and rural areas.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Poor children tend to suffer more form chronic and acute conditions,not including

Accepted Answer

A) Upper respiratory ailments 
B) Elevated blood lead levels 
C) Vision problems 
D) Low hemoglobin 
E) All of the above 
A) Upper respiratory ailments 
B) Elevated blood lead levels 
C) Vision problems 
D) Low hemoglobin 
E) All of the above

Question 19

Coordinated care systems are driven by

Accepted Answer

A) control of spending & improved quality 
B) political demands 
C) consolidation & integration 
D) none of the above 
E) A & C only 
A) control of spending & improved quality 
B) political demands 
C) consolidation & integration 
D) none of the above 
E) A & C only

Question 20

The Affordable Care Act was designed to respond to which financial pressure?

Accepted Answer

A) The rising cost of health care pressure on federal and state government budgets 
B) Increased premiums and co-pays 
C) Reduced levels of benefits 
D) All of the above 
E) None of the above 
A) The rising cost of health care pressure on federal and state government budgets 
B) Increased premiums and co-pays 
C) Reduced levels of benefits 
D) All of the above 
E) None of the above

Which of the following health care coverage were added to Medicare in the Medicare Modernization Act of 2003?

The areas and person with the greatest needs for health care are not the areas and persons with the greatest access to care which means that medical care is maldistributed.

Chronic conditions such as diabetes,hypertension and arthritis accounted for more of Medicare growth than hospital based treatment of acute illness such as ______________.

The United States has made great gains in healthcare,surpassing Sweden,Japan,England and Canada in life expectancy and infant mortality rates.

The healthcare "iron triangle" is composed of

The largest share of American health care spending is paid by

Service intensity may be the most important cause of higher health care costs because

Which of these countries does NOT have mandated universal health insurance coverage through employers or private policies?

The Supreme Court ruled that terminally ill people have no constitutional right to die and,therefore,no right to physician-assisted suicide.

Medicare shifted responsibility for the health needs of elderly and disabled persons from their family and charitable organizations to the federal government.

Un-insurance is a dynamic process,but several groups are more likely to be uninsured than the general population.These groups include all but

The percentage of the population having health insurance coverage has ______________ since 1980.

Medicare spending in the last couple of years

Health care policy reform succeeded in 2010 because

The increasing number of persons 65 and over in the population has ___________ utilization of health care facilities.

The main problems of U.S.health care can be grouped into which of the three following categories:

Access to medical care,specialized institutions and personnel is proportionally located in both urban and rural areas.

Poor children tend to suffer more form chronic and acute conditions,not including

Coordinated care systems are driven by

The Affordable Care Act was designed to respond to which financial pressure?

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Exam 8: Health Care: Transformation or Continued Crisis?

Which of the following health care coverage were added to Medicare in the Medicare Modernization Act of 2003?

The areas and person with the greatest needs for health care are not the areas and persons with the greatest access to care which means that medical care is maldistributed.

Chronic conditions such as diabetes,hypertension and arthritis accounted for more of Medicare growth than hospital based treatment of acute illness such as ______________.

The United States has made great gains in healthcare,surpassing Sweden,Japan,England and Canada in life expectancy and infant mortality rates.

The healthcare "iron triangle" is composed of

The largest share of American health care spending is paid by

Service intensity may be the most important cause of higher health care costs because

Which of these countries does NOT have mandated universal health insurance coverage through employers or private policies?

The Supreme Court ruled that terminally ill people have no constitutional right to die and,therefore,no right to physician-assisted suicide.

Medicare shifted responsibility for the health needs of elderly and disabled persons from their family and charitable organizations to the federal government.

Un-insurance is a dynamic process,but several groups are more likely to be uninsured than the general population.These groups include all but

The percentage of the population having health insurance coverage has ______________ since 1980.

Medicare spending in the last couple of years

Health care policy reform succeeded in 2010 because

The increasing number of persons 65 and over in the population has ___________ utilization of health care facilities.

The main problems of U.S.health care can be grouped into which of the three following categories:

Access to medical care,specialized institutions and personnel is proportionally located in both urban and rural areas.

Poor children tend to suffer more form chronic and acute conditions,not including

Coordinated care systems are driven by

The Affordable Care Act was designed to respond to which financial pressure?

Public Policy: An Introduction

Contexts of Public Policy

The Economy: Changing Government-Business Relationships

Economic Issues: Taxing, Spending, and Budgeting

Energy and Environmental Policies: Policy Instability

Crime and Criminal Justice: Dilemmas of Social Control

Poverty and Social Welfare Policy

Education: Conflict in Policy Direction

Legal and Social Equality: The Struggle against Oppression and Bigotry

Immigration Policy: The Barely Open Door

Foreign and Defense Policy: Security and Interests in a Dangerous World

Private Morality and Public Policy: Moral Values, the Constitution, and the Open Society

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