Question 1

Medicare is a program that was designed as

Accepted Answer

A) a program for the poor specifically 
B) social insurance for elderly recipients 
C) a protection to the young population against the risks of medical disaster 
D) an anti-poverty program 
A) a program for the poor specifically 
B) social insurance for elderly recipients 
C) a protection to the young population against the risks of medical disaster 
D) an anti-poverty program

Question 2

Which of the following is NOT an argument in favor of the moral imperative of universal insurance coverage?

Accepted Answer

A) all citizens should have equal access to health care regardless of income. 
B) National Health Insurance would drive up the cost of health care. 
C) all citizens should have access to a basic minimum of health care. 
D) The government should take responsibility for the health of all citizens. 
A) all citizens should have equal access to health care regardless of income. 
B) National Health Insurance would drive up the cost of health care. 
C) all citizens should have access to a basic minimum of health care. 
D) The government should take responsibility for the health of all citizens.

Question 3

A major problem in the American health care system is

Accepted Answer

A) too few doctors in suburban areas 
B) too few doctors nation-wide 
C) the financial burden of health care on many families 
D) all of the above 
A) too few doctors in suburban areas 
B) too few doctors nation-wide 
C) the financial burden of health care on many families 
D) all of the above

Question 4

Which of the following are the greatest determinants of premature death?

Accepted Answer

A) economic status 
B) environmental conditions 
C) behavioral 
D) all of the above 
E) (
A)  and (
B)  only 
A) economic status 
B) environmental conditions 
C) behavioral 
D) all of the above 
E) (
A)  and (
B)  only

Question 5

Overspecialization by physicians is cited as one of the causes of

Accepted Answer

A) high cost of medical care 
B) poor coordination of care 
C) better performance on measures of health statistics 
D) all of the above 
E) A & B only 
A) high cost of medical care 
B) poor coordination of care 
C) better performance on measures of health statistics 
D) all of the above 
E) A & B only

Question 6

The federal government does not support biomedical research.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Which of the following features of the Single-Payer system of health care administration do its supporters argue will reduce health care costs?

Accepted Answer

A) Reduction of administrative costs, such as billing and office staff. 
B) Abolition of private, for-profit health insurers. 
C) Centralization of administration. 
D) All of the above 
A) Reduction of administrative costs, such as billing and office staff. 
B) Abolition of private, for-profit health insurers. 
C) Centralization of administration. 
D) All of the above

Question 8

Labor and technology is a primary contributor to the high cost of medicine.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

According to 2002 data,which of the countries below had highest health expenditures as percentage of GDP?

Accepted Answer

A) USA 
B) Germany 
C) Sweden 
D) France 
A) USA 
B) Germany 
C) Sweden 
D) France

Question 10

United States health care disparities means that

Accepted Answer

A) those in poor or rural communities have poor health and shorter life expectancy 
B) African American infants mortality rates are neatly twice those of whites 
C) One-third of Hispanics are uninsured 
D) Ten percent of Hispanics rely on their primary care from emergency rooms 
E) All of the above 
A) those in poor or rural communities have poor health and shorter life expectancy 
B) African American infants mortality rates are neatly twice those of whites 
C) One-third of Hispanics are uninsured 
D) Ten percent of Hispanics rely on their primary care from emergency rooms 
E) All of the above

Question 11

Even though American medical technology is the most advanced in the world,the United States still ranks behind ______________ in infant mortality.

Accepted Answer

A) Netherlands 
B) Canada 
C) Australia 
D) United Kingdom 
A) Netherlands 
B) Canada 
C) Australia 
D) United Kingdom

Question 12

The 1999 Institute of Medicine estimated that 100,000 hospital deaths occurred due to _____________.

Accepted Answer

A) lack of testing equipment 
B) paperwork errors 
C) medical errors 
D) patients being too sick to cure 
A) lack of testing equipment 
B) paperwork errors 
C) medical errors 
D) patients being too sick to cure

Question 13

Which of the following is true?

Accepted Answer

A) Medicaid physician reimbursement rates are too high 
B) Medicaid cannot fund nursing home care. 
C) Many physicians refuse to accept Medicaid patients because payment rates are too low. 
D) all of the above 
A) Medicaid physician reimbursement rates are too high 
B) Medicaid cannot fund nursing home care. 
C) Many physicians refuse to accept Medicaid patients because payment rates are too low. 
D) all of the above

Question 14

Many physicians and dentists don't accept Medicaid patients because

Accepted Answer

A) the patients can't afford the co-pay 
B) they must accept the Medicaid schedule as full payment 
C) it takes too long to get reimbursed 
D) they have to prescribe generic drugs 
A) the patients can't afford the co-pay 
B) they must accept the Medicaid schedule as full payment 
C) it takes too long to get reimbursed 
D) they have to prescribe generic drugs

Question 15

The ___________ amendment bans federal Medicaid funding for most abortions.

Accepted Answer

A) Strong 
B) Frist 
C) Hyde 
D) Howe 
E) Johnson 
A) Strong 
B) Frist 
C) Hyde 
D) Howe 
E) Johnson

Question 16

Job lock is defined as

Accepted Answer

A) Being contractually bound to a job 
B) Unable to change jobs due to the poor employment marketplace 
C) Forced to remain in a job because of financial obligations 
D) Forced to stay in a job because of the fear of not getting health care with new employment 
A) Being contractually bound to a job 
B) Unable to change jobs due to the poor employment marketplace 
C) Forced to remain in a job because of financial obligations 
D) Forced to stay in a job because of the fear of not getting health care with new employment

Question 17

Health care reform will expand access to 32 million people by

Accepted Answer

A) requiring most citizens and legal residents to purchase insurance 
B) mandates some employers to provide insurance 
C) insurance market reform 
D) all of the above 
A) requiring most citizens and legal residents to purchase insurance 
B) mandates some employers to provide insurance 
C) insurance market reform 
D) all of the above

Question 18

Among the consequences of a high rate of uninsured Americans are which of the following?

Accepted Answer

A) worse health outcomes 
B) financial burdens on families 
C) "job lock" 
D) all of the above 
A) worse health outcomes 
B) financial burdens on families 
C) "job lock" 
D) all of the above

Question 19

Under the fee-for-service model,medical care is fragmented,difficult to coordinate for multiple medical conditions and expensive.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 20

Which of the following are important bioethical issues?

Accepted Answer

A) regulating managed care 
B) Funding AIDS research 
C) Rationing new health care technologies 
D) (a) and (c) only 
E) (b) and (c) only 
A) regulating managed care 
B) Funding AIDS research 
C) Rationing new health care technologies 
D) (a) and (c) only 
E) (b) and (c) only

Medicare is a program that was designed as

Which of the following is NOT an argument in favor of the moral imperative of universal insurance coverage?

A major problem in the American health care system is

Which of the following are the greatest determinants of premature death?

Overspecialization by physicians is cited as one of the causes of

The federal government does not support biomedical research.

Which of the following features of the Single-Payer system of health care administration do its supporters argue will reduce health care costs?

Labor and technology is a primary contributor to the high cost of medicine.

According to 2002 data,which of the countries below had highest health expenditures as percentage of GDP?

United States health care disparities means that

Even though American medical technology is the most advanced in the world,the United States still ranks behind ______________ in infant mortality.

The 1999 Institute of Medicine estimated that 100,000 hospital deaths occurred due to _____________.

Which of the following is true?

Many physicians and dentists don't accept Medicaid patients because

The ___________ amendment bans federal Medicaid funding for most abortions.

Job lock is defined as

Health care reform will expand access to 32 million people by

Among the consequences of a high rate of uninsured Americans are which of the following?

Under the fee-for-service model,medical care is fragmented,difficult to coordinate for multiple medical conditions and expensive.

Which of the following are important bioethical issues?

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Economic Issues: Taxing, Spending, and Budgeting

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Crime and Criminal Justice: Dilemmas of Social Control

Poverty and Social Welfare Policy

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Legal and Social Equality: The Struggle against Oppression and Bigotry

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Exam 8: Health Care: Transformation or Continued Crisis?

Medicare is a program that was designed as

Which of the following is NOT an argument in favor of the moral imperative of universal insurance coverage?

A major problem in the American health care system is

Which of the following are the greatest determinants of premature death?

Overspecialization by physicians is cited as one of the causes of

The federal government does not support biomedical research.

Which of the following features of the Single-Payer system of health care administration do its supporters argue will reduce health care costs?

Labor and technology is a primary contributor to the high cost of medicine.

According to 2002 data,which of the countries below had highest health expenditures as percentage of GDP?

United States health care disparities means that

Even though American medical technology is the most advanced in the world,the United States still ranks behind ______________ in infant mortality.

The 1999 Institute of Medicine estimated that 100,000 hospital deaths occurred due to _____________.

Which of the following is true?

Many physicians and dentists don't accept Medicaid patients because

The ___________ amendment bans federal Medicaid funding for most abortions.

Job lock is defined as

Health care reform will expand access to 32 million people by

Among the consequences of a high rate of uninsured Americans are which of the following?

Under the fee-for-service model,medical care is fragmented,difficult to coordinate for multiple medical conditions and expensive.

Which of the following are important bioethical issues?

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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