Question 1

In 2001, the House of Representatives voted to ____________ human cloning.

Accepted Answer

A)  encourage 
B)  permit 
C)  regulate 
D)  forbid 
A)  encourage 
B)  permit 
C)  regulate 
D)  forbid

Question 2

Traditional Medicare coverage before 2003 consisted of two parts: Hospital Insurance (Part A) and Supplementary Medical Insurance (Part B).

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

___________ believe that practicing good health habits are outside of governmental influence.

Accepted Answer

A)  Liberals 
B)  Socialists 
C)  Conservatives 
D)  Radicals 
A)  Liberals 
B)  Socialists 
C)  Conservatives 
D)  Radicals

Question 4

The State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP)

Accepted Answer

A)  has had little success in enrolling children 
B)  allows states to expand Medicare 
C)  allows states to establish new programs of children's coverage 
D)  all of the above 
A)  has had little success in enrolling children 
B)  allows states to expand Medicare 
C)  allows states to establish new programs of children's coverage 
D)  all of the above

Question 5

The out-patient prescription drug benefit included in the Medicare Modernization Act provides little or no advantage over their prior coverage for middle to upper-income due to co-pay and gap in coverage.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 6

In 2002 the United States spent a lower percentage of GDP on health expenditures than did France.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

Which of the following is (are) sign(s) of recent change in the American health care system?

Accepted Answer

A)  many hospitals are closing 
B)  increased competition among hospitals 
C)  hospital mergers 
D)  all of the above 
A)  many hospitals are closing 
B)  increased competition among hospitals 
C)  hospital mergers 
D)  all of the above

Question 8

Which of the following is NOT a change from traditional health care delivery?

Accepted Answer

A)  home visits from the family doctor 
B)  freestanding surgical units 
C)  minor care clinics 
D)  specialty hospitals 
E)  none of the above 
A)  home visits from the family doctor 
B)  freestanding surgical units 
C)  minor care clinics 
D)  specialty hospitals 
E)  none of the above

Question 9

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 10

Which of the following health care issue has broader coverage in other nations than the United States?

Accepted Answer

A)  dental service 
B)  nursery homecare 
C)  eye glasses 
D)  cosmetic surgery 
A)  dental service 
B)  nursery homecare 
C)  eye glasses 
D)  cosmetic surgery

Question 11

Which of the following is a feature of managed care?

Accepted Answer

A)  fee-for-service payment 
B)  selective contracting 
C)  emphasis on specialist care 
D)  none of the above 
A)  fee-for-service payment 
B)  selective contracting 
C)  emphasis on specialist care 
D)  none of the above

Question 12

Which is NOT a health-related black grant to the states?

Accepted Answer

A)  alcohol, drug abuse, and mental health 
B)  preventive health services 
C)  direct medical education 
D)  maternal and child health services 
A)  alcohol, drug abuse, and mental health 
B)  preventive health services 
C)  direct medical education 
D)  maternal and child health services

Question 13

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 14

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 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

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 17

American health care spending grows more slowly than health care spending in other developed countries.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

Medicare and Medicaid have helped to hold down American society's cost of health care.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 19

United States health care problems do NOT include _________________.

Accepted Answer

A)  quality 
B)  access 
C)  technology 
D)  cost 
A)  quality 
B)  access 
C)  technology 
D)  cost

Question 20

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

In 2001, the House of Representatives voted to ____________ human cloning.

Traditional Medicare coverage before 2003 consisted of two parts: Hospital Insurance (Part A) and Supplementary Medical Insurance (Part B).

___________ believe that practicing good health habits are outside of governmental influence.

The State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP)

The out-patient prescription drug benefit included in the Medicare Modernization Act provides little or no advantage over their prior coverage for middle to upper-income due to co-pay and gap in coverage.

In 2002 the United States spent a lower percentage of GDP on health expenditures than did France.

Which of the following is (are) sign(s) of recent change in the American health care system?

Which of the following is NOT a change from traditional health care delivery?

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.

Which of the following health care issue has broader coverage in other nations than the United States?

Which of the following is a feature of managed care?

Which is NOT a health-related black grant to the states?

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

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

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

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

American health care spending grows more slowly than health care spending in other developed countries.

Medicare and Medicaid have helped to hold down American society's cost of health care.

United States health care problems do NOT include _________________.

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

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 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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Exam 8: Health Care: Historic Change

In 2001, the House of Representatives voted to ____________ human cloning.

Traditional Medicare coverage before 2003 consisted of two parts: Hospital Insurance (Part A) and Supplementary Medical Insurance (Part B).

___________ believe that practicing good health habits are outside of governmental influence.

The State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP)

The out-patient prescription drug benefit included in the Medicare Modernization Act provides little or no advantage over their prior coverage for middle to upper-income due to co-pay and gap in coverage.

In 2002 the United States spent a lower percentage of GDP on health expenditures than did France.

Which of the following is (are) sign(s) of recent change in the American health care system?

Which of the following is NOT a change from traditional health care delivery?

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.

Which of the following health care issue has broader coverage in other nations than the United States?

Which of the following is a feature of managed care?

Which is NOT a health-related black grant to the states?

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

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

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

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

American health care spending grows more slowly than health care spending in other developed countries.

Medicare and Medicaid have helped to hold down American society's cost of health care.

United States health care problems do NOT include _________________.

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

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 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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