Question 1

The price of medical care in the United States has

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A) remained relatively unchanged in recent years. 
B) risen slower than the overall price level. 
C) risen at the same pace as the overall price level. 
D) risen faster than the overall price level. 
A) remained relatively unchanged in recent years. 
B) risen slower than the overall price level. 
C) risen at the same pace as the overall price level. 
D) risen faster than the overall price level.

Question 2

The health care industry includes the manufacture and sale of low-fat food.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

One of the taxes included in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA)to generate revenue is a tax on junk food.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

The moral hazard problem created by health insurance induces consumers to underconsume health care.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

Health maintenance organizations (HMOs)

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A) are based on the traditional fee-for-service system of paying physicians. 
B) charge a fixed amount per member, hire many of their own physicians, and provide health services only to members. 
C) are also known as preferred provider organizations. 
D) are illegal in several states. 
A) are based on the traditional fee-for-service system of paying physicians. 
B) charge a fixed amount per member, hire many of their own physicians, and provide health services only to members. 
C) are also known as preferred provider organizations. 
D) are illegal in several states.

Question 6

One of the peculiarities of the U.S. market for health care is

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A) third-party payments by insurance companies. 
B) government-provided health insurance. 
C) government tax credits and vouchers for consumers to pay for health care. 
D) fee-for-service payments for all physician visits. 
A) third-party payments by insurance companies. 
B) government-provided health insurance. 
C) government tax credits and vouchers for consumers to pay for health care. 
D) fee-for-service payments for all physician visits.

Question 7

Most economists who have studied the health care industry have concluded that there is

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A) an underallocation of resources for health care in the United States. 
B) an overallocation of resources for health care in the United States. 
C) insufficient technological progress in the medical industry. 
D) a need for government price controls for physicians' fees. 
A) an underallocation of resources for health care in the United States. 
B) an overallocation of resources for health care in the United States. 
C) insufficient technological progress in the medical industry. 
D) a need for government price controls for physicians' fees.

Question 8

The recently enacted health care reform package (the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act)focuses solely on controlling health care costs.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

Preferred provider organizations (PPOs)

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A) charge a fixed amount per member, hire many of their own physicians, and provide health services only to members. 
B) require that their members give up the right to file medical malpractice suits. 
C) are illegal in several states. 
D) require physicians and hospitals to provide discounted prices for their services as a condition for being included in the insurance plan. 
A) charge a fixed amount per member, hire many of their own physicians, and provide health services only to members. 
B) require that their members give up the right to file medical malpractice suits. 
C) are illegal in several states. 
D) require physicians and hospitals to provide discounted prices for their services as a condition for being included in the insurance plan.

Question 10

Which of the following provisions of the PPACA do proponents expect to reduce the growth of health care spending?

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A) prohibiting insurers from dropping or denying individuals with preexisting conditions 
B) allowing individuals to purchase coverage through insurance exchanges 
C) subsidizing purchases of insurance for those complying with the personal mandate 
D) expanding access to Medicaid coverage 
A) prohibiting insurers from dropping or denying individuals with preexisting conditions 
B) allowing individuals to purchase coverage through insurance exchanges 
C) subsidizing purchases of insurance for those complying with the personal mandate 
D) expanding access to Medicaid coverage

Question 11

The demand for health care in industrially advanced economies is

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A) highly elastic with respect to both price and income. 
B) highly inelastic with respect to both price and income. 
C) highly elastic with respect to income but highly inelastic with respect to price. 
D) about unit elasticity with respect to income and relatively inelastic with respect to price. 
A) highly elastic with respect to both price and income. 
B) highly inelastic with respect to both price and income. 
C) highly elastic with respect to income but highly inelastic with respect to price. 
D) about unit elasticity with respect to income and relatively inelastic with respect to price.

Question 12

The provision of health insurance leads to a deadweight loss due to an overallocation of resources to health care.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

Refer to the diagram, which shows the market for U.S. health care. Other things equal, which of the following would shift the demand curve for medical care from D₂ to D₁?

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A) an aging population 
B) loss of medical insurance benefits by part-time workers and early retirees 
C) expansion of the Medicaid program 
D) higher medical malpractice premiums 
A) an aging population 
B) loss of medical insurance benefits by part-time workers and early retirees 
C) expansion of the Medicaid program 
D) higher medical malpractice premiums

Question 14

Singapore's health care system includes the following major elements, except

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A) government mandates designed to promote competition on price and quality among health care providers. 
B) high out-of-pocket costs to consumers. 
C) laws requiring people to save for future health expenditures. 
D) a national health insurance plan for its citizens provided by the government. 
A) government mandates designed to promote competition on price and quality among health care providers. 
B) high out-of-pocket costs to consumers. 
C) laws requiring people to save for future health expenditures. 
D) a national health insurance plan for its citizens provided by the government.

Question 15

The moral hazard problem created when consumers acquire health insurance leads them to

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A) take more care of their health. 
B) consume more health care services. 
C) seek less care from their physicians. 
D) exercise more and eat healthier food. 
A) take more care of their health. 
B) consume more health care services. 
C) seek less care from their physicians. 
D) exercise more and eat healthier food.

Question 16

The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA)sets up so-called insurance exchanges where consumers can compare various insurance policies that meet certain government-set standards.

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A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Suppose you go to a doctor but your health insurance plan does not reimburse you because you have not yet paid enough out of pocket for the year to qualify for insurance benefits. This is an example of

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A) coinsurance. 
B) a deductible. 
C) monopsony power. 
D) a deferred benefit plan. 
A) coinsurance. 
B) a deductible. 
C) monopsony power. 
D) a deferred benefit plan.

Question 18

If the existence of health insurance increases one's incentive to use the health care system more intensively, this is an illustration of

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A) the adverse selection problem. 
B) the moral hazard problem. 
C) the benefits-received principle. 
D) the Coase theorem. 
A) the adverse selection problem. 
B) the moral hazard problem. 
C) the benefits-received principle. 
D) the Coase theorem.

Question 19

Refer to the diagram. Physicians likely would argue that health care should be provided to patients in

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A) some amount less than Q₁. 
B) amount Q₁. 
C) some amount between Q₁ and Q₂. 
D) amount Q₂. 
A) some amount less than Q₁. 
B) amount Q₁. 
C) some amount between Q₁ and Q₂. 
D) amount Q₂.

Question 20

Based on the available elasticity evidence, health care

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A) is an inferior good. 
B) is a normal good. 
C) is highly elastic with respect to price. 
D) has a price elasticity of demand of 1. 
A) is an inferior good. 
B) is a normal good. 
C) is highly elastic with respect to price. 
D) has a price elasticity of demand of 1.

Exam 24: Health Care

The price of medical care in the United States has

The health care industry includes the manufacture and sale of low-fat food.

One of the taxes included in the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA)to generate revenue is a tax on junk food.

The moral hazard problem created by health insurance induces consumers to underconsume health care.

Health maintenance organizations (HMOs)

One of the peculiarities of the U.S. market for health care is

Most economists who have studied the health care industry have concluded that there is

The recently enacted health care reform package (the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act)focuses solely on controlling health care costs.

Preferred provider organizations (PPOs)

Which of the following provisions of the PPACA do proponents expect to reduce the growth of health care spending?

The demand for health care in industrially advanced economies is

The provision of health insurance leads to a deadweight loss due to an overallocation of resources to health care.

Refer to the diagram, which shows the market for U.S. health care. Other things equal, which of the following would shift the demand curve for medical care from D₂ to D₁?

Singapore's health care system includes the following major elements, except

The moral hazard problem created when consumers acquire health insurance leads them to

The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA)sets up so-called insurance exchanges where consumers can compare various insurance policies that meet certain government-set standards.

Suppose you go to a doctor but your health insurance plan does not reimburse you because you have not yet paid enough out of pocket for the year to qualify for insurance benefits. This is an example of

If the existence of health insurance increases one's incentive to use the health care system more intensively, this is an illustration of

Refer to the diagram. Physicians likely would argue that health care should be provided to patients in

Based on the available elasticity evidence, health care

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