Exam 5: Economics of Health Care Delivery

An employee is able to receive health insurance from a former employer after changing jobs because of the:

Nurses should be cognizant of microeconomics because:

Which person is most likely to be uninsured?

Factors that influence health care costs include (select all that apply):

The first phase of development of the health care system was characterized by:

Public health economics focuses on the:

Which was considered the first national health insurance plan in the United States?

Which individual would most likely receive Medicaid services?

Which is an example of a service offered at the federal government level?

A public health nurse is counseling a client who is trying to determine if a health maintenance organization (HMO)or preferred provider organization (PPO)will provide the better health care coverage.One main difference between these two types of managed care arrangements is:

Which statement regarding poverty and health insurance is true?

An example of managed care is:

When a health care organization's fees for delivery of services are not decided until after they are provided,it is called:

Which characteristic has the greatest effect on health?

Supply and demand is illustrated when:

Medicare and Medicaid are:

A person with end-stage kidney failure who is on dialysis is eligible for:

Which individual would most likely experience a barrier when accessing health care?

Conducting a class at a public health clinic on breast self-examination to a group of 50 women is an example of:

Nurses working with aggregates would apply the macroeconomic theory because they are concerned with the: