HLTH 2030 - Chapter 14 Exam Questions With
Correct Answers
Why have Americans long rejected national health care? - ANSWER because it runs
contrary to traditional American values
What is being described below?
-Social, demographic, and cultural trends
-Economic conditions
-Political will and legal rulings (what happens in our government)
-Technological innovation
-Global health issues
-Ecological events - ANSWER main forces of future change
What two reasons does US healthcare stand at a tipping point? - ANSWER 1. graying,
and highly consumptive population
2. limited financial and human capital resources
Despite the intents and promises of the ACA, issues remain... - ANSWER in cost, access,
and affordability
________________ are getting older therefore there is a huge burden on the US to cover
Medicare and Medicaid for the elderly. - ANSWER baby boomers
What is being described below?
-A growing elderly population along with dropping birth rates
, -For once, we are not having a birth influx which means the work force is going to lack
employees
-Medicare faces a serious financial shortfall, despite provisions in the ACA to reduce
Medicare costs
-Social changes: drops in labor participation rates, uptick in welfare and disability rolls,
continuous rise in illegal immigration
-The trend for national health expenditures is on an upswing - ANSWER social,
demographic, and cultural trends
Why are we FINALLY moving toward a national health plan? - ANSWER because there is
more acceptance for one single system with each generation
What is being described below?
-Household income in relation to economic inflation determines affordability
-Both employment and personal income depend on the nation's economic health
-Inflation has been running higher than the rise in household incomes
-Over-reaching government regulations have cost that society must bear
-Health insurance premiums can be expected to rise as ACA subsidies to insurers are
phased out starting in 2016 - ANSWER economic forces
Which is higher, economic inflation or household income? - ANSWER economic inflation
Correct Answers
Why have Americans long rejected national health care? - ANSWER because it runs
contrary to traditional American values
What is being described below?
-Social, demographic, and cultural trends
-Economic conditions
-Political will and legal rulings (what happens in our government)
-Technological innovation
-Global health issues
-Ecological events - ANSWER main forces of future change
What two reasons does US healthcare stand at a tipping point? - ANSWER 1. graying,
and highly consumptive population
2. limited financial and human capital resources
Despite the intents and promises of the ACA, issues remain... - ANSWER in cost, access,
and affordability
________________ are getting older therefore there is a huge burden on the US to cover
Medicare and Medicaid for the elderly. - ANSWER baby boomers
What is being described below?
-A growing elderly population along with dropping birth rates
, -For once, we are not having a birth influx which means the work force is going to lack
employees
-Medicare faces a serious financial shortfall, despite provisions in the ACA to reduce
Medicare costs
-Social changes: drops in labor participation rates, uptick in welfare and disability rolls,
continuous rise in illegal immigration
-The trend for national health expenditures is on an upswing - ANSWER social,
demographic, and cultural trends
Why are we FINALLY moving toward a national health plan? - ANSWER because there is
more acceptance for one single system with each generation
What is being described below?
-Household income in relation to economic inflation determines affordability
-Both employment and personal income depend on the nation's economic health
-Inflation has been running higher than the rise in household incomes
-Over-reaching government regulations have cost that society must bear
-Health insurance premiums can be expected to rise as ACA subsidies to insurers are
phased out starting in 2016 - ANSWER economic forces
Which is higher, economic inflation or household income? - ANSWER economic inflation
