USP 143 MIDTERM EXAM QUESTIONS WITH
ANSWERS 100% PASS
What % of the US is uninsured - ANSWER 10%
What fraction of surgeries performed are unnecessary - ANSWER 1/3
how many people receive health insurance thru employment - ANSWER 1/2
what do we spend the most on in healthcare - ANSWER hospitals > physicians > Rx
drugs
what fraction of costs go to administration - ANSWER 1/3
what fraction of all $ spent on health services is not necessary - ANSWER 1/3
T/F
the more money Medicare spent per person in a given state, the higher that state's
quality ranking tended to be - ANSWER FALSE: more money spent per person, the lower
that state's quality ranking tended to be
according to WHO, the US healthcare system is ranked .... in overall performancd -
ANSWER 37th
T/F: US surgeries are the most costly and dangerous. More people die from surgical
complications than car accidents. - ANSWER true
unnecessary health care, health services provided with higher volume/cost than is
appropriate - ANSWER over utilization
, for every 1 patient saved by screening, how many healthy women will suffer - ANSWER
10
we do ....% more bypasses than Canadians - ANSWER 67
necessary healthcare that is not done, could be due to discriminatory reasons or lack of
trust of provider - ANSWER under utilization
t/f: the american cancer society recommends annual prostate cancer testing for all men,
since 32,000 die of prostate cancer every year - ANSWER false: recommends testing for
NO men
how is food insecurity related to health - ANSWER -increased risk of chronic diseases
-food swamps/deserts
-costs US 67 billion dollars per year
-more prevalent among certain populations
when was the social security act passed and under who - ANSWER 1930s Teddy
Roosevelt
how much did we spend on health care in the united states in 2015 - ANSWER $3.2
trillion dollars, or 17.8% of our GDP
we spent more than ... the average of other developed countries - ANSWER twice
the government (aka taxpayers) covers over ......% of America's health care bills -
ANSWER 50
what are contributing factors to high prices - ANSWER -rx drugs
ANSWERS 100% PASS
What % of the US is uninsured - ANSWER 10%
What fraction of surgeries performed are unnecessary - ANSWER 1/3
how many people receive health insurance thru employment - ANSWER 1/2
what do we spend the most on in healthcare - ANSWER hospitals > physicians > Rx
drugs
what fraction of costs go to administration - ANSWER 1/3
what fraction of all $ spent on health services is not necessary - ANSWER 1/3
T/F
the more money Medicare spent per person in a given state, the higher that state's
quality ranking tended to be - ANSWER FALSE: more money spent per person, the lower
that state's quality ranking tended to be
according to WHO, the US healthcare system is ranked .... in overall performancd -
ANSWER 37th
T/F: US surgeries are the most costly and dangerous. More people die from surgical
complications than car accidents. - ANSWER true
unnecessary health care, health services provided with higher volume/cost than is
appropriate - ANSWER over utilization
, for every 1 patient saved by screening, how many healthy women will suffer - ANSWER
10
we do ....% more bypasses than Canadians - ANSWER 67
necessary healthcare that is not done, could be due to discriminatory reasons or lack of
trust of provider - ANSWER under utilization
t/f: the american cancer society recommends annual prostate cancer testing for all men,
since 32,000 die of prostate cancer every year - ANSWER false: recommends testing for
NO men
how is food insecurity related to health - ANSWER -increased risk of chronic diseases
-food swamps/deserts
-costs US 67 billion dollars per year
-more prevalent among certain populations
when was the social security act passed and under who - ANSWER 1930s Teddy
Roosevelt
how much did we spend on health care in the united states in 2015 - ANSWER $3.2
trillion dollars, or 17.8% of our GDP
we spent more than ... the average of other developed countries - ANSWER twice
the government (aka taxpayers) covers over ......% of America's health care bills -
ANSWER 50
what are contributing factors to high prices - ANSWER -rx drugs
