MHA 710 HEALTHCARE ECONOMICS EXAM
3 PRACTICE SCRIPT 2026 QUESTIONS WITH
ANSWERS GRADED A+
⫸ Which of the following provisions included in the Affordable Care
Act (ACA) was responsible for the largest number of newly insured?
a. Individual mandate
b. Expansion of Medicaid
c. Employer mandate
d. Insurance regulation requiring coverage for individuals with
preexisting conditions
e. Creation of the health insurance exchanges (later called marketplaces)
Answer: b. Expansion of Medicaid
⫸ The federal share of Medicaid financing, or federal medical
assistance percentage (FMAP), ranges from a minimum of what percent
in 13 high-income states to what percent in Mississippi?
a. 50%; 75%
b. 50%; 60%
c. 25%; 50%
d. 25%; 75% Answer: a. 50%; 75%
⫸ To better control overall Medicaid spending, most states:
, a. establish strict rules against using the emergency room in non-
emergency situations.
b. enroll all eligible recipients in managed care plans.
c. require eligible enrollees to participate in wellness education
programs, such as smoking secession and nutrition classes.
d. set strict limits on the number of primary care physicians that can
accept Medicaid patients.
e. charge participants modest copays on physicians' services. Answer: b.
enroll all eligible recipients in managed care plans.
⫸ How is the issue of the "free rider" relevant to the discussion of
whether access to medical care is a fundamental right?
a. Providing medical care at zero cost will maximize social welfare.
b. The free rider argument is based on the idea that access to medical
care should be free and available to everyone.
c. As long as there is excess capacity in the medical care system,
providing free access to care does not present a resource allocation
problem.
d. The socially responsible approach is to provide free access to all the
medical care a person desires. Answer: b. The free rider argument is
based on the idea that access to medical care should be free and
available to everyone.
⫸ In 2008, the state of Oregon used a lottery to extend Medicaid
coverage to an additional 10,000 residents (often called the Oregon
Experiment). Two years after enrollment, the lottery winners (the
treatment group):
3 PRACTICE SCRIPT 2026 QUESTIONS WITH
ANSWERS GRADED A+
⫸ Which of the following provisions included in the Affordable Care
Act (ACA) was responsible for the largest number of newly insured?
a. Individual mandate
b. Expansion of Medicaid
c. Employer mandate
d. Insurance regulation requiring coverage for individuals with
preexisting conditions
e. Creation of the health insurance exchanges (later called marketplaces)
Answer: b. Expansion of Medicaid
⫸ The federal share of Medicaid financing, or federal medical
assistance percentage (FMAP), ranges from a minimum of what percent
in 13 high-income states to what percent in Mississippi?
a. 50%; 75%
b. 50%; 60%
c. 25%; 50%
d. 25%; 75% Answer: a. 50%; 75%
⫸ To better control overall Medicaid spending, most states:
, a. establish strict rules against using the emergency room in non-
emergency situations.
b. enroll all eligible recipients in managed care plans.
c. require eligible enrollees to participate in wellness education
programs, such as smoking secession and nutrition classes.
d. set strict limits on the number of primary care physicians that can
accept Medicaid patients.
e. charge participants modest copays on physicians' services. Answer: b.
enroll all eligible recipients in managed care plans.
⫸ How is the issue of the "free rider" relevant to the discussion of
whether access to medical care is a fundamental right?
a. Providing medical care at zero cost will maximize social welfare.
b. The free rider argument is based on the idea that access to medical
care should be free and available to everyone.
c. As long as there is excess capacity in the medical care system,
providing free access to care does not present a resource allocation
problem.
d. The socially responsible approach is to provide free access to all the
medical care a person desires. Answer: b. The free rider argument is
based on the idea that access to medical care should be free and
available to everyone.
⫸ In 2008, the state of Oregon used a lottery to extend Medicaid
coverage to an additional 10,000 residents (often called the Oregon
Experiment). Two years after enrollment, the lottery winners (the
treatment group):
