US Healthcare system Midterm Exam
Questions and Correct Answers
The US health care delivery system can be characterized as
Complex and Massive
Medicare is a joint federal-state health insurance program for low-income adults,
children, the elderly, and the disabled.
False
In the United States, how many people work in delivering health care?
2 to 3 million
How many states expanded Medicaid in sync with the ACA?
30 to 40
___________________ contract with selected health care providers to deliver
health care services to its enrollees.
Managed care organizations
,Which country spends the largest fraction of its GDP on health care?
United States
The German health care system is administered by the Patient Safety Institute.
True
The key system players in the U.S. health delivery system are all of the following
except:
Physicians, Administrators of health care institutions, Government EXCEPT : All
employers
An integrated delivery system provides coordinated health care but is not
assessed based on health outcomes in the target population.
True
The CHIP program costs about $5,000 per child.
True
_____________ is a model of an integrated organization which is expected to
provide better quality outcomes at a lower cost.
An accountable care organization
All but five developed countries offer universal health insurance programs.
False
, In Canada, the supply side of health care provision is dominated by:
private providers.
The ACA was ostensibly designed to push health care in the United States
toward more integrated care.
True
TriCare is responsible for coordinating the activities of the hospitals, outpatient
clinics, nursing homes, and other facilities located within its jurisdiction.
False
Coordinated, integrated care has been shown to help in
type 2 diabetes
Health care delivery is the delivery of care for maintaining health.
False
OSHA's Injury and Illness Protection Program is an example of a policy
intervention.
true
Questions and Correct Answers
The US health care delivery system can be characterized as
Complex and Massive
Medicare is a joint federal-state health insurance program for low-income adults,
children, the elderly, and the disabled.
False
In the United States, how many people work in delivering health care?
2 to 3 million
How many states expanded Medicaid in sync with the ACA?
30 to 40
___________________ contract with selected health care providers to deliver
health care services to its enrollees.
Managed care organizations
,Which country spends the largest fraction of its GDP on health care?
United States
The German health care system is administered by the Patient Safety Institute.
True
The key system players in the U.S. health delivery system are all of the following
except:
Physicians, Administrators of health care institutions, Government EXCEPT : All
employers
An integrated delivery system provides coordinated health care but is not
assessed based on health outcomes in the target population.
True
The CHIP program costs about $5,000 per child.
True
_____________ is a model of an integrated organization which is expected to
provide better quality outcomes at a lower cost.
An accountable care organization
All but five developed countries offer universal health insurance programs.
False
, In Canada, the supply side of health care provision is dominated by:
private providers.
The ACA was ostensibly designed to push health care in the United States
toward more integrated care.
True
TriCare is responsible for coordinating the activities of the hospitals, outpatient
clinics, nursing homes, and other facilities located within its jurisdiction.
False
Coordinated, integrated care has been shown to help in
type 2 diabetes
Health care delivery is the delivery of care for maintaining health.
False
OSHA's Injury and Illness Protection Program is an example of a policy
intervention.
true
