HCD 303 FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS ALL CORRECT
What are the two main branches of the federal government that oversee the healthcare
system in Singapore? - Answer- Monetary & the ministry of health
In our country, that is currently experiencing strong political divides, what is an aspect of
Singapore's healthcare model that might be appealing to those on the 'right' or more
conservative in their political views? - Answer- One of the countries five main objectives
is built in personal accountability and avoiding the over-reliance of a welfare state
Match the department within the NHS to its primary role within the system: - Answer-
Public Health England: improve overall well being
NHS Business Services Authority: issues health insurance cards,
HR Care Quality Commission: regulates all service guidelines
Monitor: ensures overall systematic performance is met
Which of the following are responsibilities of the State Ministries of Health in Germany?
- Answer- - They supervise the operations of the providers and sickness funds
- Public health efforts
- They are responsible for maintaining the healthcare infrastructure of public hospitals
throughout their region
Which of the following properly describes aspects of Private Health Insurance in
Germany? - Answer- The premium is set by your performance on an individual health
assessment
What is nudging? - Answer- Health interventions that make healthy choices the default
choice
Which of the following are key distinctions between the DRG payment model and the
EDRG payment model? Select all that apply. - Answer- -DRG does not include
physician services, while EDRG does include physician services in the bundled price
DRG will only ever follow a patient for 30-days, while EDRG follows a patient for up to 5
years
, What does GDP stand for? - Answer- Gross Domestic Product
Who is covered within the UK's healthcare system? - Answer- Ever citizen of the UK,
plus visitors in cases of emergency and/or treatment of infectious disease
Which aspect of the US healthcare system is represented by the Bismarck model? -
Answer- Average Worker
The Commonwealth Fund and the World Health Organization reports both used health
equity as a measure in their rankings. What is health equity? - Answer- The inclusion of
fairness in a system for providing health services and insurance coverage taking into
consideration an persons individual circumstances
What did Lee Kuan Yew believe had to occur if Singapore was going to survive as an
independent nation? - Answer- They had to turn themselves into a first world oasis in a
third world region
What populations listed below would NOT be covered by both Medicare and Medicaid
(duel-eligible) - Answer- Those of low-income who are pregnant or had a child within the
last year
What percentage of the federal budget is attributed to healthcare in Germany? -
Answer- 5%
Where did the Prime Minister of Singapore attend University? - Answer- Cambridge,
United Kingdom
What population did CareMore enroll into its innovative, capitation-based, care delivery
programs? - Answer- Medicare Advantage patients
Which of the following accurately describes aspects of the Medishield program? -
Answer- Tax-exempt, Catastrophic care plan
The NHS is currently ranked ____________ among the largest employers in the world. -
Answer- 5th
In Germany, healthcare delivery is....(select all that apply) - Answer- private,
decentralized
What are the 3 goals of a healthcare system? - Answer- high quality, low cost, easy
access
What is a uniform-fee schedule? - Answer- It refers to the amount of services that each
provider can administer within each quarter
AND ANSWERS ALL CORRECT
What are the two main branches of the federal government that oversee the healthcare
system in Singapore? - Answer- Monetary & the ministry of health
In our country, that is currently experiencing strong political divides, what is an aspect of
Singapore's healthcare model that might be appealing to those on the 'right' or more
conservative in their political views? - Answer- One of the countries five main objectives
is built in personal accountability and avoiding the over-reliance of a welfare state
Match the department within the NHS to its primary role within the system: - Answer-
Public Health England: improve overall well being
NHS Business Services Authority: issues health insurance cards,
HR Care Quality Commission: regulates all service guidelines
Monitor: ensures overall systematic performance is met
Which of the following are responsibilities of the State Ministries of Health in Germany?
- Answer- - They supervise the operations of the providers and sickness funds
- Public health efforts
- They are responsible for maintaining the healthcare infrastructure of public hospitals
throughout their region
Which of the following properly describes aspects of Private Health Insurance in
Germany? - Answer- The premium is set by your performance on an individual health
assessment
What is nudging? - Answer- Health interventions that make healthy choices the default
choice
Which of the following are key distinctions between the DRG payment model and the
EDRG payment model? Select all that apply. - Answer- -DRG does not include
physician services, while EDRG does include physician services in the bundled price
DRG will only ever follow a patient for 30-days, while EDRG follows a patient for up to 5
years
, What does GDP stand for? - Answer- Gross Domestic Product
Who is covered within the UK's healthcare system? - Answer- Ever citizen of the UK,
plus visitors in cases of emergency and/or treatment of infectious disease
Which aspect of the US healthcare system is represented by the Bismarck model? -
Answer- Average Worker
The Commonwealth Fund and the World Health Organization reports both used health
equity as a measure in their rankings. What is health equity? - Answer- The inclusion of
fairness in a system for providing health services and insurance coverage taking into
consideration an persons individual circumstances
What did Lee Kuan Yew believe had to occur if Singapore was going to survive as an
independent nation? - Answer- They had to turn themselves into a first world oasis in a
third world region
What populations listed below would NOT be covered by both Medicare and Medicaid
(duel-eligible) - Answer- Those of low-income who are pregnant or had a child within the
last year
What percentage of the federal budget is attributed to healthcare in Germany? -
Answer- 5%
Where did the Prime Minister of Singapore attend University? - Answer- Cambridge,
United Kingdom
What population did CareMore enroll into its innovative, capitation-based, care delivery
programs? - Answer- Medicare Advantage patients
Which of the following accurately describes aspects of the Medishield program? -
Answer- Tax-exempt, Catastrophic care plan
The NHS is currently ranked ____________ among the largest employers in the world. -
Answer- 5th
In Germany, healthcare delivery is....(select all that apply) - Answer- private,
decentralized
What are the 3 goals of a healthcare system? - Answer- high quality, low cost, easy
access
What is a uniform-fee schedule? - Answer- It refers to the amount of services that each
provider can administer within each quarter
