HSCC 311 Final Exam Question and
answer correctly solved 2025/2026
There is currently no central-planned healthcare system serving all americans
T/f - correct answer ✔True
In the content of this course, "Public" refers to
The general pop
independent sellers
private firms
government/taxpayers
community spaces - correct answer ✔Government/taxpayers
A centrally-planned, national healthcare system in which employers and employees contribute to public
sickness funds and providers, are mainly private describes:
Out of pocket healthcare
socialized health insurance (the Bismarck model)
The national health service
the US health care system
the Beveridge model - correct answer ✔socialized health insurance (the Bismarck model)
The best healthcare system model to describe the United States is: - correct answer ✔The single payer
model
,access to healthcare in the US is largely related to:
Health literacy
Spending habits
Personal beliefs
Geographic region
Insurance status - correct answer ✔insurance status
Which of the following is not a distinct characteristic of the US healthcare system?
No central planning
Insurers are third-party intermediaries
No universal access
Imperfect market conditions
Universal access to care - correct answer ✔Universal access to care
Single-payer healthcare systems feature one major payer. This payer is
The third party
The private sector
The government
The insurance company
The consumer - correct answer ✔The government
Heavy investment in medical technology has what effect?
,Reduces healthcare costs in the short-term
Decreases healthcare spending as a percentage of GDP
Decreases out-of-pocket spending on copays and deductibles
Lowers the cost of consumer insurance policies
Results in consumer demand and impacts price inflation - correct answer ✔Results in consumer
demand and impacts price inflation
Select the answer that best describes the emphasis of U.S. healthcare.
Primary care
Preventive care
Public health care
Specialized care
Inpatient care - correct answer ✔Specialized Care
Value-based care is designed to address:
High worker turnover
Low administrator salaries
Outsourcing of care
High consumer spending
Low quality care - correct answer ✔Low quality care
Choose the answer that best describes the following definition of health: "Health is a state of complete
physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity"
, Medical model
Biopsychosocial model
Holistic model
Sociological model
Anthrocultural model - correct answer ✔Biopsychosocial model
The absence of illness or disease describes:
The anthro-cultural model of health
The biopsychosocial model of health
The sociological model of health
The medical model of health
The holistic model of health - correct answer ✔The medical model of health
The study of the health and health determinants of populations is called:
Biopsychosociology
Sociology
Biomedicine
Epidemiology
Medical inquiry - correct answer ✔Epidemiology
Morbidity refers to:
answer correctly solved 2025/2026
There is currently no central-planned healthcare system serving all americans
T/f - correct answer ✔True
In the content of this course, "Public" refers to
The general pop
independent sellers
private firms
government/taxpayers
community spaces - correct answer ✔Government/taxpayers
A centrally-planned, national healthcare system in which employers and employees contribute to public
sickness funds and providers, are mainly private describes:
Out of pocket healthcare
socialized health insurance (the Bismarck model)
The national health service
the US health care system
the Beveridge model - correct answer ✔socialized health insurance (the Bismarck model)
The best healthcare system model to describe the United States is: - correct answer ✔The single payer
model
,access to healthcare in the US is largely related to:
Health literacy
Spending habits
Personal beliefs
Geographic region
Insurance status - correct answer ✔insurance status
Which of the following is not a distinct characteristic of the US healthcare system?
No central planning
Insurers are third-party intermediaries
No universal access
Imperfect market conditions
Universal access to care - correct answer ✔Universal access to care
Single-payer healthcare systems feature one major payer. This payer is
The third party
The private sector
The government
The insurance company
The consumer - correct answer ✔The government
Heavy investment in medical technology has what effect?
,Reduces healthcare costs in the short-term
Decreases healthcare spending as a percentage of GDP
Decreases out-of-pocket spending on copays and deductibles
Lowers the cost of consumer insurance policies
Results in consumer demand and impacts price inflation - correct answer ✔Results in consumer
demand and impacts price inflation
Select the answer that best describes the emphasis of U.S. healthcare.
Primary care
Preventive care
Public health care
Specialized care
Inpatient care - correct answer ✔Specialized Care
Value-based care is designed to address:
High worker turnover
Low administrator salaries
Outsourcing of care
High consumer spending
Low quality care - correct answer ✔Low quality care
Choose the answer that best describes the following definition of health: "Health is a state of complete
physical, mental and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity"
, Medical model
Biopsychosocial model
Holistic model
Sociological model
Anthrocultural model - correct answer ✔Biopsychosocial model
The absence of illness or disease describes:
The anthro-cultural model of health
The biopsychosocial model of health
The sociological model of health
The medical model of health
The holistic model of health - correct answer ✔The medical model of health
The study of the health and health determinants of populations is called:
Biopsychosociology
Sociology
Biomedicine
Epidemiology
Medical inquiry - correct answer ✔Epidemiology
Morbidity refers to:
