WGU C425 Chapter 1 - Chapter 5
Questions and Answers Rated A
In a national health insurance system, healthcare is financed through ✔✔Tax dollars in which
the government guarantees health care services to all citizens
The U.S. health care system is based on the ✔✔Market justice principle
Which of the following subsystems of healthcare delivery in the US is most "socialized"?
✔✔VA
What can the US learn most from other countries in healthcare delivery? ✔✔Improve access to
care
The US healthcare system is massive and complex involving multiple players and each player
has opposing interests ✔✔True
The objective of improving healthcare among different segments of the population would fall
under which Healthy People 2020 goals? ✔✔Eliminate Disparities
Social justice has the belief that ✔✔Healthcare should be provided for all citizens
More prostrate and breast cancer screenings as part of our national health plan indicates that our
nation is finally starting to focus more on ✔✔Prevention
, Example of medical intervention ✔✔Education
Product safety regulations would be classified as a community-based intervention strategy
✔✔False
During the Preindustrial era, medical practice was extremely competitive. What caused this
intense competition? ✔✔Anyone, untrained or trained, could be a physician.
Almshouses served as: ✔✔Houses for inmates, elderly, the homeless, orphans, the ill and
disabled.
The American Medical Association (AMA) played a dominant role in ✔✔Stimulating the
profession and protecting the interests of physicians
What was one of the main reasons for the failure of national health insurance proposed by
President Clinton in 1993? ✔✔Americans were unwilling to pay higher taxes for such a
program.
Which of the following programs is means tested? ✔✔Medicaid
In 1964, health insurance for the aged and the poor became a top priority for President Johnson's
administration. In 1965 Medicare was created as: ✔✔A two-part program for the elderly that
provides health insurance regardless of their income.
Questions and Answers Rated A
In a national health insurance system, healthcare is financed through ✔✔Tax dollars in which
the government guarantees health care services to all citizens
The U.S. health care system is based on the ✔✔Market justice principle
Which of the following subsystems of healthcare delivery in the US is most "socialized"?
✔✔VA
What can the US learn most from other countries in healthcare delivery? ✔✔Improve access to
care
The US healthcare system is massive and complex involving multiple players and each player
has opposing interests ✔✔True
The objective of improving healthcare among different segments of the population would fall
under which Healthy People 2020 goals? ✔✔Eliminate Disparities
Social justice has the belief that ✔✔Healthcare should be provided for all citizens
More prostrate and breast cancer screenings as part of our national health plan indicates that our
nation is finally starting to focus more on ✔✔Prevention
, Example of medical intervention ✔✔Education
Product safety regulations would be classified as a community-based intervention strategy
✔✔False
During the Preindustrial era, medical practice was extremely competitive. What caused this
intense competition? ✔✔Anyone, untrained or trained, could be a physician.
Almshouses served as: ✔✔Houses for inmates, elderly, the homeless, orphans, the ill and
disabled.
The American Medical Association (AMA) played a dominant role in ✔✔Stimulating the
profession and protecting the interests of physicians
What was one of the main reasons for the failure of national health insurance proposed by
President Clinton in 1993? ✔✔Americans were unwilling to pay higher taxes for such a
program.
Which of the following programs is means tested? ✔✔Medicaid
In 1964, health insurance for the aged and the poor became a top priority for President Johnson's
administration. In 1965 Medicare was created as: ✔✔A two-part program for the elderly that
provides health insurance regardless of their income.
