USP 143 MIDTERM questions and
answers already passed
What % of the US is uninsured - correct answer ✔✔10%
What fraction of surgeries performed are unnecessary - correct answer ✔✔1/3
how many people receive health insurance thru employment - correct answer ✔✔1/2
what do we spend the most on in healthcare - correct answer ✔✔hospitals > physicians > Rx
drugs
what fraction of costs go to administration - correct answer ✔✔1/3
what fraction of all $ spent on health services is not necessary - correct answer ✔✔1/3
T/F
the more money Medicare spent per person in a given state, the higher that state's quality
ranking tended to be - correct answer ✔✔FALSE: more money spent per person, the lower that
state's quality ranking tended to be
according to WHO, the US healthcare system is ranked .... in overall performancd - correct
answer ✔✔37th
T/F: US surgeries are the most costly and dangerous. More people die from surgical
complications than car accidents. - correct answer ✔✔true
, unnecessary health care, health services provided with higher volume/cost than is appropriate -
correct answer ✔✔over utilization
for every 1 patient saved by screening, how many healthy women will suffer - correct answer
✔✔10
we do ....% more bypasses than Canadians - correct answer ✔✔67
necessary healthcare that is not done, could be due to discriminatory reasons or lack of trust of
provider - correct answer ✔✔under utilization
t/f: the american cancer society recommends annual prostate cancer testing for all men, since
32,000 die of prostate cancer every year - correct answer ✔✔false: recommends testing for NO
men
how is food insecurity related to health - correct answer ✔✔-increased risk of chronic diseases
-food swamps/deserts
-costs US 67 billion dollars per year
-more prevalent among certain populations
when was the social security act passed and under who - correct answer ✔✔1930s Teddy
Roosevelt
how much did we spend on health care in the united states in 2015 - correct answer ✔✔$3.2
trillion dollars, or 17.8% of our GDP
we spent more than ... the average of other developed countries - correct answer ✔✔twice
answers already passed
What % of the US is uninsured - correct answer ✔✔10%
What fraction of surgeries performed are unnecessary - correct answer ✔✔1/3
how many people receive health insurance thru employment - correct answer ✔✔1/2
what do we spend the most on in healthcare - correct answer ✔✔hospitals > physicians > Rx
drugs
what fraction of costs go to administration - correct answer ✔✔1/3
what fraction of all $ spent on health services is not necessary - correct answer ✔✔1/3
T/F
the more money Medicare spent per person in a given state, the higher that state's quality
ranking tended to be - correct answer ✔✔FALSE: more money spent per person, the lower that
state's quality ranking tended to be
according to WHO, the US healthcare system is ranked .... in overall performancd - correct
answer ✔✔37th
T/F: US surgeries are the most costly and dangerous. More people die from surgical
complications than car accidents. - correct answer ✔✔true
, unnecessary health care, health services provided with higher volume/cost than is appropriate -
correct answer ✔✔over utilization
for every 1 patient saved by screening, how many healthy women will suffer - correct answer
✔✔10
we do ....% more bypasses than Canadians - correct answer ✔✔67
necessary healthcare that is not done, could be due to discriminatory reasons or lack of trust of
provider - correct answer ✔✔under utilization
t/f: the american cancer society recommends annual prostate cancer testing for all men, since
32,000 die of prostate cancer every year - correct answer ✔✔false: recommends testing for NO
men
how is food insecurity related to health - correct answer ✔✔-increased risk of chronic diseases
-food swamps/deserts
-costs US 67 billion dollars per year
-more prevalent among certain populations
when was the social security act passed and under who - correct answer ✔✔1930s Teddy
Roosevelt
how much did we spend on health care in the united states in 2015 - correct answer ✔✔$3.2
trillion dollars, or 17.8% of our GDP
we spent more than ... the average of other developed countries - correct answer ✔✔twice
