HCA460 | (HCN2124A)
Week 1-4 QUIZZES
(Health Care Administration
Capstone)
Exam Elaborations Questions and Answers
Graded A+
, Health Care Administration Capstone
(HCA460)
Weeks 1-4 Quiz
Exam elaborate questions and Answers
1. The primary way to charge for healthcare services in the Unites States is via the
method.
a. Fee-for-service
b. Capitation
c. Bundled payment
d. Concierge
2. All of the following contribute to an increasing burden on the U.S. healthcare system EXCEPT:
a. An expanding elderly population
b. A shortage of doctors, hospitals and nurses
c. Increased obesity
d. Chronic illnesses
3. Nancy has been diagnosed with breast cancer. Rather than wait several months for treatment
in her home country of Canada, she travels to the United States for immediate treatment.
Nancy could be described as
a. A healthcare collectivist
b. An interstate patient
c. An example of the practice of cost shifting
d. A medical tourist
4. Joe and Molly Wilson lack access to healthcare. Which of the following is LEAST likely
to explainwhy?
a. Their urban residence
b. Their age
c. Their employment status
d. Their ethnicity
5. Which of the following challenges constitutes the essence of the modern U.S.
healthcare debate?
a. Balancing the goals of cost control, quality, and access
b. Improving the health of the population without adding to the federal debt
c. Providing universal coverage in a free-market system
d. Balancing incentives and mandates in a free-market system
, 6. Americans pose many arguments against universal healthcare, including all of the
following EXCEPT that universal care:
a. would not cover all citizens.
b. decreases quality of care.
c. is too expensive.
d. is a type of socialism.
7. Collective healthcare means everyone is covered by healthcare insurance. Why is an anti-
collectivist (individualist) healthcare system fundamentally inequitable?
a. Those who do not have insurance or an ability to pay are excluded from the system.
b. Those who have higher earnings must subsidize those who have lower earnings.
c. Tax subsidies disproportionately benefit the poor.
d. The free market dictates the price of healthcare, regardless of an individual’s income or
the nature of his or her illness.
8. Among the 17 richest countries in the world, the U.S. spends
a. the least per capita on healthcare and has the highest or near highest infant mortality.
b. the most per capita on healthcare and has the second lowest overall life expectancy.
c. the most per capita on healthcare and has the lowest overall life expectancy.
d. the most per capita on healthcare and has the lowest or near lowest infant mortality.
9. Hematologists evaluate and treat patients for all of the following conditions EXCEPT
a. disorders of blood clot formation
b. blood cell malignancies.
c. bone marrow disorders.
d. heart arrhythmia.
10. Which of the following is NOT a job duty that would be performed by a dental hygienist?
a. Examining patients for oral diseases
b. Cleaning patients’ teeth
c. Removing an impacted tooth
d. Inserting a temporary filling
Week 1-4 QUIZZES
(Health Care Administration
Capstone)
Exam Elaborations Questions and Answers
Graded A+
, Health Care Administration Capstone
(HCA460)
Weeks 1-4 Quiz
Exam elaborate questions and Answers
1. The primary way to charge for healthcare services in the Unites States is via the
method.
a. Fee-for-service
b. Capitation
c. Bundled payment
d. Concierge
2. All of the following contribute to an increasing burden on the U.S. healthcare system EXCEPT:
a. An expanding elderly population
b. A shortage of doctors, hospitals and nurses
c. Increased obesity
d. Chronic illnesses
3. Nancy has been diagnosed with breast cancer. Rather than wait several months for treatment
in her home country of Canada, she travels to the United States for immediate treatment.
Nancy could be described as
a. A healthcare collectivist
b. An interstate patient
c. An example of the practice of cost shifting
d. A medical tourist
4. Joe and Molly Wilson lack access to healthcare. Which of the following is LEAST likely
to explainwhy?
a. Their urban residence
b. Their age
c. Their employment status
d. Their ethnicity
5. Which of the following challenges constitutes the essence of the modern U.S.
healthcare debate?
a. Balancing the goals of cost control, quality, and access
b. Improving the health of the population without adding to the federal debt
c. Providing universal coverage in a free-market system
d. Balancing incentives and mandates in a free-market system
, 6. Americans pose many arguments against universal healthcare, including all of the
following EXCEPT that universal care:
a. would not cover all citizens.
b. decreases quality of care.
c. is too expensive.
d. is a type of socialism.
7. Collective healthcare means everyone is covered by healthcare insurance. Why is an anti-
collectivist (individualist) healthcare system fundamentally inequitable?
a. Those who do not have insurance or an ability to pay are excluded from the system.
b. Those who have higher earnings must subsidize those who have lower earnings.
c. Tax subsidies disproportionately benefit the poor.
d. The free market dictates the price of healthcare, regardless of an individual’s income or
the nature of his or her illness.
8. Among the 17 richest countries in the world, the U.S. spends
a. the least per capita on healthcare and has the highest or near highest infant mortality.
b. the most per capita on healthcare and has the second lowest overall life expectancy.
c. the most per capita on healthcare and has the lowest overall life expectancy.
d. the most per capita on healthcare and has the lowest or near lowest infant mortality.
9. Hematologists evaluate and treat patients for all of the following conditions EXCEPT
a. disorders of blood clot formation
b. blood cell malignancies.
c. bone marrow disorders.
d. heart arrhythmia.
10. Which of the following is NOT a job duty that would be performed by a dental hygienist?
a. Examining patients for oral diseases
b. Cleaning patients’ teeth
c. Removing an impacted tooth
d. Inserting a temporary filling
