HSCC 311 FINAL EXAM | 140 QUESTIONS | WITH
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS.
There is currently no centrally-planned healthcare system serving all
Americans. Answer - true
In the context of this course, "public" refers to: 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: Answer - Socialized health insurance (the Bismarck Model)
The best healthcare system model to describe the United States is: Answer -
the out of pocket model
Access to healthcare in the United States is largely related to: Answer -
insurance status
Which of the following is not a distinct characteristic of the U.S. healthcare
system? Answer - universal access to care
Single-payer healthcare systems feature one major payer. This payer is: Answer
- the government
Heavy investment in medical technology has what effect? Answer - Results in
consumer demand and impacts price inflation
,Select the answer that best describes the emphasis of U.S. healthcare. Answer
- specialized care
Value-based care is designed to address: 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" Answer - biopsychosocial model
The absence of illness or disease describes: Answer - the medical model of
health
The study of the health and health determinants of populations is called:
Answer - epidemiology
Morbidity refers to: Answer - having an disease or condition
Mortality refers to: Answer - death
Which of the following best describes US public health spending trends in
recent years? Answer - spending has declined
The rationing of healthcare based on price, or ability to pay, is associated with:
Answer - the market justice perspective
The rationing of healthcare by a central planner is associated with: Answer -
the social justice perspective
, The assumption that markets allocate healthcare more efficiently is associated
with: Answer - the market justice perspective
The assumption that governments allocate healthcare more efficiently is
associate with: Answer - the social justice perspective
The most significant healthcare law to pass since 1965 was: Answer - the
Affordable Care Act
The Nixon administration's approach to healthcare reform can be characterized
as: Answer - market-based reform
Public care for people living with mental illness in the early postindustrial era
was characterized by: Answer - public asylums
Compared to specialized services, primary care in the US has traditionally been:
Answer - deemphasized
Which of the following is not associated with healthcare services in the
postindustrial era? Answer - the cost of healthcare decrease
What effect is attributed to the publication of the Flexner Report? Answer - a
reduction in the number of medical schools
Which of the following best describes the colonial era medical environment in
the US? Answer - science based medicine was not widely accepted
Preindustrial era healthcare institutions often functioned as: Answer - social
safety net housing
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS.
There is currently no centrally-planned healthcare system serving all
Americans. Answer - true
In the context of this course, "public" refers to: 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: Answer - Socialized health insurance (the Bismarck Model)
The best healthcare system model to describe the United States is: Answer -
the out of pocket model
Access to healthcare in the United States is largely related to: Answer -
insurance status
Which of the following is not a distinct characteristic of the U.S. healthcare
system? Answer - universal access to care
Single-payer healthcare systems feature one major payer. This payer is: Answer
- the government
Heavy investment in medical technology has what effect? Answer - Results in
consumer demand and impacts price inflation
,Select the answer that best describes the emphasis of U.S. healthcare. Answer
- specialized care
Value-based care is designed to address: 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" Answer - biopsychosocial model
The absence of illness or disease describes: Answer - the medical model of
health
The study of the health and health determinants of populations is called:
Answer - epidemiology
Morbidity refers to: Answer - having an disease or condition
Mortality refers to: Answer - death
Which of the following best describes US public health spending trends in
recent years? Answer - spending has declined
The rationing of healthcare based on price, or ability to pay, is associated with:
Answer - the market justice perspective
The rationing of healthcare by a central planner is associated with: Answer -
the social justice perspective
, The assumption that markets allocate healthcare more efficiently is associated
with: Answer - the market justice perspective
The assumption that governments allocate healthcare more efficiently is
associate with: Answer - the social justice perspective
The most significant healthcare law to pass since 1965 was: Answer - the
Affordable Care Act
The Nixon administration's approach to healthcare reform can be characterized
as: Answer - market-based reform
Public care for people living with mental illness in the early postindustrial era
was characterized by: Answer - public asylums
Compared to specialized services, primary care in the US has traditionally been:
Answer - deemphasized
Which of the following is not associated with healthcare services in the
postindustrial era? Answer - the cost of healthcare decrease
What effect is attributed to the publication of the Flexner Report? Answer - a
reduction in the number of medical schools
Which of the following best describes the colonial era medical environment in
the US? Answer - science based medicine was not widely accepted
Preindustrial era healthcare institutions often functioned as: Answer - social
safety net housing
