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There is currently no centrally-planned healthcare system serving all Americans.
True
False
true
In the context of this course, "public" refers to:
a.)Government/taxpayers
b.)The general popula#on
c.)Private firms
d.)Independent sellers
e.)Community spaces
a.) Government/taxpayers
The best healthcare system model to describe the United States is:
a. The single-payer model
b. The na#onal health system model
c. The out-of-pocket model
d. The Beveridge Model
e. The socialized health insurance model
c. The out-of-pocket model
A centrally-planned, na#onal healthcare system in which employers and employees contribute
to public sickness funds and providers are mainly private describes:
a. Out-of-pocket healthcare
b. Socialized health insurance (the Bismarck Model)
c. The Beveridge Model
d. The Na#onal Health Service
e. The U.S. healthcare system
b. Socialized health insurance (the Bismarck Model)
,Access to healthcare in the United States is largely related to:
a. Insurance status
b. Health literacy
c. Spending habits
d. Geographic region
e. Personal beliefs
a. Insurance status
Which of the following is not a dis#nct characteris#c of the U.S. healthcare system?
No universal access
Universal access to care
Insurers are third-party intermediaries
Imperfect market condi#ons
No central planning
Universal access to care
Single-payer healthcare systems feature one major payer. This payer is:
The insurance company
The consumer
The third party
The government
The private sector
The government
Heavy investment in medical technology has what effect?
Reduces healthcare costs in the short-term
Decreases out-of-pocket spending on copays and deduc#bles
Decreases healthcare spending as a percentage of GDP
Lowers the cost of consumer insurance policies
Results in consumer demand and impacts price infla#on
Results in consumer demand and impacts price infla#on
,Select the answer that best describes the emphasis of U.S. healthcare.
Preven#ve care
Specialized care
Public health care
Primary care
Inpa#ent care
Specialized care
Value-based care is designed to address:
High worker turnover
Low quality care
High consumer spending
Low administrator salaries
Outsourcing of care
Low quality care
The most significant healthcare law to pass since 1965 was:
The Health Maintenance Act of 1973
The Affordable Care Act
The Social Security Act
The Medicare Moderniza#on Act
The ACA Repeal Act
The Affordable Care Act
The major healthcare reform law passed in 1965 resulted in:
Medicare & Medicaid
Universal managed care
Free primary care for all US children
Drug coverage for all Americans
Universal health insurance
Medicare & Medicaid
The Nixon administra#on's approach to healthcare reform can be characterized as:
The Beveridge model
, Na#onalized health system
Na#onalized health insurance
Market-based reform
Socialized medicine
Market-based reform
Public care for people living with mental illness in the early pos#ndustrial era was characterized
by:
Almshouses
Adult foster care
Community-based care
Pesthouses
Public asylums
Public asylums
Compared to specialized services, primary care in the US has tradi#onally been:
The most popular physician specialty
Deemphasized
Made universally accessible
Heavily invested in
Mainly performed by mid-level providers
Deemphasized
Which of the following is not associated with healthcare services in the pos#ndustrial era?
The cost of healthcare decreased
The federal government started regula#ng prescrip#on drugs
Hospitals became advanced medical centers
Nursing became a respected profession
Medical technology proliferated
The cost of healthcare decreased
What effect is aDributed to the publica#on of the Flexner Report?:
A reduc#on in the number of medical schools
An increase in the number of female medical students