Question: Which part of Medicare covers acute hospital care?
Answer Options: a. Medicare Part A b. Medicare Part B c. Medicare Part C d. Medicare Part D, unless disabled e. The bottom part Correct Answer: a. Medicare Part A
Question: Medicare was established in 1965 and covers people over age 65 and some people with disabilities.
Answer Options: True False Correct Answer: True
Question: The most significant driver of HC costs in America
Answer Options: a. supply b. inefficient use of resources c. is price d. technology Correct Answer: c. is price
Question: Which part of Medicare enrolls members with a plan administered by a Managed Care Organization?
Answer Options: a. Medicare Part A b. Medicare Part B c. Medicare Part C d. Medicare Part X Correct Answer: c. Medicare Part C
Question: Challenges for primary care in high-income countries such as the United States, Canada, and the United Kingdom include
Answer Options: a. increasing workloads, aging populations, and more complex medical issues. b. more competition among primary care physicians. c. more homogeneous primary care teams. d. lower demand for primary care services and primary healthcare professionals. Correct Answer: a. increasing workloads, aging populations, and more complex medical issues.
Question: Which of the following statements about China’s healthcare system is true?
Answer Options: a. The laws governing the healthcare system in China are the Fundamental Health Law and the Hygienic Common Law. b. There are four government insurance schemes in China aiming to cover the majority of the population. c. Healthcare is primarily delivered by local governments and hospitals. d. All of the above are true. Correct Answer: d. All of the above are true.
Question: According to your text, the bureaucratic nature of the WHO and its perceived slow reaction time undermine its ability to respond in urgent situations.
Answer Options: True False Correct Answer: True
Question: The World Health Organization
Answer Options: a. has the power to quarantine an Ebola outbreak. b. coordinates immunization campaigns, disaster response efforts, and disease statistical monitoring programs. c. is supported by taxes paid to it by PHARMA and device manufacturers. d. fines member nations for health and climate violations. Correct Answer: b. coordinates immunization campaigns, disaster response efforts, and disease statistical monitoring programs.
Question: Physicians in Canada
Answer Options: a. are pimps and paupers playing pinochle b. are government employees under the federal government c. receive remuneration for services primarily from government insurance d. receive remuneration from private insurers Correct Answer: c. receive remuneration for services primarily from government insurance
Question: Copayments are out-of-pocket payments that tend to encourage utilization of health care services.
Answer Options: True False Correct Answer: False
Question: Which of the following objectives is among the core functions of the World Health Organization?
Answer Options: a. To act as a leader and a partner on health issues worldwide b. To establish standards of practice and support and monitor their adoption c. To advance policy options founded on ethical and evidence-based principles d. All of the above are WHO objectives Correct Answer: d. All of the above are WHO objectives
Question: Sweden does not suffer from rising costs nor health inequities.
Answer Options: True False Correct Answer: False
Question: Which of the following is not a contributing factor to the dramatic rise in US healthcare costs?
Answer Options: a. Ordering tests to avoid malpractice claims rather than sparing scarce resources b. Inefficiencies in the healthcare system due to variations in practice across locations c. An emphasis on curing disease instead of preventing it and maintaining wellness d. Inadequate use of technology delivering care Correct Answer: d. Inadequate use of technology delivering care
Question: Which of the following statements about Medicaid is not true?
Answer Options: a. States can establish their own eligibility criteria, benefits, and payments to providers. b. States can establish and define additional benefits. c. Medicaid is financed only by the federal government. d. Medicaid covers low-income elderly and non-elderly individuals. Correct Answer: c. Medicaid is financed only by the federal government.
Question: Which of the following statements about managed care is not true?
Answer Options: a. The main roles of primary care providers are managing routine services and making referrals for higher-level care or specialty services. b. Managed care plans generally use primary care providers as gatekeepers. c. In a capitation scheme, providers accept discounted fees in exchange for a guaranteed pool of patients or salary. d. Managed care is currently the most prevalent method of healthcare delivery in the United States. Correct Answer: d. Managed care is currently the most prevalent method of healthcare delivery in the United States.
Question: Physicians in Canada
Answer Options: a. are pimps and paupers playing pinochle b. are mostly employed by the federal government c. almost exclusively work under capitation d. are mostly independent providers that get paid fee-for-service (FFS) Correct Answer: d. are mostly independent providers that get paid fee-for-service (FFS)
Question: Canadian Medicare is purchased by the Canadian government from the Medicare in the United States.
Answer Options: True False Correct Answer: False
Question: Regulatory approaches to containing costs would include
Answer Options: a. control over the number of available providers b. price controls c. control over services that are provided d. All of the above are approaches to cost containment Correct Answer: d. All of the above are approaches to cost containment