HSA3111 EXAM 3 | QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS | 2026
UPDATE | 100% CORRECT!!
The determining factor to identify need for long-term care is? Answer -
Dependency because of inability to perform tasks of daily living
How does health policy operate in this country Answer - small changes,
incrementally
Underlying themes of the ACA Answer - Key factor contributing to passing of
ACA: Democratic control of congress
If ACA is repealed.. state-based high-risk pools will cover most people with
preexisting conditions (both are old quiz questions)
MUA Answer - medically underserved area
Donabedian model Answer - Model to define/measure quality in healthcare
organizations
Three domains: structure, process, outcomes (cost is NOT a domain- was quiz
question)
Consumer price index Answer - measures inflation
, what is the main obstacle to uniformity in the scope of practice for advanced
practice nurses? Answer - Different licensing and practice rules across states
GDP Answer - spending on health care grows at a faster rate than GDP, it
means that health care consumes a larger share of the total economic output
(textbook)
What is it? Consumption, investment, government spending, and exports -
imports (slides)
Why is the US so different than other countries in its HC? Answer -
who did Medicaid part D Answer - George W Bush
What kind of payment structure did we have before we put everything in a
group and coded it? (DRG = diagnosis related group coding) Answer - Fee for
Service
1970's Nixon Answer - HMO act= shift from fee for service to managed care
organizations
- Must see primary care gatekeeper first/insurance
- Backlash scenario: surgery wasn't authorized, people died, backlash ensued
TRUMAN Answer - Hill Burton Act which is that hospital survey and
construction act
first president to make an appeal for a national health care program
UPDATE | 100% CORRECT!!
The determining factor to identify need for long-term care is? Answer -
Dependency because of inability to perform tasks of daily living
How does health policy operate in this country Answer - small changes,
incrementally
Underlying themes of the ACA Answer - Key factor contributing to passing of
ACA: Democratic control of congress
If ACA is repealed.. state-based high-risk pools will cover most people with
preexisting conditions (both are old quiz questions)
MUA Answer - medically underserved area
Donabedian model Answer - Model to define/measure quality in healthcare
organizations
Three domains: structure, process, outcomes (cost is NOT a domain- was quiz
question)
Consumer price index Answer - measures inflation
, what is the main obstacle to uniformity in the scope of practice for advanced
practice nurses? Answer - Different licensing and practice rules across states
GDP Answer - spending on health care grows at a faster rate than GDP, it
means that health care consumes a larger share of the total economic output
(textbook)
What is it? Consumption, investment, government spending, and exports -
imports (slides)
Why is the US so different than other countries in its HC? Answer -
who did Medicaid part D Answer - George W Bush
What kind of payment structure did we have before we put everything in a
group and coded it? (DRG = diagnosis related group coding) Answer - Fee for
Service
1970's Nixon Answer - HMO act= shift from fee for service to managed care
organizations
- Must see primary care gatekeeper first/insurance
- Backlash scenario: surgery wasn't authorized, people died, backlash ensued
TRUMAN Answer - Hill Burton Act which is that hospital survey and
construction act
first president to make an appeal for a national health care program
