LSUS MHA 710 ECONOMICS EXAM 1 2026
TEST QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
◉ Individuals on opposite sides of the political spectrum typically
voice opposite viewpoints on universal access & universal coverage.
All of the statements concerning the 2 concepts are true except
which of the following? Answer: Universal access usually requires
mandatory participation, while universal coverage is a voluntary
system.
◉ To better control overall Medicaid spending, most states: Answer:
Enroll all eligible recipients in managed care plans.
◉ Which of the following countries placed highest on the healthcare
access & quality (HAQ) index? Answer: Switzerland.
◉ If the healthcare access & quality (HAQ) index of the United States
is 81.3 & its healthcare access & quality frontier is 91.5, what is the
value of the healthcare access & quality gap? Answer: 10.2
◉ More than 90% of the privately insured, nonelderly population in
the United States receives group coverage through the workplace. All
of the following are true about employer-sponsored insurance (ESI)
in the United States except which statement? Answer: Employees
, will not purchase insurance voluntarily. The employer must be
involved.
◉ What is the name of the health care reform feature where
employers can either provide health care coverage to their
employees or pay a payroll tax to fund government-provided
insurance? Answer: Play-or-Pay.
◉ The average federal medical assistance (FMAP) percentage across
the United States received by the typical state is approximately what
percentage of overall Medicaid spending? Answer: 60%.
◉ Which of the following provisions included in the Affordable Care
Act (ACA) was responsible for the largest number of newly insured?
Answer: Expansion of Medicaid.
◉ The main goal of any health care system, sometimes called the
triple aim, includes all of the following, except: (Select all that apply)
Answer: Expand access to medical care.
◉ Single-payer systems typically apply all of the following practices
except which of the following? Answer: Require government
ownership of the medical infrastructure of clinics & hospitals.
TEST QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
◉ Individuals on opposite sides of the political spectrum typically
voice opposite viewpoints on universal access & universal coverage.
All of the statements concerning the 2 concepts are true except
which of the following? Answer: Universal access usually requires
mandatory participation, while universal coverage is a voluntary
system.
◉ To better control overall Medicaid spending, most states: Answer:
Enroll all eligible recipients in managed care plans.
◉ Which of the following countries placed highest on the healthcare
access & quality (HAQ) index? Answer: Switzerland.
◉ If the healthcare access & quality (HAQ) index of the United States
is 81.3 & its healthcare access & quality frontier is 91.5, what is the
value of the healthcare access & quality gap? Answer: 10.2
◉ More than 90% of the privately insured, nonelderly population in
the United States receives group coverage through the workplace. All
of the following are true about employer-sponsored insurance (ESI)
in the United States except which statement? Answer: Employees
, will not purchase insurance voluntarily. The employer must be
involved.
◉ What is the name of the health care reform feature where
employers can either provide health care coverage to their
employees or pay a payroll tax to fund government-provided
insurance? Answer: Play-or-Pay.
◉ The average federal medical assistance (FMAP) percentage across
the United States received by the typical state is approximately what
percentage of overall Medicaid spending? Answer: 60%.
◉ Which of the following provisions included in the Affordable Care
Act (ACA) was responsible for the largest number of newly insured?
Answer: Expansion of Medicaid.
◉ The main goal of any health care system, sometimes called the
triple aim, includes all of the following, except: (Select all that apply)
Answer: Expand access to medical care.
◉ Single-payer systems typically apply all of the following practices
except which of the following? Answer: Require government
ownership of the medical infrastructure of clinics & hospitals.
