LSUS MHA 710 ECONOMICS 1
COMPREHENSIVE STUDY GUIDE 2026
FULL QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS
GRADED A+
◍ Which of the following statements is most true regarding the experience of
reforming medical care in the United States?.
Answer: Moral hazard is a powerful force.
◍ 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.
◍ How do individuals spending their own money behave differently than those
spending someone else's money?.
Answer: Individuals spending their own money look for the best value given
the price.
◍ Strictly followed, the single-payer model requires a ban on private insurance
for all covered medical services. Which country follows this model most
closely?.
Answer: Canada.
COMPREHENSIVE STUDY GUIDE 2026
FULL QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS
GRADED A+
◍ Which of the following statements is most true regarding the experience of
reforming medical care in the United States?.
Answer: Moral hazard is a powerful force.
◍ 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.
◍ How do individuals spending their own money behave differently than those
spending someone else's money?.
Answer: Individuals spending their own money look for the best value given
the price.
◍ Strictly followed, the single-payer model requires a ban on private insurance
for all covered medical services. Which country follows this model most
closely?.
Answer: Canada.
