EC248 Final Exam Questions with CORRECT Answers
(Grade A+)
Question 1:
Health care
a) is the most important determinant
OECD countries.
b) is the most expensive determinant
OECD countries.
c) spending continues to grow rapidly
countries.
d) sector is one of the largest sectors
countries.
Answer:
sector is one of the largest
sectors in most OECD
of health in
countries.
of health in
in most OECD
in most OECD
Question 2:
What statement best describes a health system?
a) Aspects of society that have an important bearing
on the health care of individuals and the population.
b) Aspects of society that have an important bearing
on the health of individuals and the population.
c) Aspects of society that have an important bearing
on the health care at the population level.
d) Aspects of society that have an important bearing
on health at the population level.
Answer:
b) Aspects of society that
have an important bearing
on the health of individu-
als and the population.
,Question 3:
Rather than aggregate health expenditures,
look at real expenditures per capita.
requires us to deflate the aggregate
a) the purchasing power of the currency.
b) the size of the population.
c) the cost of health care.
d) Answers a. and b. are correct.
Answer:
we often d) Answers a. and b. are
This calculation correct.
expenditures by:
Question 4:
Public sector financing covers about of health care
expenditures in Canada.
Answer:
b) 70%
a) 100%
b) 70%
c) 50%
d) 30%
Question 5:
The following is not a driver of increased health care
expenditures:
a) Increases in the quantity of health care
b) Increases in the quality of health care
c) Increases in the price of health care
d) Increases in the health care covered under public
insurance
Answer:
d) Increases in the health
care covered under public
insurance
,Question 6:
How does Canada compare to other OECD countries
regarding the proportion of health care expenditures
covered by public financing.
a) the highest
b) relatively high
c) about the same
d) relatively low
Answer:
d) relatively low
Question 7:
The principles of the Canada
EXCEPT
a) Universality
b) Portability
c) Equity
Answer:
Health Act include all c) Equity
d) Public Administration
Question 8:
In Canada, the supply of
physicians has
a) decreased substantially over time resulting in the
current shortage.
b) risen steadily over time but has not kept up to
population growth.
c) mainly risen over time but practice behaviours have
changed.
d) decreased sharply recently leading to the current
shortage.
Answer:
c) mainly risen over time
but practice behaviours
have changed.
, Question 9:
Which statement best describes governance
Canadian Health Care System?
a) Provinces/Territories have jurisdiction
the guidelines of the Canada Health Act
b) The Federal Government controls provincial/territo-
rial actions with the Canada Health Act
c) Federal/Provincial/Territorial governments
risdiction over the Health Care System.
d) The Canada Health Act provides the
structure for the Health Care System.
Answer:
of the a) Provinces/Territories
have jurisdiction adhering
to the guidelines of the
adhering to
Canada Health Act
share ju-
governance
Question 10:
The following is not a measure of health outcome:
a) Number of physicians per capita.
b) Population incidence of malaria.
c) Death rate for children under the age of 5.
d) Estimated men's lifespan.
Answer:
a) Number of physicians
per capita.
Question 11:
The creation of an organ transplant
of:
a) distributional equity
b) vertical equity
c) horizontal equity
d) procedural equity
Answer:
(Grade A+)
Question 1:
Health care
a) is the most important determinant
OECD countries.
b) is the most expensive determinant
OECD countries.
c) spending continues to grow rapidly
countries.
d) sector is one of the largest sectors
countries.
Answer:
sector is one of the largest
sectors in most OECD
of health in
countries.
of health in
in most OECD
in most OECD
Question 2:
What statement best describes a health system?
a) Aspects of society that have an important bearing
on the health care of individuals and the population.
b) Aspects of society that have an important bearing
on the health of individuals and the population.
c) Aspects of society that have an important bearing
on the health care at the population level.
d) Aspects of society that have an important bearing
on health at the population level.
Answer:
b) Aspects of society that
have an important bearing
on the health of individu-
als and the population.
,Question 3:
Rather than aggregate health expenditures,
look at real expenditures per capita.
requires us to deflate the aggregate
a) the purchasing power of the currency.
b) the size of the population.
c) the cost of health care.
d) Answers a. and b. are correct.
Answer:
we often d) Answers a. and b. are
This calculation correct.
expenditures by:
Question 4:
Public sector financing covers about of health care
expenditures in Canada.
Answer:
b) 70%
a) 100%
b) 70%
c) 50%
d) 30%
Question 5:
The following is not a driver of increased health care
expenditures:
a) Increases in the quantity of health care
b) Increases in the quality of health care
c) Increases in the price of health care
d) Increases in the health care covered under public
insurance
Answer:
d) Increases in the health
care covered under public
insurance
,Question 6:
How does Canada compare to other OECD countries
regarding the proportion of health care expenditures
covered by public financing.
a) the highest
b) relatively high
c) about the same
d) relatively low
Answer:
d) relatively low
Question 7:
The principles of the Canada
EXCEPT
a) Universality
b) Portability
c) Equity
Answer:
Health Act include all c) Equity
d) Public Administration
Question 8:
In Canada, the supply of
physicians has
a) decreased substantially over time resulting in the
current shortage.
b) risen steadily over time but has not kept up to
population growth.
c) mainly risen over time but practice behaviours have
changed.
d) decreased sharply recently leading to the current
shortage.
Answer:
c) mainly risen over time
but practice behaviours
have changed.
, Question 9:
Which statement best describes governance
Canadian Health Care System?
a) Provinces/Territories have jurisdiction
the guidelines of the Canada Health Act
b) The Federal Government controls provincial/territo-
rial actions with the Canada Health Act
c) Federal/Provincial/Territorial governments
risdiction over the Health Care System.
d) The Canada Health Act provides the
structure for the Health Care System.
Answer:
of the a) Provinces/Territories
have jurisdiction adhering
to the guidelines of the
adhering to
Canada Health Act
share ju-
governance
Question 10:
The following is not a measure of health outcome:
a) Number of physicians per capita.
b) Population incidence of malaria.
c) Death rate for children under the age of 5.
d) Estimated men's lifespan.
Answer:
a) Number of physicians
per capita.
Question 11:
The creation of an organ transplant
of:
a) distributional equity
b) vertical equity
c) horizontal equity
d) procedural equity
Answer:
