WGU D223 HEALTHCARE POLICY AND
ECONOMICS UPDATED ACTUAL EXAM
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
●● What is the primary goal of value-based care?
Answer: (B) improve patient outcomes and create a financially
sustainable healthcare system
●● Jett is a 26-year-old African American male. He lives in Chicago, but
the closest grocery store is over two subway rides away. He commutes to
his doctor's office in an affluent suburb outside of the city. Within the
last month, Jett was diagnosed with elevated cholesterol and Stage I
blood pressure. He was provided with a list of dietary recommendations
for a low-sodium and mediterranean diet. The food was difficult to find
and what he did find was pretty low in quality. As time goes on, he has
only been feeling worse.
What SDOH should his healthcare providers have considered?
Answer: Either:
(B) limitation of living in a food desert and limited access to high quality
food, care, and transportation
or
(D) typical knowledge of high quality food, transportation, and care for
their average patient
, ●● Pearl is a 64-year-old caucasian female cancer survivor. She lives
outside of Chicago in a fixed income household. Because she has
Medicare, she has to travel over an hour to see a primary care provider.
Lately, she's been feeling exhausted and not like herself. Her healthcare
team does a routine exam, checks her height and weight, but does not
review her medical and medication history and past cancer treatment.
The PCP suggests she takes melatonin, provides healthy diet
recommendations, and asks that she returns in two weeks.
Given Pearl's situation, describe the implications of not providing value-
based care. List all cost considerations you think the doctor should have
made before recommending melatonin and a two-week follow up.
Answer: By not reviewing her medical history, they cannot determine if
her current symptoms are a sign of a larger problem. This will likely
cause the underlying issue to become worse and increase her cost of
care. This suggests follow-up visits and the addition of melatonin would
increase out-of-pocket costs for the patient.
●● Explain how considering patients' SDOH could influence the care
you provide to them.
Answer: It doesn't grade this question so you can make something up
●● What does equity mean in the context of organizational ethics
principles?
Answer: (C) Health equity seeks to resolve the disparities that contribute
to the social determinants of health.
ECONOMICS UPDATED ACTUAL EXAM
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
●● What is the primary goal of value-based care?
Answer: (B) improve patient outcomes and create a financially
sustainable healthcare system
●● Jett is a 26-year-old African American male. He lives in Chicago, but
the closest grocery store is over two subway rides away. He commutes to
his doctor's office in an affluent suburb outside of the city. Within the
last month, Jett was diagnosed with elevated cholesterol and Stage I
blood pressure. He was provided with a list of dietary recommendations
for a low-sodium and mediterranean diet. The food was difficult to find
and what he did find was pretty low in quality. As time goes on, he has
only been feeling worse.
What SDOH should his healthcare providers have considered?
Answer: Either:
(B) limitation of living in a food desert and limited access to high quality
food, care, and transportation
or
(D) typical knowledge of high quality food, transportation, and care for
their average patient
, ●● Pearl is a 64-year-old caucasian female cancer survivor. She lives
outside of Chicago in a fixed income household. Because she has
Medicare, she has to travel over an hour to see a primary care provider.
Lately, she's been feeling exhausted and not like herself. Her healthcare
team does a routine exam, checks her height and weight, but does not
review her medical and medication history and past cancer treatment.
The PCP suggests she takes melatonin, provides healthy diet
recommendations, and asks that she returns in two weeks.
Given Pearl's situation, describe the implications of not providing value-
based care. List all cost considerations you think the doctor should have
made before recommending melatonin and a two-week follow up.
Answer: By not reviewing her medical history, they cannot determine if
her current symptoms are a sign of a larger problem. This will likely
cause the underlying issue to become worse and increase her cost of
care. This suggests follow-up visits and the addition of melatonin would
increase out-of-pocket costs for the patient.
●● Explain how considering patients' SDOH could influence the care
you provide to them.
Answer: It doesn't grade this question so you can make something up
●● What does equity mean in the context of organizational ethics
principles?
Answer: (C) Health equity seeks to resolve the disparities that contribute
to the social determinants of health.
