HSAD Exam 1 Questions And Answers |
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D. All of the above CORRECT ANSWERS 1. The U.S. healthcare system can best be
described as:
a. Expensive
b. Fragmented
c. Market-oriented
d. All of the above
A. High Cost CORRECT ANSWERS 2. Most Americans think the number one problem
with America's healthcare system is
a. High Cost
b. Number of Uninsureds
c. Poor Outcomes
d. For profit healthcare providers
a. A measure of all the goods and services produced by a nation in a given year
CORRECT ANSWERS 3. What is Gross Domestic Product (GDP)?
a. A measure of all the goods and services produced by a nation in a given year
b. A measure of all the goods and services produced by a nation in a given year,
divided by the population
c. A measure of all the goods and services produced by a nation in a given year, minus
the amount of money spent by the government
d. A measure of all the goods and services produced by a nation in a given year,
divided by the amount of money spent by the government
D. Health care consumes 16% of the total economic production CORRECT ANSWERS
4. If national health expenditures amount to 16% of the GDP, what does this mean?
a. The growth in total health care expenditures is 16%.
b. Domestic production of health care products and services has increased by 16%.
c. Health care costs are 16% of the total revenues in the health care industry.
d. Health care consumes 16% of the total economic production.
D. Expensive CORRECT ANSWERS 5. A healthcare system is evaluated by the three
E's. Which of the following is not one of the three Es?
a. Effective
b. Efficient
c. Equal
d. Expensive
D. Ability to get healthcare when needed CORRECT ANSWERS 6. What is the
meaning of the term 'Access?'
a. All citizens have health insurance coverage
, b. Availability of services
c. Employer-based health insurance
d. Ability to get health care when needed
D. The benefit received is greater than the cost incurred to provide the service
CORRECT ANSWERS A service is cost-efficient when:
a. The desired health outcome is achieved
b. The patient's insurance plan saves money
c. The benefit received is greater than the cost incurred to provide the service
d. None of the above
C. 50 million CORRECT ANSWERS 8. The number of uninsured Americans most
commonly reported by media is somewhere around
a. 10 million
b. 30 million
c. 50 million
d. 100 million
C. The span of time the study covers CORRECT ANSWERS 9. The difference between
a point in time study and a longitudinal study is
a. The number of participants in the study
b. The time of day the study is conducted
c. The span of time the study covers
d. There is no difference
B. Point in time studies CORRECT ANSWERS 10. Studies reporting uninsured
numbers are
a. Accurate and precise
b. Point in time studies
c. Longitudinal studies
d. Counting only adults not children
D. Any of the above could be a reason CORRECT ANSWERS 11. Most uninsured
adults are employed but are not covered because:
a. Their employer does not offer health benefits
b. They do not qualify because they do not work an adequate number of hours or have
not been with the employer long enough
c. They cannot afford to pay their portion of the premium or purchase insurance on their
own
d. Any of the above could be a reason
c. Both a and b CORRECT ANSWERS 12. Which of the following is a characteristic of a
national health system?
a. Health care is financed through government
b. Health care is delivered by government-employed providers
c. Both a and b
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D. All of the above CORRECT ANSWERS 1. The U.S. healthcare system can best be
described as:
a. Expensive
b. Fragmented
c. Market-oriented
d. All of the above
A. High Cost CORRECT ANSWERS 2. Most Americans think the number one problem
with America's healthcare system is
a. High Cost
b. Number of Uninsureds
c. Poor Outcomes
d. For profit healthcare providers
a. A measure of all the goods and services produced by a nation in a given year
CORRECT ANSWERS 3. What is Gross Domestic Product (GDP)?
a. A measure of all the goods and services produced by a nation in a given year
b. A measure of all the goods and services produced by a nation in a given year,
divided by the population
c. A measure of all the goods and services produced by a nation in a given year, minus
the amount of money spent by the government
d. A measure of all the goods and services produced by a nation in a given year,
divided by the amount of money spent by the government
D. Health care consumes 16% of the total economic production CORRECT ANSWERS
4. If national health expenditures amount to 16% of the GDP, what does this mean?
a. The growth in total health care expenditures is 16%.
b. Domestic production of health care products and services has increased by 16%.
c. Health care costs are 16% of the total revenues in the health care industry.
d. Health care consumes 16% of the total economic production.
D. Expensive CORRECT ANSWERS 5. A healthcare system is evaluated by the three
E's. Which of the following is not one of the three Es?
a. Effective
b. Efficient
c. Equal
d. Expensive
D. Ability to get healthcare when needed CORRECT ANSWERS 6. What is the
meaning of the term 'Access?'
a. All citizens have health insurance coverage
, b. Availability of services
c. Employer-based health insurance
d. Ability to get health care when needed
D. The benefit received is greater than the cost incurred to provide the service
CORRECT ANSWERS A service is cost-efficient when:
a. The desired health outcome is achieved
b. The patient's insurance plan saves money
c. The benefit received is greater than the cost incurred to provide the service
d. None of the above
C. 50 million CORRECT ANSWERS 8. The number of uninsured Americans most
commonly reported by media is somewhere around
a. 10 million
b. 30 million
c. 50 million
d. 100 million
C. The span of time the study covers CORRECT ANSWERS 9. The difference between
a point in time study and a longitudinal study is
a. The number of participants in the study
b. The time of day the study is conducted
c. The span of time the study covers
d. There is no difference
B. Point in time studies CORRECT ANSWERS 10. Studies reporting uninsured
numbers are
a. Accurate and precise
b. Point in time studies
c. Longitudinal studies
d. Counting only adults not children
D. Any of the above could be a reason CORRECT ANSWERS 11. Most uninsured
adults are employed but are not covered because:
a. Their employer does not offer health benefits
b. They do not qualify because they do not work an adequate number of hours or have
not been with the employer long enough
c. They cannot afford to pay their portion of the premium or purchase insurance on their
own
d. Any of the above could be a reason
c. Both a and b CORRECT ANSWERS 12. Which of the following is a characteristic of a
national health system?
a. Health care is financed through government
b. Health care is delivered by government-employed providers
c. Both a and b
