MHA 710 EXAM 3- LSUSHS Questions
And Answers
AccordingrtorsurveysrbyrtherMerrittrHawkinsrWhiterPaperrSeries,r2018,rtheraveragerfamilyrp
racticerphysicianrearnedrapproximatelyrwhatramountrinr2018?r-rCORRECTrrANSWER-
$247,000
ApproximatelyrwhatrpercentagerofrMedicarerenrolleesrreceivedrinpatientrhospitalrcarerinr20
18?r-rCORRECTrrANSWER-15rpercent.
Approximatelyrwhatrpercentagerofrworldwiderresearchr&rdevelopmentrspendingronrpharma
ceuticalsrisrbasedrinrtherUnitedrStates?r-rCORRECTrrANSWER-75rpercent.
Changesrcausedrbyrthershiftrfromrcharge-
basedrratesrtornegotiatedrratesrhasrhadrwhichrofrtherfollowingrresults?r-
rCORRECTrrANSWER-
Mostrhospitalsrexperiencerargaprbetweenrtheramountrtheyrreceiverfromrtheirrpayersr&rthera
mountrbilled,rwithrreceiptsrasrlowrasr20rpercentroframountrbilled.
Comparedrtorthernot-for-profitrorganizationalrform,rtherfor-profitrenvironmentr-
rCORRECTrrANSWER-Allowsrforrthertransferrofrassets.
Consolidationractivityrinrtherhospitalrindustry:r-rCORRECTrrANSWER-
Occursrforrthersamerreasonsrthatrcauserconsolidationrinrotherrindustries.
Danzonr&rFurukawar(2003)rarguerthat:r-rCORRECTrrANSWER-
Pharmaceuticalrpricerdifferencesracrossrcountriesrarerroughlyrinrlinerwithrdifferencesrinrperr
capitargrossrdomesticrproduct,rsupportingrtherpredictionsrofrRamseyrpricingrpractices.
DatarfromrarstudyrofrretailrdrugrpricesrbyrtherOrganizationrforrEconomicrCo-
operationr&rDevelopmentr&rEurostatr(2008)rshowedrthat:r-rCORRECTrrANSWER-
Thererisrsomerevidencerthatrpharmaceuticalrpricesrarerhighlyrcorrelatedrwithrarcountry'srper
rcapitargrossrdomesticrproduct.
Eachryear,rtherMedicarertrusteesrissuerarreportronrtherhealthrofrtherprogram.rAccordingrtorth
er2016rreport,rwhichrofrtherfollowingrstatementsrisrtrue?r-rCORRECTrrANSWER-
ThernetrpresentrvaluerofrfuturerMedicarerobligationsrthatrarercurrentlyrunfundedrwillrrequirer
And Answers
AccordingrtorsurveysrbyrtherMerrittrHawkinsrWhiterPaperrSeries,r2018,rtheraveragerfamilyrp
racticerphysicianrearnedrapproximatelyrwhatramountrinr2018?r-rCORRECTrrANSWER-
$247,000
ApproximatelyrwhatrpercentagerofrMedicarerenrolleesrreceivedrinpatientrhospitalrcarerinr20
18?r-rCORRECTrrANSWER-15rpercent.
Approximatelyrwhatrpercentagerofrworldwiderresearchr&rdevelopmentrspendingronrpharma
ceuticalsrisrbasedrinrtherUnitedrStates?r-rCORRECTrrANSWER-75rpercent.
Changesrcausedrbyrthershiftrfromrcharge-
basedrratesrtornegotiatedrratesrhasrhadrwhichrofrtherfollowingrresults?r-
rCORRECTrrANSWER-
Mostrhospitalsrexperiencerargaprbetweenrtheramountrtheyrreceiverfromrtheirrpayersr&rthera
mountrbilled,rwithrreceiptsrasrlowrasr20rpercentroframountrbilled.
Comparedrtorthernot-for-profitrorganizationalrform,rtherfor-profitrenvironmentr-
rCORRECTrrANSWER-Allowsrforrthertransferrofrassets.
Consolidationractivityrinrtherhospitalrindustry:r-rCORRECTrrANSWER-
Occursrforrthersamerreasonsrthatrcauserconsolidationrinrotherrindustries.
Danzonr&rFurukawar(2003)rarguerthat:r-rCORRECTrrANSWER-
Pharmaceuticalrpricerdifferencesracrossrcountriesrarerroughlyrinrlinerwithrdifferencesrinrperr
capitargrossrdomesticrproduct,rsupportingrtherpredictionsrofrRamseyrpricingrpractices.
DatarfromrarstudyrofrretailrdrugrpricesrbyrtherOrganizationrforrEconomicrCo-
operationr&rDevelopmentr&rEurostatr(2008)rshowedrthat:r-rCORRECTrrANSWER-
Thererisrsomerevidencerthatrpharmaceuticalrpricesrarerhighlyrcorrelatedrwithrarcountry'srper
rcapitargrossrdomesticrproduct.
Eachryear,rtherMedicarertrusteesrissuerarreportronrtherhealthrofrtherprogram.rAccordingrtorth
er2016rreport,rwhichrofrtherfollowingrstatementsrisrtrue?r-rCORRECTrrANSWER-
ThernetrpresentrvaluerofrfuturerMedicarerobligationsrthatrarercurrentlyrunfundedrwillrrequirer
