PUBH 302 EXAM 2 QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS ALL CORRECT
What did the CDC- Kaiser ACE study find? - Answer-- Landmark study surveying over
17,00 people in the US and showed the breakdown of how many people reported
having experienced ACEs
- almost 2/3 reported at least one ACE
- people with 6+ ACEs died nearly 20 years earlier on average than those without ACEs
For impacts of ACEs, what does injury refer to? - Answer-traumatic brain injury,
fractures, burns
For impacts of ACEs, what does mental health refer to? - Answer-depression, anxiety,
suicide, and PTSD
Three levels of potential determinants of disparities - Answer-- patient level
- provider level
- system level
Article- Poor People Are Still Sicker than the Rich in Germany Despite Universal Health
Care - Answer-- Tending to the health needs of low-income patients still presents
universal challenges
Article- U.S. News and World Report: How Hospitals and Health Insurers Are Working
to Improve Population Health - Answer-- Health of a community is more than just good
hospitals, it requires recognizing and addressing social determinants of health
- Affordable Care Act, drive down the nation's overall health care costs by keeping
people healthy
- Housing is a social determinant that needs to be addressed
- People have to choose between buying food or paying rent and covering a medical
copay of health insurance deductible...
Article- CNBC: Walmart Quietly Registers Insurance Business in its Latest Move into
Health Care - Answer-- Walmart has created "Walmart Insurance Services LLC" to sell
insurance policies
- In the job posts, the company says it's looking to hire insurance agents in the Dallas
area to sell supplemental Medicare insurance
- The big-box retailer has opened primary-care clinics, made health-care acquisitions
and spoken about its broader ambitions
, Video- Is U.S. health care the best of 'least effective system in the modern world? -
Answer-- Three countries that provide good inexpensive care, universal health care;
United Kingdom, Switzerland, and Australia
- Key metrics that were looked at; access, quality, cost and how they take care of the
disadvantaged in their societies
Video- PBS Series: the best health care? America & the world- United Kingdom -
Answer-- Health service covers everyone
- NHS: national health service
- Residents pay taxes to the government to support the NHS
- The government is the single payer for health care; pays doctors and hospitals and
covers nearly all costs
- NHS considers the countries great equalizer
- Life expectancy is longer than in the U.S.
Video- PBS series: the best health care? America & the world- Switzerland - Answer--
They shop for health insurance like groceries
- Everyone here is covered
- Social solidarity
- Believe health care is a right
- Health insurance is costly
- People rarely go bankrupt due to medical bills, but can lead to debt
Video- PBS series: the best health care? America & the world- Australia - Answer--
Public health care: Medicare, paid for by taxes and is available to all residents
- People can get private insurance
- More people are choosing public insurance instead of private
Video- ABC News: Safeway Employees' Health Care - Answer-- Health plans that
reward healthy behaviors; better health, lower premiums
- Health care plan measures weight, blood pressure, cholesterol, smoking, etc
- Health care costs have remained flat while most other companies had a 40% jump
- Onsite gym
Video- NBC News: Employers Offer Cash Incentives to Encourage Healthcare
Shopping - Answer-- Going to places that cost less for procedures, some insurances will
give consumers some of the savings
Video- TED Talk: What if all US Health Costs were Transparent - Answer-- No one
knows what costs in health care
- Where you get things done can cost you more at different places
- In one place, something might cost $50, but 20 miles away, the same thing would cost
$500
Video- TED Talk: What if our Health Care System Kept Us Healthy - Answer-- People
have to choose what they spend their money on, rent, food, medicine etc...
ANSWERS ALL CORRECT
What did the CDC- Kaiser ACE study find? - Answer-- Landmark study surveying over
17,00 people in the US and showed the breakdown of how many people reported
having experienced ACEs
- almost 2/3 reported at least one ACE
- people with 6+ ACEs died nearly 20 years earlier on average than those without ACEs
For impacts of ACEs, what does injury refer to? - Answer-traumatic brain injury,
fractures, burns
For impacts of ACEs, what does mental health refer to? - Answer-depression, anxiety,
suicide, and PTSD
Three levels of potential determinants of disparities - Answer-- patient level
- provider level
- system level
Article- Poor People Are Still Sicker than the Rich in Germany Despite Universal Health
Care - Answer-- Tending to the health needs of low-income patients still presents
universal challenges
Article- U.S. News and World Report: How Hospitals and Health Insurers Are Working
to Improve Population Health - Answer-- Health of a community is more than just good
hospitals, it requires recognizing and addressing social determinants of health
- Affordable Care Act, drive down the nation's overall health care costs by keeping
people healthy
- Housing is a social determinant that needs to be addressed
- People have to choose between buying food or paying rent and covering a medical
copay of health insurance deductible...
Article- CNBC: Walmart Quietly Registers Insurance Business in its Latest Move into
Health Care - Answer-- Walmart has created "Walmart Insurance Services LLC" to sell
insurance policies
- In the job posts, the company says it's looking to hire insurance agents in the Dallas
area to sell supplemental Medicare insurance
- The big-box retailer has opened primary-care clinics, made health-care acquisitions
and spoken about its broader ambitions
, Video- Is U.S. health care the best of 'least effective system in the modern world? -
Answer-- Three countries that provide good inexpensive care, universal health care;
United Kingdom, Switzerland, and Australia
- Key metrics that were looked at; access, quality, cost and how they take care of the
disadvantaged in their societies
Video- PBS Series: the best health care? America & the world- United Kingdom -
Answer-- Health service covers everyone
- NHS: national health service
- Residents pay taxes to the government to support the NHS
- The government is the single payer for health care; pays doctors and hospitals and
covers nearly all costs
- NHS considers the countries great equalizer
- Life expectancy is longer than in the U.S.
Video- PBS series: the best health care? America & the world- Switzerland - Answer--
They shop for health insurance like groceries
- Everyone here is covered
- Social solidarity
- Believe health care is a right
- Health insurance is costly
- People rarely go bankrupt due to medical bills, but can lead to debt
Video- PBS series: the best health care? America & the world- Australia - Answer--
Public health care: Medicare, paid for by taxes and is available to all residents
- People can get private insurance
- More people are choosing public insurance instead of private
Video- ABC News: Safeway Employees' Health Care - Answer-- Health plans that
reward healthy behaviors; better health, lower premiums
- Health care plan measures weight, blood pressure, cholesterol, smoking, etc
- Health care costs have remained flat while most other companies had a 40% jump
- Onsite gym
Video- NBC News: Employers Offer Cash Incentives to Encourage Healthcare
Shopping - Answer-- Going to places that cost less for procedures, some insurances will
give consumers some of the savings
Video- TED Talk: What if all US Health Costs were Transparent - Answer-- No one
knows what costs in health care
- Where you get things done can cost you more at different places
- In one place, something might cost $50, but 20 miles away, the same thing would cost
$500
Video- TED Talk: What if our Health Care System Kept Us Healthy - Answer-- People
have to choose what they spend their money on, rent, food, medicine etc...
