HSA3111 Final Test UPDATED Exam
Questions and CORRECT Answers
Why was CHIP passed? - CORRECT ANSWER - was signed into law in 1997
- provides federal matching funds to states to provide health coverage to children in families with
incomes too high to qualify for Medicaid, but who can't afford private coverage.
What does the book say about quality of life? - CORRECT ANSWER The term quality of
life is used to capture the essence of overall satisfaction with life during and following a person's
encounter with the health care delivery system.
What is an example of microeconomics? - CORRECT ANSWER microeconomics focuses
on the actions of individual agents within the economy, like households, workers, and
businesses;
What is an example of macroeconomics? - CORRECT ANSWER macroeconomics looks
at the economy as a whole. It focuses on broad issues such as growth, unemployment, inflation,
and trade balance.
Why do we have the ACA? - CORRECT ANSWER - Make healthcare more accessible,
safe, and patient centered
- Address environmental, social, and behavioral influences on health and health care
- Make care more affordable
What is a high risk pool? - CORRECT ANSWER - a group of individuals whose medical
costs are combined to calculate premiums.
- Pooling risks together allows the higher costs of the less healthy to be offset by the relatively
lower costs of the healthy, either in a plan overall or within a premium rating category.
Iron triangle (what does it include?) - CORRECT ANSWER Access, Cost, Quality
, What measurements are used to assess LTC? - CORRECT ANSWER 1. Activity of daily
living (ADL) scale
2. Instrumentals activities of daily living
What are MUA or MUP? - CORRECT ANSWER MUA- medically underserved area
MUP- medically underserved population
Who pays the bulk of home health services? - CORRECT ANSWER Medicare followed
by Medicaid
Most frequently provided service to home health patients? - CORRECT ANSWER Skilled
nursing care
Issues with LTC and insurance - CORRECT ANSWER - Medicare does not cover most
LTC services and Medicaid requires being at poverty levels
- ACA did little to address this dilemma
- Medicare/Medicaid expenditures for LTC will be unsustainable in the long run
What is new morbidity? - CORRECT ANSWER rooted in social difficulties, behavioral
problems, and developmental issues, including, but not limited to, autism, asthma, and attention
deficit and hyperactivity disorder.
What is the Ryan White Act? - CORRECT ANSWER The act sought funding to improve
availability of and access to care for low-income, uninsured, and under-insured people affected
by HIV/AIDS and their families.
Oak Hammock - CORRECT ANSWER an assisted living facility that is a continuing care
retirement
Types of assisted living - CORRECT ANSWER Level 1, 2, 3
Questions and CORRECT Answers
Why was CHIP passed? - CORRECT ANSWER - was signed into law in 1997
- provides federal matching funds to states to provide health coverage to children in families with
incomes too high to qualify for Medicaid, but who can't afford private coverage.
What does the book say about quality of life? - CORRECT ANSWER The term quality of
life is used to capture the essence of overall satisfaction with life during and following a person's
encounter with the health care delivery system.
What is an example of microeconomics? - CORRECT ANSWER microeconomics focuses
on the actions of individual agents within the economy, like households, workers, and
businesses;
What is an example of macroeconomics? - CORRECT ANSWER macroeconomics looks
at the economy as a whole. It focuses on broad issues such as growth, unemployment, inflation,
and trade balance.
Why do we have the ACA? - CORRECT ANSWER - Make healthcare more accessible,
safe, and patient centered
- Address environmental, social, and behavioral influences on health and health care
- Make care more affordable
What is a high risk pool? - CORRECT ANSWER - a group of individuals whose medical
costs are combined to calculate premiums.
- Pooling risks together allows the higher costs of the less healthy to be offset by the relatively
lower costs of the healthy, either in a plan overall or within a premium rating category.
Iron triangle (what does it include?) - CORRECT ANSWER Access, Cost, Quality
, What measurements are used to assess LTC? - CORRECT ANSWER 1. Activity of daily
living (ADL) scale
2. Instrumentals activities of daily living
What are MUA or MUP? - CORRECT ANSWER MUA- medically underserved area
MUP- medically underserved population
Who pays the bulk of home health services? - CORRECT ANSWER Medicare followed
by Medicaid
Most frequently provided service to home health patients? - CORRECT ANSWER Skilled
nursing care
Issues with LTC and insurance - CORRECT ANSWER - Medicare does not cover most
LTC services and Medicaid requires being at poverty levels
- ACA did little to address this dilemma
- Medicare/Medicaid expenditures for LTC will be unsustainable in the long run
What is new morbidity? - CORRECT ANSWER rooted in social difficulties, behavioral
problems, and developmental issues, including, but not limited to, autism, asthma, and attention
deficit and hyperactivity disorder.
What is the Ryan White Act? - CORRECT ANSWER The act sought funding to improve
availability of and access to care for low-income, uninsured, and under-insured people affected
by HIV/AIDS and their families.
Oak Hammock - CORRECT ANSWER an assisted living facility that is a continuing care
retirement
Types of assisted living - CORRECT ANSWER Level 1, 2, 3
