MHA 710 TEST 4 2026 COMPREHENSIVE EXAM
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
◉ One of the best examples of managed competition in practice is:
a. an accountable care organization (ACO).
b. a consumer-directed health plan (CDHP).
c. the Federal Employee Health Benefit Plan (FEHBP).
d. a preferred provider organization (PPO).
e. a health maintenance organization (HMO). Answer: the Federal
Employee Health Benefit Plan (FEHBP).
◉ Of the four categories of the Medicaid-eligible population, which
of these could benefit by opening up the health exchanges to some
degree of privatization?
a. Medicare-eligible older adults
b. Adults
c. The disabled
d. Children. Answer: Adults
◉ How is the issue of the "free rider" relevant to the discussion of
whether access to medical care is a fundamental right?
, a. As long as there is excess capacity in the medical care system,
providing free access to care does not present a resource allocation
problem.
b. The socially responsible approach is to provide free access to all
the medical care a person desires.
c. Providing medical care at zero cost will maximize social welfare.
d. The free rider argument is based on the idea that access to
medical care should be free and available to everyone.. Answer: The
free rider argument is based on the idea that access to medical care
should be free and available to everyone.
◉ Which of the following provisions included in the Affordable Care
Act (ACA) was responsible for the largest number of newly insured?
a. Creation of the health insurance exchanges (later called
marketplaces)
b. Individual mandate
c. Insurance regulation requiring coverage for individuals with
preexisting conditions
d. Expansion of Medicaid
e. Employer mandate. Answer: Expansion of Medicaid
◉ To better control overall Medicaid spending, most states:
a. establish strict rules against using the emergency room in non-
emergency situations.
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
◉ One of the best examples of managed competition in practice is:
a. an accountable care organization (ACO).
b. a consumer-directed health plan (CDHP).
c. the Federal Employee Health Benefit Plan (FEHBP).
d. a preferred provider organization (PPO).
e. a health maintenance organization (HMO). Answer: the Federal
Employee Health Benefit Plan (FEHBP).
◉ Of the four categories of the Medicaid-eligible population, which
of these could benefit by opening up the health exchanges to some
degree of privatization?
a. Medicare-eligible older adults
b. Adults
c. The disabled
d. Children. Answer: Adults
◉ How is the issue of the "free rider" relevant to the discussion of
whether access to medical care is a fundamental right?
, a. As long as there is excess capacity in the medical care system,
providing free access to care does not present a resource allocation
problem.
b. The socially responsible approach is to provide free access to all
the medical care a person desires.
c. Providing medical care at zero cost will maximize social welfare.
d. The free rider argument is based on the idea that access to
medical care should be free and available to everyone.. Answer: The
free rider argument is based on the idea that access to medical care
should be free and available to everyone.
◉ Which of the following provisions included in the Affordable Care
Act (ACA) was responsible for the largest number of newly insured?
a. Creation of the health insurance exchanges (later called
marketplaces)
b. Individual mandate
c. Insurance regulation requiring coverage for individuals with
preexisting conditions
d. Expansion of Medicaid
e. Employer mandate. Answer: Expansion of Medicaid
◉ To better control overall Medicaid spending, most states:
a. establish strict rules against using the emergency room in non-
emergency situations.
