PUBH 302 EXAM 2 COMPREHENSIVE
REVIEW SET 2026 RELIABLE SOLUTIONS
GRADED A+
⫸ What are common characteristics of other countries' healthcare
systems that could be incorporated into reform in the US?. Answer: -
British pay for healthcare out of tax revenue, hospitals compete to
stay open
- Tokyo has social insurance, mandates insurance paid for by work or
community based insurer, no gatekeeper, fixed procedure and drug
prices, insurance companies don't profit
- Germany uses the Bismarck model, Germans split premiums with
employers, insurance plans compete for customers, but do not profit
- Taiwan has universal healthcare, that forces everyone to pay, smart
cards to avoid high admin costs
- Switzerland has high quality universal coverage, rich pay for the
poor, non-profit insurers, benefit packages fixed
⫸ Identify opportunities for innovation of the US healthcare system.
Answer: - types of insurance plans
- empower patients/consumers
- non-traditional setting care
- drug pricing
- more focus on social determinants of health
,⫸ Explain opportunities for innovation of the US healthcare system.
Answer: - types of insurance plans: engage employers in lowering
costs
- empower patients/consumers: call for increased transparency,
shopping for care
- non-traditional setting care: More than half expressed a willingness
to receive care in a non-traditional setting if the care was less costly
and more convenient
- drug pricing: finding ways to lower costs of drugs, generic drugs
- more focus on social determinants of health: Nonprofits working to
increase to access to healthy foods and safe housing
⫸ How are social determinants of health shaped by wider forces?.
Answer: Economics, social politics, and policies
⫸ For ACEs, what does abuse refer to?. Answer: physical, emotional,
and sexual abuse
⫸ For ACEs, what does neglect refer to?. Answer: physical and
emotional neglect
⫸ For ACEs, what does household dysfunction refer to?. Answer:
mental illness, incarcerated relative, mother treated violently,
substance abuse, and divorce
, ⫸ What was the CDC-Kaiser ACE study?. Answer: Landmark study
surveying over 17,00 people in the US and showed the breakdown of
how many people reported having experienced ACEs
⫸ What did the CDC-Kaiser ACE study find?. Answer: - 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
⫸ For impacts of ACEs, what does maternal health refer to?. Answer:
unintended pregnancy, pregnancy complications, fetal death
⫸ For impacts of ACEs, what does infectious disease refer to?.
Answer: HIV, STDs
⫸ For impacts of ACEs, what does chronic disease refer to?. Answer:
cancer, diabetes
⫸ For impacts of ACEs, what does risky behavior refer to?. Answer:
alcohol and drug abuse, unprotected sex
REVIEW SET 2026 RELIABLE SOLUTIONS
GRADED A+
⫸ What are common characteristics of other countries' healthcare
systems that could be incorporated into reform in the US?. Answer: -
British pay for healthcare out of tax revenue, hospitals compete to
stay open
- Tokyo has social insurance, mandates insurance paid for by work or
community based insurer, no gatekeeper, fixed procedure and drug
prices, insurance companies don't profit
- Germany uses the Bismarck model, Germans split premiums with
employers, insurance plans compete for customers, but do not profit
- Taiwan has universal healthcare, that forces everyone to pay, smart
cards to avoid high admin costs
- Switzerland has high quality universal coverage, rich pay for the
poor, non-profit insurers, benefit packages fixed
⫸ Identify opportunities for innovation of the US healthcare system.
Answer: - types of insurance plans
- empower patients/consumers
- non-traditional setting care
- drug pricing
- more focus on social determinants of health
,⫸ Explain opportunities for innovation of the US healthcare system.
Answer: - types of insurance plans: engage employers in lowering
costs
- empower patients/consumers: call for increased transparency,
shopping for care
- non-traditional setting care: More than half expressed a willingness
to receive care in a non-traditional setting if the care was less costly
and more convenient
- drug pricing: finding ways to lower costs of drugs, generic drugs
- more focus on social determinants of health: Nonprofits working to
increase to access to healthy foods and safe housing
⫸ How are social determinants of health shaped by wider forces?.
Answer: Economics, social politics, and policies
⫸ For ACEs, what does abuse refer to?. Answer: physical, emotional,
and sexual abuse
⫸ For ACEs, what does neglect refer to?. Answer: physical and
emotional neglect
⫸ For ACEs, what does household dysfunction refer to?. Answer:
mental illness, incarcerated relative, mother treated violently,
substance abuse, and divorce
, ⫸ What was the CDC-Kaiser ACE study?. Answer: Landmark study
surveying over 17,00 people in the US and showed the breakdown of
how many people reported having experienced ACEs
⫸ What did the CDC-Kaiser ACE study find?. Answer: - 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
⫸ For impacts of ACEs, what does maternal health refer to?. Answer:
unintended pregnancy, pregnancy complications, fetal death
⫸ For impacts of ACEs, what does infectious disease refer to?.
Answer: HIV, STDs
⫸ For impacts of ACEs, what does chronic disease refer to?. Answer:
cancer, diabetes
⫸ For impacts of ACEs, what does risky behavior refer to?. Answer:
alcohol and drug abuse, unprotected sex
