HSC Final Exam, Health Sciences Program, Academic Year 2026 – Study Guide and Practice
Questions
False - correct answer ✔✔ T/F Medicare is a joint fedeal-state health insurance program for low-
income adults, children, the elderly, and the disabled.
about 12 million - correct answer ✔✔ In the US, how many people work in delivering health
care?
False - correct answer ✔✔ T/F The Pan-American Health Organization moved focus away from
building primary care capacity and toward implementing disease-specific interventions.
an accountable care organization - correct answer ✔✔ ________ is a model of an integrated
organization which is expected to provide better quality outcomes at a lower cost.
all employers - correct answer ✔✔ The key system players in the U.S. health delivery system are
all of the following except
false - correct answer ✔✔ T/F TriCare is responsible for coordinating the activities of the
hospitals, outpatient clinics, nursing homes, and other facilities located within its jurisdiction
lack of social cohesion - correct answer ✔✔ Which of the following could lead to community-
wide health issues?
false - correct answer ✔✔ T/F An integrated delivery system provides coordinated health care
but is not assessed based on health outcomes in the target population
1990s; development of technology supporting reliable, long-distance transmission of images -
correct answer ✔✔ Telemedicine emerged in the _____ due to the _____
, False - correct answer ✔✔ T/F A sudden heart attack would be characterized as chronic
medicaid - correct answer ✔✔ ______ is a government-based program intended to cover the
eligible poor, determined by income level
true - correct answer ✔✔ T/F Employer-paid health insurance is nontaxable, making it
equivalent to tax-free salary
CNS - correct answer ✔✔ You are speaking with a nurse in a hospital who mentions she has
advanced training. This nurse would most likely be a
false - correct answer ✔✔ T/F With regard to the legalities pertaining to the ACA, the U.S.
Supreme Court decided that federal subsidies were to be made available only to those who
purchased health insurance through an exchange established by a state
gain a certification in an area of medical specialization - correct answer ✔✔ A specialist must:
large employers assume risks and budget for medical claims - correct answer ✔✔ What is self-
insurance?
False - correct answer ✔✔ T/F There are more generalists than specialists in the US
predetermined rate - correct answer ✔✔ The DRG method is used to pay for hospital inpatient
services, based on a
true - correct answer ✔✔ T/F different users' ability to access patient information is referred to
as interoperability
Questions
False - correct answer ✔✔ T/F Medicare is a joint fedeal-state health insurance program for low-
income adults, children, the elderly, and the disabled.
about 12 million - correct answer ✔✔ In the US, how many people work in delivering health
care?
False - correct answer ✔✔ T/F The Pan-American Health Organization moved focus away from
building primary care capacity and toward implementing disease-specific interventions.
an accountable care organization - correct answer ✔✔ ________ is a model of an integrated
organization which is expected to provide better quality outcomes at a lower cost.
all employers - correct answer ✔✔ The key system players in the U.S. health delivery system are
all of the following except
false - correct answer ✔✔ T/F TriCare is responsible for coordinating the activities of the
hospitals, outpatient clinics, nursing homes, and other facilities located within its jurisdiction
lack of social cohesion - correct answer ✔✔ Which of the following could lead to community-
wide health issues?
false - correct answer ✔✔ T/F An integrated delivery system provides coordinated health care
but is not assessed based on health outcomes in the target population
1990s; development of technology supporting reliable, long-distance transmission of images -
correct answer ✔✔ Telemedicine emerged in the _____ due to the _____
, False - correct answer ✔✔ T/F A sudden heart attack would be characterized as chronic
medicaid - correct answer ✔✔ ______ is a government-based program intended to cover the
eligible poor, determined by income level
true - correct answer ✔✔ T/F Employer-paid health insurance is nontaxable, making it
equivalent to tax-free salary
CNS - correct answer ✔✔ You are speaking with a nurse in a hospital who mentions she has
advanced training. This nurse would most likely be a
false - correct answer ✔✔ T/F With regard to the legalities pertaining to the ACA, the U.S.
Supreme Court decided that federal subsidies were to be made available only to those who
purchased health insurance through an exchange established by a state
gain a certification in an area of medical specialization - correct answer ✔✔ A specialist must:
large employers assume risks and budget for medical claims - correct answer ✔✔ What is self-
insurance?
False - correct answer ✔✔ T/F There are more generalists than specialists in the US
predetermined rate - correct answer ✔✔ The DRG method is used to pay for hospital inpatient
services, based on a
true - correct answer ✔✔ T/F different users' ability to access patient information is referred to
as interoperability
