ELE 3010 EXAM 2 ACTUAL SCRIPT 2026
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS GRADED A+
◉ How many buyers and sellers exist in a perfect market?
Answer: A large number participate
◉ Market entry in a perfect market
Answer: New sellers can easily enter
◉ Product competition in a perfect market
Answer: Goods are acceptable substitutes
◉ Example industry resembling a perfect market
Answer: Consumer electronics
◉ Why healthcare does not function like a perfect market
Answer: Patients lack sufficient information
◉ Major barrier to entry in healthcare markets
Answer: Licensing and regulation
,◉ How insurance changes market behavior
Answer: It alters consumer price sensitivity
◉ Define healthcare quality
Answer: Meeting patient needs with effective care
◉ Define healthcare value
Answer: Quality received relative to cost
◉ Define healthcare waste
Answer: Spending that does not improve outcomes
◉ Goal of waste reduction
Answer: Reduce unnecessary spending
◉ Estimated scale of healthcare waste
Answer: Large portion of total spending
◉ Failure of care delivery means
Answer: Best practices are not followed
, ◉ Example of poor care delivery
Answer: Avoidable complications
◉ Care coordination failure occurs when
Answer: Patient care is fragmented
◉ Example of coordination failure
Answer: Poor transitions between providers
◉ Outcome of coordination failure
Answer: Worse health outcomes
◉ Overtreatment definition
Answer: Medical care not supported by evidence
◉ Cause of overtreatment
Answer: Provider habits
◉ Another cause of overtreatment
Answer: Financial incentives
◉ Administrative complexity refers to
COMPLETE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS GRADED A+
◉ How many buyers and sellers exist in a perfect market?
Answer: A large number participate
◉ Market entry in a perfect market
Answer: New sellers can easily enter
◉ Product competition in a perfect market
Answer: Goods are acceptable substitutes
◉ Example industry resembling a perfect market
Answer: Consumer electronics
◉ Why healthcare does not function like a perfect market
Answer: Patients lack sufficient information
◉ Major barrier to entry in healthcare markets
Answer: Licensing and regulation
,◉ How insurance changes market behavior
Answer: It alters consumer price sensitivity
◉ Define healthcare quality
Answer: Meeting patient needs with effective care
◉ Define healthcare value
Answer: Quality received relative to cost
◉ Define healthcare waste
Answer: Spending that does not improve outcomes
◉ Goal of waste reduction
Answer: Reduce unnecessary spending
◉ Estimated scale of healthcare waste
Answer: Large portion of total spending
◉ Failure of care delivery means
Answer: Best practices are not followed
, ◉ Example of poor care delivery
Answer: Avoidable complications
◉ Care coordination failure occurs when
Answer: Patient care is fragmented
◉ Example of coordination failure
Answer: Poor transitions between providers
◉ Outcome of coordination failure
Answer: Worse health outcomes
◉ Overtreatment definition
Answer: Medical care not supported by evidence
◉ Cause of overtreatment
Answer: Provider habits
◉ Another cause of overtreatment
Answer: Financial incentives
◉ Administrative complexity refers to