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HIM 410 FINAL ACTUAL EXAM PREP 2026 ALL
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWERS ALREADY A GRADED WITH EXPERT
FEEDBACK |NEW AND REVISED
Which of the following is a major criticism of managed care?
a) Managed care is inefficient
b) Utilization may increase
c) Managed care will worsen the physician oversupply
d) Quality of care may be sacrificed - ANSWER- d) Quality of care may
be sacrificed
On what grounds have middle-class Americans generally opposed
proposals for a national health insurance program?
a) higher taxes
b) government intervention
c) erosion of personal freedoms
d) cost of health care - ANSWER- a) higher taxes
In the US, public health and private practice of medicine developed
separately because
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a) Americans favored private delivery of medical care over public
health.
b) physicians were skeptical of the government taking control of medical
practice.
c) a public health infrastructure was lacking
d) the practice of public health was not based on scientific methods. -
ANSWER- b) physicians were skeptical of the government taking
control of medical practice.
The basic source of the physician distribution problem in the U.S. is:
a) Lack of health care coverage for all
b) The need-based model
c) Lack of awareness that there is a problem
d) A shortage of MDs - ANSWER- c) Lack of awareness that there is a
problem
Which type of health care facility employs the most people in the U.S.?
a) Physicians' offices and clinics
b) Hospitals
c) Nursing and personal care facilities
d) None of the above - ANSWER- b) Hospitals
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There is an imbalance between primary and specialty care services in the
U.S. health care delivery system.
a) True
b) False - ANSWER- a) True
The Flexner Report, published in 1910, reported on
a) standards for medical licensure in the US and Canada
b) standards of training in medical schools
c) rates of death in US hospitals
d) the state of medical specialization - ANSWER- b) standards of
training in medical schools
Which of the following is a characteristic of a national health insurance
system?
a) The government finances health care through general taxes
b) Health care is delivered by private providers
c) Both a and b
d) Neither a nor b - ANSWER- c) Both a and b
Physician maldistribution occurs by:
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a) Specialty
b) Geography
c) Both a and b
d) Neither a nor b - ANSWER- c) Both a and b
MCO stands for:
a) Managed Clinical Office
b) Managed Care Office
c) Managed Care Organization
d) Managed Clinical Organization - ANSWER- c) Managed Care
Organization
The U.S. healthcare system can best be described as:
a) Expensive
b) Fragmented
c) Market-oriented
d) All of the above - ANSWER- d) All of the above
The Baylor Hospital plan, started in 1929, laid the foundation for
modern health insurance in the US. This was a _____ plan.
a) managed care
HIM 410 FINAL ACTUAL EXAM PREP 2026 ALL
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT DETAILED
ANSWERS ALREADY A GRADED WITH EXPERT
FEEDBACK |NEW AND REVISED
Which of the following is a major criticism of managed care?
a) Managed care is inefficient
b) Utilization may increase
c) Managed care will worsen the physician oversupply
d) Quality of care may be sacrificed - ANSWER- d) Quality of care may
be sacrificed
On what grounds have middle-class Americans generally opposed
proposals for a national health insurance program?
a) higher taxes
b) government intervention
c) erosion of personal freedoms
d) cost of health care - ANSWER- a) higher taxes
In the US, public health and private practice of medicine developed
separately because
,2|Page
a) Americans favored private delivery of medical care over public
health.
b) physicians were skeptical of the government taking control of medical
practice.
c) a public health infrastructure was lacking
d) the practice of public health was not based on scientific methods. -
ANSWER- b) physicians were skeptical of the government taking
control of medical practice.
The basic source of the physician distribution problem in the U.S. is:
a) Lack of health care coverage for all
b) The need-based model
c) Lack of awareness that there is a problem
d) A shortage of MDs - ANSWER- c) Lack of awareness that there is a
problem
Which type of health care facility employs the most people in the U.S.?
a) Physicians' offices and clinics
b) Hospitals
c) Nursing and personal care facilities
d) None of the above - ANSWER- b) Hospitals
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There is an imbalance between primary and specialty care services in the
U.S. health care delivery system.
a) True
b) False - ANSWER- a) True
The Flexner Report, published in 1910, reported on
a) standards for medical licensure in the US and Canada
b) standards of training in medical schools
c) rates of death in US hospitals
d) the state of medical specialization - ANSWER- b) standards of
training in medical schools
Which of the following is a characteristic of a national health insurance
system?
a) The government finances health care through general taxes
b) Health care is delivered by private providers
c) Both a and b
d) Neither a nor b - ANSWER- c) Both a and b
Physician maldistribution occurs by:
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a) Specialty
b) Geography
c) Both a and b
d) Neither a nor b - ANSWER- c) Both a and b
MCO stands for:
a) Managed Clinical Office
b) Managed Care Office
c) Managed Care Organization
d) Managed Clinical Organization - ANSWER- c) Managed Care
Organization
The U.S. healthcare system can best be described as:
a) Expensive
b) Fragmented
c) Market-oriented
d) All of the above - ANSWER- d) All of the above
The Baylor Hospital plan, started in 1929, laid the foundation for
modern health insurance in the US. This was a _____ plan.
a) managed care
