HCD 303 Study Guide Questions with Correct
Answers
False
True or False. The Commonwealth Fund ranked the U.S. healthcare system 11th overall in
2017, which is significantly better compared to the World Health Organization and
Bloomberg Business report.
True
True or False. A system can be defined as a set of connected things or parts forming a
complex whole; or a set of principles or procedures according to which something is done.
False
True or False. The United States is the only OECD nation in the world that provides universal
access to health insurance.
False
True or False. The high cost of healthcare spending in the U.S. is justified because we also
provide better patient outcomes than any other country in the world.
True
True or False. McClure's dilemma does not apply to the U.S. healthcare system due to the
high variation in quality, cost, and access seen throughout the United States; the U.S. has
significant room for improvement in all three areas.
True
True or False. The healthcare system in the UK is known as the National Health service
(NHS)
,False
True or False. Social solidarity is the principle that individuals must take personal
responsibility in obtaining social benefits including medical care, health insurance, and/or
retirement funds.
True
True or False. Lee Kuan Yew, the Prime Minister of Singapore, believed that a political
system that took care of ALL of tis citizens' need would diminish the population's desire to
succeed
True
True or False. In the early years (1960's-1970's), after Singapore gained independence from
Britain, the government's focus was more centered upon public health efforts such as urban
renewal and NOT as much on achieving high quality healthcare.
False
True or False. The healthcare system in the UK is highly decentralized as the majority of
health regulation and policy is developed and implemented the regional level.
civil-servant, serving poor populations in London's east end, author of the report titled
'Social Insurance and Allied Health Services'
Who was Sir William Beveridge?
The decentralized healthcare model of west Germany
In 1990, the Berlin wall was torn down reuniting East and West Germany. What was the
healthcare system that was atop;ted across the newly reunified Germany?
parts, people, interrelationships, culture
, List the 4 essential components of a healthcare system
high quality, low cost, easy access
What is the goal of a healthcare system?
system
a set of connected things or parts forming a complex whole; a set of principles or procedures
according to which something is done; an organized scheme or method
life expectancy, patient safety, patient satisfaction
3 ways to measure quality
healthcare expenditures, per capita spending, % GDP on healthcare
3 ways to measure cost
number of physicians, people with or without insurance, specific treatment access
3 ways to measure access
universal access
providing health insurance and access to health care to all citizens of a specified country
premium
monthly payment for insurance; membership fee
deductible
how much you have to pay every year before the insurance pays anything
co-payment
pay at point of service a fixed dollar amount
Answers
False
True or False. The Commonwealth Fund ranked the U.S. healthcare system 11th overall in
2017, which is significantly better compared to the World Health Organization and
Bloomberg Business report.
True
True or False. A system can be defined as a set of connected things or parts forming a
complex whole; or a set of principles or procedures according to which something is done.
False
True or False. The United States is the only OECD nation in the world that provides universal
access to health insurance.
False
True or False. The high cost of healthcare spending in the U.S. is justified because we also
provide better patient outcomes than any other country in the world.
True
True or False. McClure's dilemma does not apply to the U.S. healthcare system due to the
high variation in quality, cost, and access seen throughout the United States; the U.S. has
significant room for improvement in all three areas.
True
True or False. The healthcare system in the UK is known as the National Health service
(NHS)
,False
True or False. Social solidarity is the principle that individuals must take personal
responsibility in obtaining social benefits including medical care, health insurance, and/or
retirement funds.
True
True or False. Lee Kuan Yew, the Prime Minister of Singapore, believed that a political
system that took care of ALL of tis citizens' need would diminish the population's desire to
succeed
True
True or False. In the early years (1960's-1970's), after Singapore gained independence from
Britain, the government's focus was more centered upon public health efforts such as urban
renewal and NOT as much on achieving high quality healthcare.
False
True or False. The healthcare system in the UK is highly decentralized as the majority of
health regulation and policy is developed and implemented the regional level.
civil-servant, serving poor populations in London's east end, author of the report titled
'Social Insurance and Allied Health Services'
Who was Sir William Beveridge?
The decentralized healthcare model of west Germany
In 1990, the Berlin wall was torn down reuniting East and West Germany. What was the
healthcare system that was atop;ted across the newly reunified Germany?
parts, people, interrelationships, culture
, List the 4 essential components of a healthcare system
high quality, low cost, easy access
What is the goal of a healthcare system?
system
a set of connected things or parts forming a complex whole; a set of principles or procedures
according to which something is done; an organized scheme or method
life expectancy, patient safety, patient satisfaction
3 ways to measure quality
healthcare expenditures, per capita spending, % GDP on healthcare
3 ways to measure cost
number of physicians, people with or without insurance, specific treatment access
3 ways to measure access
universal access
providing health insurance and access to health care to all citizens of a specified country
premium
monthly payment for insurance; membership fee
deductible
how much you have to pay every year before the insurance pays anything
co-payment
pay at point of service a fixed dollar amount
