HSA 3111 - US Health Care Systems Exam
UPDATED QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS
Groups of interacting, interrelated, or interdependent components that form a complex and unified
whole best describes a(n) - CORRECT ANSWER System
True/False? In the United States, the delivery of health services is mostly in private hands, and so
health care is fully governed by free-market forces - CORRECT ANSWER FALSE
The Institute for Healthcare Improvement Triple Aim for Populations consists of which of the
following dimensions - CORRECT ANSWER Population Health, Per Capita Cost, Experience
of Care - All the Above
True/False? A stakeholder is an individual, group, organization, or entity interested in an issue, topic,
or outcome - CORRECT ANSWER TRUE
Basic characteristics that differentiate the United States healthcare delivery system from that of other
countries include which of the following - CORRECT ANSWER No central governing agency
and little integration and coordination, A technology-driven delivery system focusing on acute care,
Delivery of health care under imperfect market conditions - All The Above
In its early origins in colonial America, the patient/physician relationship can be best characterized as
- CORRECT ANSWER personal, confidential, and simple, with payments based on patients'
ability to pay.
The American Medical Association opposed "compulsory" (universal) health insurance coverage
continuously from the early 1900s through the 1970s - CORRECT ANSWER TRUE
The explosion of science and technology in the 1970s resulted in which of the following - CORRECT
ANSWER Encouragement for physician specialization, Higher healthcare costs, Hospitals;
major capital investments in high-technology imaging equipment - All The Above
, To ensure that premium dollars paid by consumers are spent primarily on health care, insurers are
required to spend at least what percentage of all premium dollars on healthcare services and
healthcare quality improvement - CORRECT ANSWER 85%
Medicare and Medicaid began during the Nixon administration, addressed mental illness, and
supported the healthcare professionals' role - CORRECT ANSWER FALSE
The various units of the National Institutes of Health remaining on the cutting edge of research within
their domain while also serving the larger purpose and mission of medical research describes which
concept of complex adaptive systems - CORRECT ANSWER Complex systems tend to be
self-stabilizing.
The federal government maintains broad policymaking and operational responsibilities to promote
and protect the health of U.S. citizens while ensuring the implementation of both preventive and
protective public health practices - CORRECT ANSWER True
One tool that is often used by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to evaluate the
outcome of policy implementation is - CORRECT ANSWER Community Based Participatory
research.
The primary public health and social service agency of the United States is - CORRECT ANSWER
the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).
Local Health Departments support and deliver health and health related services and provide direct
patient care services in clinics or health centers, referrals for care, and other services mainly focused
on underserved populations - CORRECT ANSWER TRUE
As defined and required by the ACA, health insurance marketplaces (HIMs) intend to - CORRECT
ANSWER create a competitive health insurance market by providing web-based, easily
understandable comparative information to consumers on plan choices with standardized rules
regarding health plan offers and pricing.
Although the ACA enacted sweeping US Healthcare system reforms, one fundamental element of the
system that will remain unchanged is - CORRECT ANSWER financing of health care through
a combination of public and private sources.
UPDATED QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS
Groups of interacting, interrelated, or interdependent components that form a complex and unified
whole best describes a(n) - CORRECT ANSWER System
True/False? In the United States, the delivery of health services is mostly in private hands, and so
health care is fully governed by free-market forces - CORRECT ANSWER FALSE
The Institute for Healthcare Improvement Triple Aim for Populations consists of which of the
following dimensions - CORRECT ANSWER Population Health, Per Capita Cost, Experience
of Care - All the Above
True/False? A stakeholder is an individual, group, organization, or entity interested in an issue, topic,
or outcome - CORRECT ANSWER TRUE
Basic characteristics that differentiate the United States healthcare delivery system from that of other
countries include which of the following - CORRECT ANSWER No central governing agency
and little integration and coordination, A technology-driven delivery system focusing on acute care,
Delivery of health care under imperfect market conditions - All The Above
In its early origins in colonial America, the patient/physician relationship can be best characterized as
- CORRECT ANSWER personal, confidential, and simple, with payments based on patients'
ability to pay.
The American Medical Association opposed "compulsory" (universal) health insurance coverage
continuously from the early 1900s through the 1970s - CORRECT ANSWER TRUE
The explosion of science and technology in the 1970s resulted in which of the following - CORRECT
ANSWER Encouragement for physician specialization, Higher healthcare costs, Hospitals;
major capital investments in high-technology imaging equipment - All The Above
, To ensure that premium dollars paid by consumers are spent primarily on health care, insurers are
required to spend at least what percentage of all premium dollars on healthcare services and
healthcare quality improvement - CORRECT ANSWER 85%
Medicare and Medicaid began during the Nixon administration, addressed mental illness, and
supported the healthcare professionals' role - CORRECT ANSWER FALSE
The various units of the National Institutes of Health remaining on the cutting edge of research within
their domain while also serving the larger purpose and mission of medical research describes which
concept of complex adaptive systems - CORRECT ANSWER Complex systems tend to be
self-stabilizing.
The federal government maintains broad policymaking and operational responsibilities to promote
and protect the health of U.S. citizens while ensuring the implementation of both preventive and
protective public health practices - CORRECT ANSWER True
One tool that is often used by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to evaluate the
outcome of policy implementation is - CORRECT ANSWER Community Based Participatory
research.
The primary public health and social service agency of the United States is - CORRECT ANSWER
the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS).
Local Health Departments support and deliver health and health related services and provide direct
patient care services in clinics or health centers, referrals for care, and other services mainly focused
on underserved populations - CORRECT ANSWER TRUE
As defined and required by the ACA, health insurance marketplaces (HIMs) intend to - CORRECT
ANSWER create a competitive health insurance market by providing web-based, easily
understandable comparative information to consumers on plan choices with standardized rules
regarding health plan offers and pricing.
Although the ACA enacted sweeping US Healthcare system reforms, one fundamental element of the
system that will remain unchanged is - CORRECT ANSWER financing of health care through
a combination of public and private sources.
