Introduction to the Us Healthcare System Chp11 Comprehensive Questions and Answers

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Question 1.
Which statement best describes the current U.S. medical model?
Correct Answer: Consumers seek medical care when they are sick.

Question 2.
____ health insurance costs are costs associated with marketing, enrollment, contracting,
and claim processing.
Correct Answer: Administrative

Question 3.
Which age group spends an average of $10,000 per capita each year on health care?
Correct Answer: (wrong answer) -70-74 -65-69

Question 4.
A lack of _____ helps drive up the cost of medical care.
Correct Answer: (wrong anwer) -research and development

Question 5.
Why are health insurers referred to as third-party payers?
Correct Answer: The health insurer is the third entity in a health care transaction.

Question 6.
Which of the following is an exam- ple of subspecialization?
Correct Answer: a geriatrician who focuses on dietary needs

Question 7.
Cost containment is difficult because the U.S. health care system is not _____.
Correct Answer: centralized

Question 8.
Critics of high-deductible insurance plans say that lower-income consumers may _____.
Correct Answer: avoid getting health care until they are very sick