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1. Definition of Health Care System - ANSWER all person institutions and
processes supporting the diagnosis of treatment mitigation of problems
2. What characteristic(s) below describe our current U.S. health care system? -
ANSWER Consists of a patchwork of health insurance
3. Which of the following apply to a foreign national health insurance system?
- ANSWER Relies on government financing via general tax revenues
4. Which below are penalties for individuals lacking health insurance under
ACA? - ANSWER Tax Penalty
5. Which of the following apply to a cost-effectiveness analysis? - ANSWER
Incorporates elements of costs and benefits in terms other than dollars.
6. Which of the following apply to the U.S. health care economic sector? -
ANSWER Consumes a significant portion of the U.S. GDP.
7. Why does the U.S. lack universal health coverage (or health care)? -
ANSWER Fears its federal government will socialize medicine
8. Why is the U.S. health care market imperfect? - ANSWER Relies on health
care provider knowledge power to control care.
,9. Which policies below may lead to a fairer distribution of health care in the
U.S.? - ANSWER Shifting physicians from urban to rural practice.
10.Which below apply to the U.S. states' role in the federal Medicaid program?
- ANSWER Administering its programs covering care for qualifying
individuals.
11.Which below are consistent with current structure of the U.S. health care
system? - ANSWER Retains its preexisting reliance on private health
insurers under ACA.
12.Which of the following apply to the Orphan Drug Act of 1983? - ANSWER
Incentivises the manufacture and sale of drugs for rare diseases.
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Targets the pharmaceutical needs of a small subset of patients
13.Which below apply to the current federal health insurance programs under
ACA? - ANSWER Allows states to use "means testing" to qualify for
Medicaid.
14.Which of the following apply to specialty-based physicians? - ANSWER
Pass a specialty board to practice specialty-based medicine.
15.How does medical technology impact the U.S. health care system? -
ANSWER Drives the utilization of high cost health care.
16.What factors below transitioned medicine from a trade to a profession? -
ANSWER Use of standards for care established by courts.
, 17.Which of the following apply to Internet use in health care delivery? -
ANSWER Increases the use of mobile devices in health care.
18.What quad-function component PAYS for patients to receive health care? -
ANSWER Insurance
19.Which characteristics below are associated with primary care physicians? -
ANSWER Focus on delivering care at the point of first contact.
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Act as gatekeepers in managed care organizations.
20.What did the National Health Planning and Resources Act of 1974 establish?
- ANSWER Required states to enact CONs to obtain federal funding for
planning.
21.Which of the following factors promote globalization of health services? -
ANSWER Increasing levels of health services trading across borders.
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Increasing reliance on high speed technologies
22.Which below apply to pharmacy practice in U.S. states? - ANSWER
Requires state licensing with an accredited degree and internship.
Which below apply to telemedicine services? - ANSWER a. Enables health care
providers to deliver care electronically.
b. Suffers from a lack of laws supporting reimbursement.
c. Requires the use of information communication technologies.
d. Refers to the electronic delivery of services on and offsite.