HCAD Unit 1- Chapters 1,2,3,32 Exam
Questions & Answers (Grade A+)
What does Medicare Part C do? -
correct answer ✅Provides a voluntary managed care option for
the aged
How is Medicaid financed? -
correct answer ✅States with lower per capita incomes receive a
greater percentage of federal support
Which of the following statements describes how the financing of
US healthcare has changed over time? -
correct answer ✅Out-of-pocket payments represent less than 15%
of total healthcare expenditures
In coming years, medical expenditures are expected to rise at a
faster rate because of: -
correct answer ✅All of the above- the growing economy,
increased demand as a result of the ACA & the development of new
technology and expensive specialty drugs
An effect of government regulating physician-fee increases to
reduce rising Medicare physician expenditures was that: -
correct answer ✅Physician participation rates in Medicare
declined and access to care for Medicare patients declined
, HCAD Unit 1- Chapters 1,2,3,32 Exam
Questions & Answers (Grade A+)
Why is there a concern that this country is spending too much on
medical care? -
correct answer ✅The country is not receiving sufficient value for
what it spends on healthcare
The relationship between the benefits of an additional visit and the
number of visits is: -
correct answer ✅decreasing
Economic waste occurs when: -
correct answer ✅The expected benefits of an intervention are less
than the expected costs
If a healthcare system is "free" to everyone, and the government
provides all the care demanded, then: -
correct answer ✅The benefits of an additional visit are very low
State and federal governments typically try to limit medical
expenditure increases by: -
correct answer ✅instituting provider price controls
Questions & Answers (Grade A+)
What does Medicare Part C do? -
correct answer ✅Provides a voluntary managed care option for
the aged
How is Medicaid financed? -
correct answer ✅States with lower per capita incomes receive a
greater percentage of federal support
Which of the following statements describes how the financing of
US healthcare has changed over time? -
correct answer ✅Out-of-pocket payments represent less than 15%
of total healthcare expenditures
In coming years, medical expenditures are expected to rise at a
faster rate because of: -
correct answer ✅All of the above- the growing economy,
increased demand as a result of the ACA & the development of new
technology and expensive specialty drugs
An effect of government regulating physician-fee increases to
reduce rising Medicare physician expenditures was that: -
correct answer ✅Physician participation rates in Medicare
declined and access to care for Medicare patients declined
, HCAD Unit 1- Chapters 1,2,3,32 Exam
Questions & Answers (Grade A+)
Why is there a concern that this country is spending too much on
medical care? -
correct answer ✅The country is not receiving sufficient value for
what it spends on healthcare
The relationship between the benefits of an additional visit and the
number of visits is: -
correct answer ✅decreasing
Economic waste occurs when: -
correct answer ✅The expected benefits of an intervention are less
than the expected costs
If a healthcare system is "free" to everyone, and the government
provides all the care demanded, then: -
correct answer ✅The benefits of an additional visit are very low
State and federal governments typically try to limit medical
expenditure increases by: -
correct answer ✅instituting provider price controls
