LSUS MHA 706 FINAL LORD HIGH YIELD
REVIEW QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
◉ Research indicates that the 2014 expansion of Medicaid has led to
a number of unintended consequences including:
Answer: higher per capita spending on the expansion population
than anticipated.
◉ Of the four categories of the Medicaid-eligible population, which
of these could benefit by opening up the health exchanges to some
degree of privatization?
Answer: Adults
◉ The most costly expansion of Medicaid since its inception is
referred to as:
Answer: The State Children's Health Insurance Program.
◉ The federal share of Medicaid financing, or federal medical
assistance percentage (FMAP), ranges from a minimum of what
percent in 13 high-income states to what percent in Mississippi?
Answer: 50%; 75%
, ◉ Single-payer systems typically apply all of the following practices
except which of the following?
Answer: Require government ownership of the medical
infrastructure of clinics and hospitals.
◉ To better control overall Medicaid spending, most states:
Answer: enroll all eligible recipients in managed care plans.
◉ Which of the following countries placed highest on the healthcare
access and quality (HAQ) index?
Answer: Switzerland
◉ The average federal medical assistance (FMAP) percentage across
the United States received by the typical state is approximately what
percentage of overall Medicaid spending?
Answer: 60 percent
◉ Which of the following statements is true about the Medicaid
program?
Answer: The majority of total outlays are for the elderly and
disabled.
◉ How is the issue of the "free rider" relevant to the discussion of
whether access to medical care is a fundamental right?
REVIEW QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
◉ Research indicates that the 2014 expansion of Medicaid has led to
a number of unintended consequences including:
Answer: higher per capita spending on the expansion population
than anticipated.
◉ Of the four categories of the Medicaid-eligible population, which
of these could benefit by opening up the health exchanges to some
degree of privatization?
Answer: Adults
◉ The most costly expansion of Medicaid since its inception is
referred to as:
Answer: The State Children's Health Insurance Program.
◉ The federal share of Medicaid financing, or federal medical
assistance percentage (FMAP), ranges from a minimum of what
percent in 13 high-income states to what percent in Mississippi?
Answer: 50%; 75%
, ◉ Single-payer systems typically apply all of the following practices
except which of the following?
Answer: Require government ownership of the medical
infrastructure of clinics and hospitals.
◉ To better control overall Medicaid spending, most states:
Answer: enroll all eligible recipients in managed care plans.
◉ Which of the following countries placed highest on the healthcare
access and quality (HAQ) index?
Answer: Switzerland
◉ The average federal medical assistance (FMAP) percentage across
the United States received by the typical state is approximately what
percentage of overall Medicaid spending?
Answer: 60 percent
◉ Which of the following statements is true about the Medicaid
program?
Answer: The majority of total outlays are for the elderly and
disabled.
◉ How is the issue of the "free rider" relevant to the discussion of
whether access to medical care is a fundamental right?
