GLPH 271 Test 3 (Final Exam) questions
well answered to pass
What does UHC include? - correct answer ✔✔promotion
prevention
treatment
rehabilitation
palliative services
What are the 2 criteria that must be met for a country to be a provider of UHC? - correct answer ✔✔1.
Passed Legislation
2. Essential Service Coverage
What does UHC legislation consist of? - correct answer ✔✔Explicitly states that the entire population is
covered under a specific health plan
What are the 4 components of essential service coverage? - correct answer ✔✔1. reproductive,
maternal, newborn, & child health
2. infectious diseases
3. Non-communicable diseases
4. service capacity and access
What are the 4 different types of funding health coverage? - correct answer ✔✔1. social insurance
2. state coverage
3. private health insurance
4. employer-based insurance
How does social insurance work? - correct answer ✔✔Employers and employees pay contributions
towards health services
,governments may provide subsidies to increase funding
How does state coverage work? - correct answer ✔✔insurance is provided and financed by the
government through tax payments
money is pooled by government and used according to country's need
How does private health insurance work? - correct answer ✔✔individuals purchase private healthcare
insurance
How does employer-based insurance work? - correct answer ✔✔insurance is purchased by employers
for their employees
financed through employer or employer-employee contributions
What are 3 aspects of access to health services? - correct answer ✔✔- services are provided at little to
no cost to the individual
- services provided are close to home
- services available are comprehensive medical, dental, eyecare, mental health, and pharmaceutical
What are 5 aspects of quality of health services? - correct answer ✔✔- healthcare professionals have the
resources they need to provide quality care
- Evidence-based healthcare services and policies
- Client-centred care
- Timely service
- Educated and efficient healthcare workers
What is covered in a single-payer system (UK)? - correct answer ✔✔Comprehensive care with NO copays
at point of service
Who is covered in a single-payer system (UK)? - correct answer ✔✔all residents
, What is the financing and care delivery in a single-payer system (UK)? - correct answer ✔✔Government
finances healthcare with taxes & pays providers directly
What is covered in regulated private coverage systems (Netherlands)? - correct answer ✔✔Wide range
of services with some cost-sharing; private insurance fills gaps
Who is covered in regulated private coverage systems (Netherlands)? - correct answer ✔✔all residents
What is the financing and care delivery in regulated private coverage systems (Netherlands)? - correct
answer ✔✔Government finances non-profit funds that pay providers; most people buy additional
private insurance
What are the 4 UHC requirements? - correct answer ✔✔1. Healthcare system (high quality, efficient,
meets needs)
2. finances (prevents financial hardship)
3. access (tech and medicine)
4. health workers (numbers, well-trained, motivated)
What are the 5 ways a functioning healthcare system responds to needs? - correct answer ✔✔1.
Participating (in decisions)
2. Improving
3. Protecting (against financial conseq.)
4. Providing (equitable access)
5. Defending (against health threats)
What are some barriers to a well functioning healthcare system? - correct answer ✔✔- Disproportionate
focus on specialist curative care
- Fragmentation of competing programs, projects, and institutions
- Pervasive commercialization of healthcare delivery in poorly regulated systems
- Insufficient resources, including finances
well answered to pass
What does UHC include? - correct answer ✔✔promotion
prevention
treatment
rehabilitation
palliative services
What are the 2 criteria that must be met for a country to be a provider of UHC? - correct answer ✔✔1.
Passed Legislation
2. Essential Service Coverage
What does UHC legislation consist of? - correct answer ✔✔Explicitly states that the entire population is
covered under a specific health plan
What are the 4 components of essential service coverage? - correct answer ✔✔1. reproductive,
maternal, newborn, & child health
2. infectious diseases
3. Non-communicable diseases
4. service capacity and access
What are the 4 different types of funding health coverage? - correct answer ✔✔1. social insurance
2. state coverage
3. private health insurance
4. employer-based insurance
How does social insurance work? - correct answer ✔✔Employers and employees pay contributions
towards health services
,governments may provide subsidies to increase funding
How does state coverage work? - correct answer ✔✔insurance is provided and financed by the
government through tax payments
money is pooled by government and used according to country's need
How does private health insurance work? - correct answer ✔✔individuals purchase private healthcare
insurance
How does employer-based insurance work? - correct answer ✔✔insurance is purchased by employers
for their employees
financed through employer or employer-employee contributions
What are 3 aspects of access to health services? - correct answer ✔✔- services are provided at little to
no cost to the individual
- services provided are close to home
- services available are comprehensive medical, dental, eyecare, mental health, and pharmaceutical
What are 5 aspects of quality of health services? - correct answer ✔✔- healthcare professionals have the
resources they need to provide quality care
- Evidence-based healthcare services and policies
- Client-centred care
- Timely service
- Educated and efficient healthcare workers
What is covered in a single-payer system (UK)? - correct answer ✔✔Comprehensive care with NO copays
at point of service
Who is covered in a single-payer system (UK)? - correct answer ✔✔all residents
, What is the financing and care delivery in a single-payer system (UK)? - correct answer ✔✔Government
finances healthcare with taxes & pays providers directly
What is covered in regulated private coverage systems (Netherlands)? - correct answer ✔✔Wide range
of services with some cost-sharing; private insurance fills gaps
Who is covered in regulated private coverage systems (Netherlands)? - correct answer ✔✔all residents
What is the financing and care delivery in regulated private coverage systems (Netherlands)? - correct
answer ✔✔Government finances non-profit funds that pay providers; most people buy additional
private insurance
What are the 4 UHC requirements? - correct answer ✔✔1. Healthcare system (high quality, efficient,
meets needs)
2. finances (prevents financial hardship)
3. access (tech and medicine)
4. health workers (numbers, well-trained, motivated)
What are the 5 ways a functioning healthcare system responds to needs? - correct answer ✔✔1.
Participating (in decisions)
2. Improving
3. Protecting (against financial conseq.)
4. Providing (equitable access)
5. Defending (against health threats)
What are some barriers to a well functioning healthcare system? - correct answer ✔✔- Disproportionate
focus on specialist curative care
- Fragmentation of competing programs, projects, and institutions
- Pervasive commercialization of healthcare delivery in poorly regulated systems
- Insufficient resources, including finances
