EC248 – QUIZZES WITH RESPECTIVE
SOLUTIONS
Health ncare
a) nis nthe nmost nimportant ndeterminant nof nhealth nin nOECD ncountries.
b) nis nthe nmost nexpensive ndeterminant nof nhealth nin nOECD ncountries.
c) nspending ncontinues nto ngrow nrapidly nin nmost nOECD ncountries.
d) nsector nis none nof nthe nlargest nsectors nin nmost nOECD ncountries. n- n ncorrect
nanswer- nd
What nstatement nbest ndescribes na nhealth nsystem?
, a) nAspects nof nsociety nthat nhave nan nimportant nbearing non nthe nhealth ncare nof
nindividuals nand nthe npopulation.
b) nAspects nof nsociety nthat nhave nan nimportant nbearing non nthe nhealth nof
nindividuals nand nthe npopulation.
c) nAspects nof nsociety nthat nhave nan nimportant nbearing non nthe nhealth ncare nat
nthe npopulation nlevel.
d) nAspects nof nsociety nthat nhave nan nimportant nbearing non nhealth nat nthe
npopulation nlevel. n- n ncorrect nanswer- nb
Rather nthan naggregate nhealth nexpenditures, nwe noften nlook nat nreal nexpenditures
nper ncapita. nThis ncalculation nrequires nus nto ndeflate nthe naggregate nexpenditures
nby:
a) nthe npurchasing npower nof nthe ncurrency.
b) nthe nsize nof nthe npopulation.
c) nthe ncost nof nhealth ncare.
d) nAnswers na. nand nb. nare ncorrect. n- n ncorrect nanswer- nd
Public nsector nfinancing ncovers nabout nof nhealth ncare nexpenditures nin nCanada.
a) n100%
b) n70%
c) n50%
d) n30% n- n ncorrect nanswer- nb
The nfollowing nis nnot na ndriver nof nincreased nhealth ncare nexpenditures:
a) nIncreases nin nthe nquantity nof nhealth ncare
b) nIncreases nin nthe nquality nof nhealth ncare
c) nIncreases nin nthe nprice nof nhealth ncare
d) nIncreases nin nthe nhealth ncare ncovered nunder npublic ninsurance n- n ncorrect
nanswer- nd
How ndoes nCanada ncompare nto nother nOECD ncountries nregarding nthe nproportion
nof nhealth ncare nexpenditures ncovered nby npublic nfinancing.
a) nthe nhighest
b) nrelatively nhigh
c) nabout nthe nsame
d) nrelatively nlow n- n ncorrect nanswer- nd
The nprinciples nof nthe nCanada nHealth nAct ninclude nall nEXCEPT
a) nUniversality
n
b) nPortability
c) nEquity
n
d) nPublic nAdministration n- n ncorrect nanswer- nc
SOLUTIONS
Health ncare
a) nis nthe nmost nimportant ndeterminant nof nhealth nin nOECD ncountries.
b) nis nthe nmost nexpensive ndeterminant nof nhealth nin nOECD ncountries.
c) nspending ncontinues nto ngrow nrapidly nin nmost nOECD ncountries.
d) nsector nis none nof nthe nlargest nsectors nin nmost nOECD ncountries. n- n ncorrect
nanswer- nd
What nstatement nbest ndescribes na nhealth nsystem?
, a) nAspects nof nsociety nthat nhave nan nimportant nbearing non nthe nhealth ncare nof
nindividuals nand nthe npopulation.
b) nAspects nof nsociety nthat nhave nan nimportant nbearing non nthe nhealth nof
nindividuals nand nthe npopulation.
c) nAspects nof nsociety nthat nhave nan nimportant nbearing non nthe nhealth ncare nat
nthe npopulation nlevel.
d) nAspects nof nsociety nthat nhave nan nimportant nbearing non nhealth nat nthe
npopulation nlevel. n- n ncorrect nanswer- nb
Rather nthan naggregate nhealth nexpenditures, nwe noften nlook nat nreal nexpenditures
nper ncapita. nThis ncalculation nrequires nus nto ndeflate nthe naggregate nexpenditures
nby:
a) nthe npurchasing npower nof nthe ncurrency.
b) nthe nsize nof nthe npopulation.
c) nthe ncost nof nhealth ncare.
d) nAnswers na. nand nb. nare ncorrect. n- n ncorrect nanswer- nd
Public nsector nfinancing ncovers nabout nof nhealth ncare nexpenditures nin nCanada.
a) n100%
b) n70%
c) n50%
d) n30% n- n ncorrect nanswer- nb
The nfollowing nis nnot na ndriver nof nincreased nhealth ncare nexpenditures:
a) nIncreases nin nthe nquantity nof nhealth ncare
b) nIncreases nin nthe nquality nof nhealth ncare
c) nIncreases nin nthe nprice nof nhealth ncare
d) nIncreases nin nthe nhealth ncare ncovered nunder npublic ninsurance n- n ncorrect
nanswer- nd
How ndoes nCanada ncompare nto nother nOECD ncountries nregarding nthe nproportion
nof nhealth ncare nexpenditures ncovered nby npublic nfinancing.
a) nthe nhighest
b) nrelatively nhigh
c) nabout nthe nsame
d) nrelatively nlow n- n ncorrect nanswer- nd
The nprinciples nof nthe nCanada nHealth nAct ninclude nall nEXCEPT
a) nUniversality
n
b) nPortability
c) nEquity
n
d) nPublic nAdministration n- n ncorrect nanswer- nc
