EC248 FINAL EXAM WITH THE
CORRECT ANSWERS
The bprinciples bof bthe bCanada bHealth bAct binclude ball bEXCEPT b
Universality
Portability
Equity
Public bAdministration b- b bcorrect banswer- bEquity
The bfollowing bis bnot ba bmeasure bof bhealth boutcome:
Number bof bphysicians bper bcapita.
Population bincidence bof bmalaria.
Death brate bfor bchildren bunder bthe bage bof b5.
Estimated bmen's blifespan. b- b bcorrect banswer- bNumber bof bphysicians bper bcapita.
In bCanada, bthe bsupply bof bphysicians bhas
decreased bsubstantially bover btime bresulting bin bthe bcurrent bshortage.
risen bsteadily bover btime bbut bhas bnot bkept bup bto bpopulation bgrowth.
mainly brisen bover btime bbut bpractice bbehaviors bhave bchanged.
decreased bsharply brecently bleading bto bthe bcurrent bshortage. b- b bcorrect banswer-
bmainly brisen bover btime bbut bpractice bbehaviors bhave bchanged.
Rather bthan baggregate bhealth bexpenditures, bwe boften blook bat breal bexpenditures
bper bcapita. bThis bcalculation brequires bus bto bdeflate bthe baggregate bexpenditures
bby:
the bpurchasing bpower bof bthe bcurrency.
,the bsize bof bthe bpopulation.
the bcost bof bhealth bcare.
Answers ba. band bb. bare bcorrect. b- b bcorrect banswer- bAnswers ba. band bb. bare
bcorrect.
Health bcare
is bthe bmost bimportant bdeterminant bof bhealth bin bOECD bcountries.
is bthe bmost bexpensive bdeterminant bof bhealth bin bOECD bcountries.
spending bcontinues bto bgrow brapidly bin bmost bOECD bcountries.
sector bis bone bof bthe blargest bsectors bin bmost bOECD bcountries. b- b bcorrect
banswer- bsector bis bone bof bthe blargest bsectors bin bmost bOECD bcountries.
The bfollowing bis bnot ba bdriver bof bincreased bhealth bcare bexpenditures:
Increases bin bthe bhealth bcare bcovered bunder bpublic binsurance
Increases bin bthe bquality bof bhealth bcare
Increases bin bthe bprice bof bhealth bcare
Increases bin bthe bquantity bof bhealth bcare b- b bcorrect banswer- bIncreases bin bthe
bhealth bcare bcovered bunder bpublic binsurance
Public bsector bfinancing bcovers babout bof bhealth bcare bexpenditures bin bCanada.
100%
70%
50%
30% b- b bcorrect banswer- b70%
What bstatement bbest bdescribes ba bhealth bsystem?
Aspects bof bsociety bthat bhave ban bimportant bbearing bon bthe bhealth bcare bat bthe
bpopulation blevel.
Aspects bof bsociety bthat bhave ban bimportant bbearing bon bthe bhealth bcare bof
bindividuals band bthe bpopulation.
Aspects bof bsociety bthat bhave ban bimportant bbearing bon bhealth bat bthe bpopulation
blevel.
Aspects bof bsociety bthat bhave ban bimportant bbearing bon bthe bhealth bof bindividuals
band bthe bpopulation. b- b bcorrect banswer- bAspects bof bsociety bthat bhave ban
bimportant bbearing bon bthe bhealth bof bindividuals band bthe bpopulation.
, Which bstatement bbest bdescribes bgovernance bof bthe bCanadian bHealth bCare
bSystem?
Provinces/Territories bhave bjurisdiction badhering bto bthe bguidelines bof bthe bCanada
bHealth bAct
The bFederal bGovernment bcontrols bprovincial/territorial bactions bwith bthe bCanada
bHealth bAct
Federal/Provincial/Territorial bgovernments bshare bjurisdiction bover bthe bHealth
bCare bSystem.
The bCanada bHealth bAct bprovides bthe bgovernance bstructure bfor bthe bHealth
bCare bSystem. b- b bcorrect banswer- bProvinces/Territories bhave bjurisdiction
badhering bto bthe bguidelines bof bthe bCanada bHealth bAct
How bdoes bCanada bcompare bto bother bOECD bcountries bregarding bthe bproportion
bof bhealth bcare bexpenditures bcovered bby bpublic bfinancing.
the bhighest
relatively bhigh
about bthe bsame
relatively blow b- b bcorrect banswer- brelatively blow
Which bstatement bbest bdescribes btechnical befficiency?
Enables bproducers bto bidentify bthe bmost bup bto bdate bproduction btechnology.
Maximizes boutputs bfor bgiven binputs bconditional bon ba bproduction btechnology.
Can bonly bbe bidentified bwhen bcosts bof balternative binputs bare bknown.
Always bleads bto bcost befficiency band ballocative befficiency. b- b bcorrect banswer-
bMaximizes boutputs bfor bgiven binputs bconditional bon ba bproduction btechnology.
Providing bfree bprescription bmedications bfor ball bpatients bwho bneed bthem
bdemonstrates
horizontal bequity
vertical bequity
procedural bequity
distributional befficiency b- b bcorrect banswer- bhorizontal bequity
The bcreation bof ban borgan btransplant blists bis ban bexample bof:
CORRECT ANSWERS
The bprinciples bof bthe bCanada bHealth bAct binclude ball bEXCEPT b
Universality
Portability
Equity
Public bAdministration b- b bcorrect banswer- bEquity
The bfollowing bis bnot ba bmeasure bof bhealth boutcome:
Number bof bphysicians bper bcapita.
Population bincidence bof bmalaria.
Death brate bfor bchildren bunder bthe bage bof b5.
Estimated bmen's blifespan. b- b bcorrect banswer- bNumber bof bphysicians bper bcapita.
In bCanada, bthe bsupply bof bphysicians bhas
decreased bsubstantially bover btime bresulting bin bthe bcurrent bshortage.
risen bsteadily bover btime bbut bhas bnot bkept bup bto bpopulation bgrowth.
mainly brisen bover btime bbut bpractice bbehaviors bhave bchanged.
decreased bsharply brecently bleading bto bthe bcurrent bshortage. b- b bcorrect banswer-
bmainly brisen bover btime bbut bpractice bbehaviors bhave bchanged.
Rather bthan baggregate bhealth bexpenditures, bwe boften blook bat breal bexpenditures
bper bcapita. bThis bcalculation brequires bus bto bdeflate bthe baggregate bexpenditures
bby:
the bpurchasing bpower bof bthe bcurrency.
,the bsize bof bthe bpopulation.
the bcost bof bhealth bcare.
Answers ba. band bb. bare bcorrect. b- b bcorrect banswer- bAnswers ba. band bb. bare
bcorrect.
Health bcare
is bthe bmost bimportant bdeterminant bof bhealth bin bOECD bcountries.
is bthe bmost bexpensive bdeterminant bof bhealth bin bOECD bcountries.
spending bcontinues bto bgrow brapidly bin bmost bOECD bcountries.
sector bis bone bof bthe blargest bsectors bin bmost bOECD bcountries. b- b bcorrect
banswer- bsector bis bone bof bthe blargest bsectors bin bmost bOECD bcountries.
The bfollowing bis bnot ba bdriver bof bincreased bhealth bcare bexpenditures:
Increases bin bthe bhealth bcare bcovered bunder bpublic binsurance
Increases bin bthe bquality bof bhealth bcare
Increases bin bthe bprice bof bhealth bcare
Increases bin bthe bquantity bof bhealth bcare b- b bcorrect banswer- bIncreases bin bthe
bhealth bcare bcovered bunder bpublic binsurance
Public bsector bfinancing bcovers babout bof bhealth bcare bexpenditures bin bCanada.
100%
70%
50%
30% b- b bcorrect banswer- b70%
What bstatement bbest bdescribes ba bhealth bsystem?
Aspects bof bsociety bthat bhave ban bimportant bbearing bon bthe bhealth bcare bat bthe
bpopulation blevel.
Aspects bof bsociety bthat bhave ban bimportant bbearing bon bthe bhealth bcare bof
bindividuals band bthe bpopulation.
Aspects bof bsociety bthat bhave ban bimportant bbearing bon bhealth bat bthe bpopulation
blevel.
Aspects bof bsociety bthat bhave ban bimportant bbearing bon bthe bhealth bof bindividuals
band bthe bpopulation. b- b bcorrect banswer- bAspects bof bsociety bthat bhave ban
bimportant bbearing bon bthe bhealth bof bindividuals band bthe bpopulation.
, Which bstatement bbest bdescribes bgovernance bof bthe bCanadian bHealth bCare
bSystem?
Provinces/Territories bhave bjurisdiction badhering bto bthe bguidelines bof bthe bCanada
bHealth bAct
The bFederal bGovernment bcontrols bprovincial/territorial bactions bwith bthe bCanada
bHealth bAct
Federal/Provincial/Territorial bgovernments bshare bjurisdiction bover bthe bHealth
bCare bSystem.
The bCanada bHealth bAct bprovides bthe bgovernance bstructure bfor bthe bHealth
bCare bSystem. b- b bcorrect banswer- bProvinces/Territories bhave bjurisdiction
badhering bto bthe bguidelines bof bthe bCanada bHealth bAct
How bdoes bCanada bcompare bto bother bOECD bcountries bregarding bthe bproportion
bof bhealth bcare bexpenditures bcovered bby bpublic bfinancing.
the bhighest
relatively bhigh
about bthe bsame
relatively blow b- b bcorrect banswer- brelatively blow
Which bstatement bbest bdescribes btechnical befficiency?
Enables bproducers bto bidentify bthe bmost bup bto bdate bproduction btechnology.
Maximizes boutputs bfor bgiven binputs bconditional bon ba bproduction btechnology.
Can bonly bbe bidentified bwhen bcosts bof balternative binputs bare bknown.
Always bleads bto bcost befficiency band ballocative befficiency. b- b bcorrect banswer-
bMaximizes boutputs bfor bgiven binputs bconditional bon ba bproduction btechnology.
Providing bfree bprescription bmedications bfor ball bpatients bwho bneed bthem
bdemonstrates
horizontal bequity
vertical bequity
procedural bequity
distributional befficiency b- b bcorrect banswer- bhorizontal bequity
The bcreation bof ban borgan btransplant blists bis ban bexample bof:
