LSUS MHA 710 Economics Exam 1
Questions And Answers
Arhealthrinsurancerarrangementrwhererindividualsrhaveraccessrtorhealthrcarerinrexchangerf
orrarsetrpremiumrisrcalled:r-rCORRECTrrANSWER-Third-partyrpaymentrsystem.
AccordingrtorAdamrSmith'srterminology,rther"invisiblerhand"rrefersrto:r-
rCORRECTrrANSWER-Marketrforcesrworkingrthroughrtherpricermechanism.
Allrofrtherfollowingrwillrcauserarshiftrinrthermedicalrcarersupplyrcurve,rexcept:r-
rCORRECTrrANSWER-Archangerinrtherpercentagerofrtherpopulationrwithrhealthrinsurance.
Allrofrtherfollowingrwillrchangertherdemandrforrofficervisitsrtorarphysician,rexcept:r-
rCORRECTrrANSWER-Archangerinrtherpricerofranrofficervisit.
Anrinferiorrgood:r-rCORRECTrrANSWER-
Causesrtherdemandrcurvertorshiftrtortherleftrwhenrincomerrises.
Assumingrprovidersrwillraccommodaterpatientrdesires,rwhatreffectrwouldrarbindingrpricerceil
ingrhaveronrtherhealthrcarermarket?r-rCORRECTrrANSWER-
Pricerwillrdecreasertoradherertortherpricerceilingr&rquantityrwillrincrease.
Assumingrthatrarmarketrisrperfectlyrcompetitiver&rinrarstaterofrequilibrium,rwhichrofrtherfollow
ingrstatementsrisralwaysrtruerwhenrtherpricerchanges?r-rCORRECTrrANSWER-
Socialrwelfarerdecreases.
Assumingrthatrprovidersrwillronlyraccommodaterpatientrdesiresruprtorarpoint,rwhatreffectrwo
uldrarbindingrpricerceilingrhaveronrtherhealthrcarermarket?r-rCORRECTrrANSWER-
Quantityrofrhealthrcarersuppliedrwouldrfall.
EvenrinrtherU.S.,rapproximately,rwhatrpercentrofrmedicalrcarerisrpurchasedrthroughrinsuran
ce,rgovernmentrprogramsrorrotherrthirdrpartyrinsurers?r-rCORRECTrrANSWER-90
Questions And Answers
Arhealthrinsurancerarrangementrwhererindividualsrhaveraccessrtorhealthrcarerinrexchangerf
orrarsetrpremiumrisrcalled:r-rCORRECTrrANSWER-Third-partyrpaymentrsystem.
AccordingrtorAdamrSmith'srterminology,rther"invisiblerhand"rrefersrto:r-
rCORRECTrrANSWER-Marketrforcesrworkingrthroughrtherpricermechanism.
Allrofrtherfollowingrwillrcauserarshiftrinrthermedicalrcarersupplyrcurve,rexcept:r-
rCORRECTrrANSWER-Archangerinrtherpercentagerofrtherpopulationrwithrhealthrinsurance.
Allrofrtherfollowingrwillrchangertherdemandrforrofficervisitsrtorarphysician,rexcept:r-
rCORRECTrrANSWER-Archangerinrtherpricerofranrofficervisit.
Anrinferiorrgood:r-rCORRECTrrANSWER-
Causesrtherdemandrcurvertorshiftrtortherleftrwhenrincomerrises.
Assumingrprovidersrwillraccommodaterpatientrdesires,rwhatreffectrwouldrarbindingrpricerceil
ingrhaveronrtherhealthrcarermarket?r-rCORRECTrrANSWER-
Pricerwillrdecreasertoradherertortherpricerceilingr&rquantityrwillrincrease.
Assumingrthatrarmarketrisrperfectlyrcompetitiver&rinrarstaterofrequilibrium,rwhichrofrtherfollow
ingrstatementsrisralwaysrtruerwhenrtherpricerchanges?r-rCORRECTrrANSWER-
Socialrwelfarerdecreases.
Assumingrthatrprovidersrwillronlyraccommodaterpatientrdesiresruprtorarpoint,rwhatreffectrwo
uldrarbindingrpricerceilingrhaveronrtherhealthrcarermarket?r-rCORRECTrrANSWER-
Quantityrofrhealthrcarersuppliedrwouldrfall.
EvenrinrtherU.S.,rapproximately,rwhatrpercentrofrmedicalrcarerisrpurchasedrthroughrinsuran
ce,rgovernmentrprogramsrorrotherrthirdrpartyrinsurers?r-rCORRECTrrANSWER-90