LSUS MHA 710 Problem Set 7 Questions
And Answers
Arcollectivelyrfinancedrmedicalrcarersystemrthatrprovidesruniversalrcoveragertorarbasicrben
efitsrpackagerforreveryone,rincludingrtherabilityrtorpurchaseradditionalrcoveragerwithrarsuppl
ementalrinsurancerpolicy:r-rCORRECTrrANSWER-
mayrnotrberequalrbutrisrwelfarerenhancingrforreveryone.
Beforerenteringrtherdebaterofrwhetherraccessrtormedicalrcarerisrarright,ritrisrimportantrtordisti
nguishrbetweenrarnegativerrightrandrarpositiverright.rWhichrofrtherfollowingrstatementsrisrtru
e?r-rCORRECTrrANSWER-
ConsiderrthatrPeterrhasrnormoney.rInrorderrforrPeterrtorexerciserhisrrightrtormedicalrcare,rther
lawrrequiresrthatrPaulrpayrforrit.rThisrisranrexamplerofrmedicalrcarerasrarpositiverright.
Howrdorindividualsrspendingrtheirrownrmoneyrbehaverdifferentlyrthanrthoserspendingrsome
onerelse'srmoney?r-rCORRECTrrANSWER-
Individualsrspendingrtheirrownrmoneyrlookrforrtherbestrvaluergivenrtherprice.
Howrisrtherissuerofrther"freerrider"rrelevantrtortherdiscussionrofrwhetherraccessrtormedicalrca
rerisrarfundamentalrright?r-rCORRECTrrANSWER-
Therfreerriderrargumentrisrbasedronrtheridearthatraccessrtormedicalrcarershouldrberfreerandr
availablertoreveryone.
Inr2008,rtherstaterofrOregonrusedrarlotteryrtorextendrMedicaidrcoveragertoranradditionalr10,0
00rresidentsr(oftenrcalledrtherOregonrExperiment).rTworyearsrafterrenrollment,rtherlotteryrwi
nnersr(thertreatmentrgroup):r-rCORRECTrrANSWER-
experiencedranrincreaserinrtherprobabilityrofrreceivingrardiagnosisrofrdiabetesrandrtheruserof
rdrugsrtorcontrolrthercondition.
OfrtherfourrcategoriesrofrtherMedicaid-
eligiblerpopulation,rwhichrofrthesercouldrbenefitrbyropeningruprtherhealthrexchangesrtorsom
erdegreerofrprivatization?r-rCORRECTrrANSWER-Adults
And Answers
Arcollectivelyrfinancedrmedicalrcarersystemrthatrprovidesruniversalrcoveragertorarbasicrben
efitsrpackagerforreveryone,rincludingrtherabilityrtorpurchaseradditionalrcoveragerwithrarsuppl
ementalrinsurancerpolicy:r-rCORRECTrrANSWER-
mayrnotrberequalrbutrisrwelfarerenhancingrforreveryone.
Beforerenteringrtherdebaterofrwhetherraccessrtormedicalrcarerisrarright,ritrisrimportantrtordisti
nguishrbetweenrarnegativerrightrandrarpositiverright.rWhichrofrtherfollowingrstatementsrisrtru
e?r-rCORRECTrrANSWER-
ConsiderrthatrPeterrhasrnormoney.rInrorderrforrPeterrtorexerciserhisrrightrtormedicalrcare,rther
lawrrequiresrthatrPaulrpayrforrit.rThisrisranrexamplerofrmedicalrcarerasrarpositiverright.
Howrdorindividualsrspendingrtheirrownrmoneyrbehaverdifferentlyrthanrthoserspendingrsome
onerelse'srmoney?r-rCORRECTrrANSWER-
Individualsrspendingrtheirrownrmoneyrlookrforrtherbestrvaluergivenrtherprice.
Howrisrtherissuerofrther"freerrider"rrelevantrtortherdiscussionrofrwhetherraccessrtormedicalrca
rerisrarfundamentalrright?r-rCORRECTrrANSWER-
Therfreerriderrargumentrisrbasedronrtheridearthatraccessrtormedicalrcarershouldrberfreerandr
availablertoreveryone.
Inr2008,rtherstaterofrOregonrusedrarlotteryrtorextendrMedicaidrcoveragertoranradditionalr10,0
00rresidentsr(oftenrcalledrtherOregonrExperiment).rTworyearsrafterrenrollment,rtherlotteryrwi
nnersr(thertreatmentrgroup):r-rCORRECTrrANSWER-
experiencedranrincreaserinrtherprobabilityrofrreceivingrardiagnosisrofrdiabetesrandrtheruserof
rdrugsrtorcontrolrthercondition.
OfrtherfourrcategoriesrofrtherMedicaid-
eligiblerpopulation,rwhichrofrthesercouldrbenefitrbyropeningruprtherhealthrexchangesrtorsom
erdegreerofrprivatization?r-rCORRECTrrANSWER-Adults