MHA 710 Exam 1 Sample Questions And
Answers
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Answers
ARhealthRinsuranceRarrangementRwhereRindividualsRhaveRaccessRtoRhealthRcareRinRexcha
ngeRforRaRpremiumRisRcalledR-RCORRECTRRANSWER-ThirdRpartyRpaymentRsystem
ARpatientRhasRaRmedicalRconditionRbutRheRdoesRnotRknowRwhatRi.Ris.RTheRphysicianRheRse
esRdiagnosesRhisRillnessRcorrectly.RWhatRtermRappliesRtoRthisRsituationR-
RCORRECTRRANSWER-asymetricRinformation
aRphysiciansRofficeRexpensesRincreaseRbyR10%,RsoRtheRdrRdecidesRtoRraiseRtheRpriceRofRof
ficeRvisits.RAssumingRtheRdemandRcurveRforRofficeRvisitsRdoesRnotRshift,RwhatRwillRhappenRt
oRtheRtotalRnumberRofRofficeRvisitsRandRpracticeRrevenuesR-RCORRECTRRANSWER-
officeRvisitsRwillRfallRandRtotalRrevenuesRwillRriseRifRdemandRisRinelastic
ARphysiciansRofficeRincreasesRdemandR10%,RsoRtheyRdecideRtoRraiseRtheRpriceRofRofficeRvi
sits.RAssumingRtheRdemandRcurveRforRofficeRvisitsRdoesRNOTRshift,RwhatRwillRhappenRtoRth
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ARshortageRofRhospitalRbedsRwillRlikelyRleadRtoR-RCORRECTRRANSWER-
anRincreaseRinRtheRpriceRofRaRhospitalRstay.
accordingRtoReconomicRtheory,RwhatRisRtheRoptimalRpercentageRofRGDPRtoRbeRspentRonRm
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thereRisRnoRwidelyRacceptedRwayRtoRdetermineRtheRoptimalRpercentage
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hRtheRqualityRofRtheRmedicalRcareRtheyRreceiveR-RCORRECTRRANSWER-70%
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heRgovernmentRplacesRaR$100,000RexciseRtaxRonReachRnewRscannerRsold,RtheRnewRequili
briumRpriceRwillRbe:R-RCORRECTRRANSWER-lessRthanR1.30Rmill
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ndividualsR-RCORRECTRRANSWER-10.4R%
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dRcareRtoRanotherRgroupRisRcalled:R-RCORRECTRRANSWER-costRshifting
EconomistsRuseRtheRtermRmarginalRtoRdescribeRcostsRandRbenefitsR-
RCORRECTRRANSWER-thatRareRincrementalRandRthusRrelevantRtoRdecisionRmaking
EvenRinRtheRUS,Rapproximately,RwhatRpercentRofRmedicalRcareRisRpurchasedRthroughRinsu
rance,RgovernmentRprogramsRorRotherRthirdRpartyRinsurers?R-RCORRECTRRANSWER-
90%
howRdifferentRisRmedicalRcareRfromRotherRcommodities?RAllRofRtheRfollowingRareRfromRArro
w'sRthesisRexceptR-RCORRECTRRANSWER-preponderanceRofRnonRprofitRproviders
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