MHA 710 - Exam 2 Questions and Answers Already Passed Rated A+
100 - Answers The standard cut-off for cost per quality-adjusted life year (QALY) used by most
governmental decision makers is set in terms of a multiple of national per capita income. The value of
the threshold isusually what percent of national per capita income?
Equal to - Answers The standard cut-off for cost per QALY is ______ per capita income.
patients have difficulty gathering and processing information - Answers A physician's ability to induce
demand is greatly enhanced when:
price of medical care - Answers Factors affecting the level of medical care demand include all of the
following except:
- health status.
- demographic characteristics.
- economic standing.
- physician factors.
(all of the above) - Answers Factors affecting medical care demand include
As consumer income increases, consumers spend more on superior goods.
A superior good has an income elasticity of demand greater than 1. - Answers Many economists
consider medical care a superior good. Which of the following statements is true regarding a superior
good?
More effective medical interventions - Answers Which of the following is least responsible for the
reduction in mortality rates in Europe and North America?
Adult women spend more money on medical care than men do. - Answers There are substantial
differences in medical care use by demographic characteristics such as age, sex, and marital status.
Which of the following statements is true?
Compare the relative efficiency of treating various conditions - Answers Researchers use cost-of-illness
studies for all of the following except to:
- study the burden of a disease.
- determine the low-cost option to treat a disease.
- compare two or more treatment options when the medical outcome is identical.
, - increase public awareness of cost of treating certain diseases.
(do all of the above) - Answers Researchers use cost-of-illness studies to:
levels of spending are often described as spending on the flat of the curve. - Answers The accompanying
diagram depicts the relationship between health status and medical care spending for a particular
country. Assume the current spending level is S on TP. All of the statements beloware true?
improve life-style decisions by reducing smoking, alcohol consumption, and drug use. - Answers If health
care spending is already on the flat-of-the-curve, it may not be possible to buy improved health status
by increasing spending. In this situation, the best way to improve health status may be to:
bone-mass density (BMD) - Answers When measuring the effectiveness of a treatment, surrogate
measures reflect clinical efficacy and include:
identifying the overall cost of a health condition on society - Answers The primary tasks required to
conduct a successful cost effectiveness study are all of the following except:
reduced productivity at work - Answers The direct costs in an economic evaluation include all of the
following except:
pain and suffering - Answers The intangible costs associated with reduced quality of life include:
Improved lifestyles changes - Answers Which of the following would likely lead to the greatest
improvement in the health status of the population in the United States?
CEA ignores the possibility that certain unidentified individuals in a group may have a greater than
normal positive response to the treatment. - Answers Suppose you must rely exclusively on cost-
effectiveness analysis (CEA) to determine whether a category of people receives an expensive,
potentially life-saving, intervention. Which of the following considerations must you keep in mind when
making your decision?
It is derived from the demand for health. - Answers According to Grossman (1972), how is the demand
for medical care determined?
0.6 - Answers Suppose your assignment is to use the standard time trade-off approach to measure
quality of life. You are given the following information: An individual is faced with living the remaining 10
years oftheir life suffering from severe osteoporosis. The individual reveals that they would be willing to
give up four of those years to live the remaining six in perfect health. What is the utility of one year in
achronic health state relative to perfect health?
1/2 - Answers Suppose the recipient of a kidney transplant has stated that she would prefer 5 years of
perfect health to the 10 years she expects to live with her transplant. For this person, each of her
remaining 10 years of life has a QALY value of
Hip fracture - Answers Which of the following measures of effectiveness is an intermediate measure?
100 - Answers The standard cut-off for cost per quality-adjusted life year (QALY) used by most
governmental decision makers is set in terms of a multiple of national per capita income. The value of
the threshold isusually what percent of national per capita income?
Equal to - Answers The standard cut-off for cost per QALY is ______ per capita income.
patients have difficulty gathering and processing information - Answers A physician's ability to induce
demand is greatly enhanced when:
price of medical care - Answers Factors affecting the level of medical care demand include all of the
following except:
- health status.
- demographic characteristics.
- economic standing.
- physician factors.
(all of the above) - Answers Factors affecting medical care demand include
As consumer income increases, consumers spend more on superior goods.
A superior good has an income elasticity of demand greater than 1. - Answers Many economists
consider medical care a superior good. Which of the following statements is true regarding a superior
good?
More effective medical interventions - Answers Which of the following is least responsible for the
reduction in mortality rates in Europe and North America?
Adult women spend more money on medical care than men do. - Answers There are substantial
differences in medical care use by demographic characteristics such as age, sex, and marital status.
Which of the following statements is true?
Compare the relative efficiency of treating various conditions - Answers Researchers use cost-of-illness
studies for all of the following except to:
- study the burden of a disease.
- determine the low-cost option to treat a disease.
- compare two or more treatment options when the medical outcome is identical.
, - increase public awareness of cost of treating certain diseases.
(do all of the above) - Answers Researchers use cost-of-illness studies to:
levels of spending are often described as spending on the flat of the curve. - Answers The accompanying
diagram depicts the relationship between health status and medical care spending for a particular
country. Assume the current spending level is S on TP. All of the statements beloware true?
improve life-style decisions by reducing smoking, alcohol consumption, and drug use. - Answers If health
care spending is already on the flat-of-the-curve, it may not be possible to buy improved health status
by increasing spending. In this situation, the best way to improve health status may be to:
bone-mass density (BMD) - Answers When measuring the effectiveness of a treatment, surrogate
measures reflect clinical efficacy and include:
identifying the overall cost of a health condition on society - Answers The primary tasks required to
conduct a successful cost effectiveness study are all of the following except:
reduced productivity at work - Answers The direct costs in an economic evaluation include all of the
following except:
pain and suffering - Answers The intangible costs associated with reduced quality of life include:
Improved lifestyles changes - Answers Which of the following would likely lead to the greatest
improvement in the health status of the population in the United States?
CEA ignores the possibility that certain unidentified individuals in a group may have a greater than
normal positive response to the treatment. - Answers Suppose you must rely exclusively on cost-
effectiveness analysis (CEA) to determine whether a category of people receives an expensive,
potentially life-saving, intervention. Which of the following considerations must you keep in mind when
making your decision?
It is derived from the demand for health. - Answers According to Grossman (1972), how is the demand
for medical care determined?
0.6 - Answers Suppose your assignment is to use the standard time trade-off approach to measure
quality of life. You are given the following information: An individual is faced with living the remaining 10
years oftheir life suffering from severe osteoporosis. The individual reveals that they would be willing to
give up four of those years to live the remaining six in perfect health. What is the utility of one year in
achronic health state relative to perfect health?
1/2 - Answers Suppose the recipient of a kidney transplant has stated that she would prefer 5 years of
perfect health to the 10 years she expects to live with her transplant. For this person, each of her
remaining 10 years of life has a QALY value of
Hip fracture - Answers Which of the following measures of effectiveness is an intermediate measure?
