HSA 3111 Midterm UPDATED Exam
Questions and CORRECT Answers
what makes up the "Iron Triad" of healthcare? - CORRECT ANSWER access, cost,
quality
reimbursement is associated with which of the quad functions? - CORRECT
ANSWER payment
Medicare is primarily for people who meet the following eligibility requirement: - CORRECT
ANSWER Elderly
Medicaid is primarily for people who meet the following eligibility requirement: - CORRECT
ANSWER Low-income
Which of the following countries has a National Health System (NHS)? - CORRECT
ANSWER Great Britian
Which of the following factors is the leading cause of preventable disease and death in the
United States? - CORRECT ANSWER Smoking
According to the CDC, approximately what percentage of premature deaths in the U.S.
population can be attributed to inadequate access to medical care? - CORRECT
ANSWER 10%
Holistic health adds which element to the World Health Organization definition of health? -
CORRECT ANSWER Spiritual
According to the CDC, which factor contributes most to premature death in the U.S. population?
- CORRECT ANSWER lifestyle and behavior
, The elements of the Epidemiology Triangle of disease occurrence include all of the following
except: - CORRECT ANSWER society
Which of the following factors was particularly important in promoting the growth of office-
based medical practice in the postindustrial period? - CORRECT ANSWER urbanization
In the preindustrial era, much of the medical care in the US was provided by nonphysicians. -
CORRECT ANSWER true
During the World War II period, health insurance became employer-based because of -
CORRECT ANSWER endorsement from Blue Cross and Blue Shield plans
- not union demands
What was the main consequence of early proprietary medical schools, as opposed to state-
sponsored schools, in the preindustrial era? - CORRECT ANSWER standards were low
How has Medicaid created a two-tier system of medical care delivery in the US? - CORRECT
ANSWER Many physicians do not serve medicaid patients
- not: funding for the program is uniformly shared by both federal and state governments
Corporatization of medicine has resulted in delivering the same quality of health care at a lesser
cost - CORRECT ANSWER false
Who was the first American president to make an appeal for national health insurance? -
CORRECT ANSWER harry truman
The US Supreme Court decision in Olmstead v. L.C. directed US states to - CORRECT
ANSWER Deinstitutionalize people with mental illness
- not: achieve parity in the delivery of physical and mental health services
Questions and CORRECT Answers
what makes up the "Iron Triad" of healthcare? - CORRECT ANSWER access, cost,
quality
reimbursement is associated with which of the quad functions? - CORRECT
ANSWER payment
Medicare is primarily for people who meet the following eligibility requirement: - CORRECT
ANSWER Elderly
Medicaid is primarily for people who meet the following eligibility requirement: - CORRECT
ANSWER Low-income
Which of the following countries has a National Health System (NHS)? - CORRECT
ANSWER Great Britian
Which of the following factors is the leading cause of preventable disease and death in the
United States? - CORRECT ANSWER Smoking
According to the CDC, approximately what percentage of premature deaths in the U.S.
population can be attributed to inadequate access to medical care? - CORRECT
ANSWER 10%
Holistic health adds which element to the World Health Organization definition of health? -
CORRECT ANSWER Spiritual
According to the CDC, which factor contributes most to premature death in the U.S. population?
- CORRECT ANSWER lifestyle and behavior
, The elements of the Epidemiology Triangle of disease occurrence include all of the following
except: - CORRECT ANSWER society
Which of the following factors was particularly important in promoting the growth of office-
based medical practice in the postindustrial period? - CORRECT ANSWER urbanization
In the preindustrial era, much of the medical care in the US was provided by nonphysicians. -
CORRECT ANSWER true
During the World War II period, health insurance became employer-based because of -
CORRECT ANSWER endorsement from Blue Cross and Blue Shield plans
- not union demands
What was the main consequence of early proprietary medical schools, as opposed to state-
sponsored schools, in the preindustrial era? - CORRECT ANSWER standards were low
How has Medicaid created a two-tier system of medical care delivery in the US? - CORRECT
ANSWER Many physicians do not serve medicaid patients
- not: funding for the program is uniformly shared by both federal and state governments
Corporatization of medicine has resulted in delivering the same quality of health care at a lesser
cost - CORRECT ANSWER false
Who was the first American president to make an appeal for national health insurance? -
CORRECT ANSWER harry truman
The US Supreme Court decision in Olmstead v. L.C. directed US states to - CORRECT
ANSWER Deinstitutionalize people with mental illness
- not: achieve parity in the delivery of physical and mental health services
