WGU D393 History of Healthcare in America Pre-Assessment | 49 Actual
Questions and Answers | 2025/2026 Update | 100% Correct.
1. Which public health crisis severely strained the U.S. healthcare system in 1798?
o Smallpox outbreak
o Yellow fever outbreak
o Influenza virus outbreak
o Dengue fever outbreak
2. Which strategy was used by the American healthcare system to increase healthcare access
to the majority of Americans who lived in rural areas in the 1700s?
o More nurses were deployed to rural family homes.
o The government decreased the cost of medical education to increase enrollment.
o Providers decreased the cost of services for rural families.
o Doctors made house calls for severe illnesses.
3. How did people typically maintain their personal hygiene to improve their health in the
1700s?
o They bathed daily with medicinal solutions.
o They bathed weekly with medicinal herbs.
o They changed out the linens under their clothes.
o They washed their clothes weekly in boiling water.
4. Which remedies were commonly utilized by women caring for the sick in the 1700s to
help improve patient outcomes?
o Bloodletting
o Surgery
o Tinctures
o Pain reliever pills
5. Which process describes a characteristic of healthcare provided during the 1700s to the
early 1800s?
o The introduction of new technological discoveries
o The use of charitable social welfare
o The widespread use of sterile techniques
o The expectation of care for all patients
6. Which disease was effectively combatted using a vaccine and brought forward the first
vaccination?
o Yellow fever
o Typhus
o Smallpox
o Rickets
7. Which facility was one of the first to initiate the use of rubber gloves during surgery?
o The Johns Hopkins Hospital
o The Mayo Clinic
o The American Medical Association
, o The Council on Medical Education
8. Which entity led the advancement of research and the improvement of medical education,
upheld medical ethics, and promoted public health in 1847?
o The Johns Hopkins Hospital
o The Mayo Clinic
o American Medical Association
o The Council on Medical Education
9. Who was the first to develop the idea of a multispecialty group practice?
o Johns Hopkins Hospital
o The Mayo Clinic
o The American Medical Association
o The Council on Medical Education
10. What was the first legitimate insurance that was launched in 1929 at Baylor University
Hospital in Dallas, Texas?
o Medicare
o United Health
o Aetna
o Blue Cross
11. What was the first medical care plan or organization to cover physician services when it
was founded in California in 1939?
o Blue Shield
o Blue Cross
o American Medical Association (AMA)
o Council on Medical Education (CME)
12. Which federal legislation was launched to support creative approaches to medical
delivery and reduce healthcare costs?
o Health Security Act
o Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act
o Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act
o Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
13. What is the primary goal of case management?
o Consolidate client records at the provider office for easier administration
o Treat a client that is referred by another provider
o Develop a plan to efficiently prioritize clients
o Assist the patient in creating a plan to maximize their healthcare objectives
Questions and Answers | 2025/2026 Update | 100% Correct.
1. Which public health crisis severely strained the U.S. healthcare system in 1798?
o Smallpox outbreak
o Yellow fever outbreak
o Influenza virus outbreak
o Dengue fever outbreak
2. Which strategy was used by the American healthcare system to increase healthcare access
to the majority of Americans who lived in rural areas in the 1700s?
o More nurses were deployed to rural family homes.
o The government decreased the cost of medical education to increase enrollment.
o Providers decreased the cost of services for rural families.
o Doctors made house calls for severe illnesses.
3. How did people typically maintain their personal hygiene to improve their health in the
1700s?
o They bathed daily with medicinal solutions.
o They bathed weekly with medicinal herbs.
o They changed out the linens under their clothes.
o They washed their clothes weekly in boiling water.
4. Which remedies were commonly utilized by women caring for the sick in the 1700s to
help improve patient outcomes?
o Bloodletting
o Surgery
o Tinctures
o Pain reliever pills
5. Which process describes a characteristic of healthcare provided during the 1700s to the
early 1800s?
o The introduction of new technological discoveries
o The use of charitable social welfare
o The widespread use of sterile techniques
o The expectation of care for all patients
6. Which disease was effectively combatted using a vaccine and brought forward the first
vaccination?
o Yellow fever
o Typhus
o Smallpox
o Rickets
7. Which facility was one of the first to initiate the use of rubber gloves during surgery?
o The Johns Hopkins Hospital
o The Mayo Clinic
o The American Medical Association
, o The Council on Medical Education
8. Which entity led the advancement of research and the improvement of medical education,
upheld medical ethics, and promoted public health in 1847?
o The Johns Hopkins Hospital
o The Mayo Clinic
o American Medical Association
o The Council on Medical Education
9. Who was the first to develop the idea of a multispecialty group practice?
o Johns Hopkins Hospital
o The Mayo Clinic
o The American Medical Association
o The Council on Medical Education
10. What was the first legitimate insurance that was launched in 1929 at Baylor University
Hospital in Dallas, Texas?
o Medicare
o United Health
o Aetna
o Blue Cross
11. What was the first medical care plan or organization to cover physician services when it
was founded in California in 1939?
o Blue Shield
o Blue Cross
o American Medical Association (AMA)
o Council on Medical Education (CME)
12. Which federal legislation was launched to support creative approaches to medical
delivery and reduce healthcare costs?
o Health Security Act
o Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act
o Consolidated Omnibus Budget Reconciliation Act
o Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act
13. What is the primary goal of case management?
o Consolidate client records at the provider office for easier administration
o Treat a client that is referred by another provider
o Develop a plan to efficiently prioritize clients
o Assist the patient in creating a plan to maximize their healthcare objectives
