EXAM 1
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1. Which of the following is not a function of managed care?
A. Increases patient engagement by promoting and facilitating pa-
tient-provider communication
B. Determines the price of services and how much providers are paid
C. Seeks to achieve efficiency by integrating the four functions of health care
delivery
D. Employs mechanisms to control (manage) utilization of medical services: A.
Increases patient engagement by promoting and facilitating patient-provider communication
2. The Affordable Care Act mandates that children and adults are allowed to
remain on their parent's health insurance until what age?
A. 18
B. 21
C. 25
D. 26: D. 26
3. Under free market conditions, the relationship between the quantity of med-
ical services demanded and the price of medical services is:
A. Unknown
B. Equal
C. Direct
D. Inverse: D. Inverse.
4. Which country spends the most on administrative health care costs?
A. United States
B. Germany
C. United Kingdom
D. Australia: A. United States
5. In a free market, who would pay for the delivery of health care services?
A. Employers
B. Patients
C. Government
D. Multiple payers: B. Patients
6. When providers deliver unnecessary services with the objective of protecting
themselves against lawsuits, this practice is called:
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A. Defensive medicine
B. Supplier-induced demand
C. Primary protection
D. Legal risk: A. Defensive medicine
7. A method of payment in which providers are reimbursed based on the quality
of health care they deliver is called:
A. Fee-for-service
B. Capitated payments
C. Bundled payments
D. Pay-for-value: D. Pay-for-value
8. When the COVID-19 pandemic occurred in 2020, what health care sector
received a huge boost in utilization and growth?
A. Elective procedures
B. Telemedicine
C. Complementary/alternative medicine
D. Outpatient services: B. Telemedicine
9. True or False? The U.S. healthcare system is a fragmented, loosely coordinat-
ed network that involves a diverse array of organizations and individuals.
A. True
B. False: A. True
10. True or False? The central agency that delivers health care in the United
States is Medicare.
A. True
B. False: B. False
11. True or False? Moral hazard has to do with insured patients' demand for
health care services.
A. True
B. False: A. True
12. In the Epidemiology Triangle, the organism that becomes sick is known as
the:
A. Host
B. Patient
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C. Agent
D. Case: A. Host
13. New diagnostic methods, medical procedures, and pharmaceuticals that
have significantly improved the treatment of acute illnesses, survival rates, and
longevity have also contributed to an increased prevalence of:
A. Communicable disease
B. Cancer
C. Disability
D. Chronic conditions: D. Chronic conditions
14. Which of the following factors is the leading cause of preventable disease
and death in the United States?
A. High-fat diet
B. Heredity
C. Smoking
D. Unsafe sex: C. Smoking
15. Which of the following is the best intervention to prevent chronic disease?
A. Performing routine screenings
B. Lifestyle modification
C. Access to primary care
D. New treatment options: B. Lifestyle modification
16. An example of an issue addressed by the One Health approach to public
health is:
A. Multimorbidities
B. Iatrogenic illnesses
C. Community engagement
D. Zoonotic disease: D. Zoonotic disease
17. Crude birth rate is calculated by:
A. Dividing the number of live births in a period of time by the total population.
B. Dividing the total population by the number of live births in a period of time.
C. Dividing the number of live births in a period of time by the number of
women aged 15-44 in the population.
D. Dividing the number of women aged 15-44 in the population by the number
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1. Which of the following is not a function of managed care?
A. Increases patient engagement by promoting and facilitating pa-
tient-provider communication
B. Determines the price of services and how much providers are paid
C. Seeks to achieve efficiency by integrating the four functions of health care
delivery
D. Employs mechanisms to control (manage) utilization of medical services: A.
Increases patient engagement by promoting and facilitating patient-provider communication
2. The Affordable Care Act mandates that children and adults are allowed to
remain on their parent's health insurance until what age?
A. 18
B. 21
C. 25
D. 26: D. 26
3. Under free market conditions, the relationship between the quantity of med-
ical services demanded and the price of medical services is:
A. Unknown
B. Equal
C. Direct
D. Inverse: D. Inverse.
4. Which country spends the most on administrative health care costs?
A. United States
B. Germany
C. United Kingdom
D. Australia: A. United States
5. In a free market, who would pay for the delivery of health care services?
A. Employers
B. Patients
C. Government
D. Multiple payers: B. Patients
6. When providers deliver unnecessary services with the objective of protecting
themselves against lawsuits, this practice is called:
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A. Defensive medicine
B. Supplier-induced demand
C. Primary protection
D. Legal risk: A. Defensive medicine
7. A method of payment in which providers are reimbursed based on the quality
of health care they deliver is called:
A. Fee-for-service
B. Capitated payments
C. Bundled payments
D. Pay-for-value: D. Pay-for-value
8. When the COVID-19 pandemic occurred in 2020, what health care sector
received a huge boost in utilization and growth?
A. Elective procedures
B. Telemedicine
C. Complementary/alternative medicine
D. Outpatient services: B. Telemedicine
9. True or False? The U.S. healthcare system is a fragmented, loosely coordinat-
ed network that involves a diverse array of organizations and individuals.
A. True
B. False: A. True
10. True or False? The central agency that delivers health care in the United
States is Medicare.
A. True
B. False: B. False
11. True or False? Moral hazard has to do with insured patients' demand for
health care services.
A. True
B. False: A. True
12. In the Epidemiology Triangle, the organism that becomes sick is known as
the:
A. Host
B. Patient
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C. Agent
D. Case: A. Host
13. New diagnostic methods, medical procedures, and pharmaceuticals that
have significantly improved the treatment of acute illnesses, survival rates, and
longevity have also contributed to an increased prevalence of:
A. Communicable disease
B. Cancer
C. Disability
D. Chronic conditions: D. Chronic conditions
14. Which of the following factors is the leading cause of preventable disease
and death in the United States?
A. High-fat diet
B. Heredity
C. Smoking
D. Unsafe sex: C. Smoking
15. Which of the following is the best intervention to prevent chronic disease?
A. Performing routine screenings
B. Lifestyle modification
C. Access to primary care
D. New treatment options: B. Lifestyle modification
16. An example of an issue addressed by the One Health approach to public
health is:
A. Multimorbidities
B. Iatrogenic illnesses
C. Community engagement
D. Zoonotic disease: D. Zoonotic disease
17. Crude birth rate is calculated by:
A. Dividing the number of live births in a period of time by the total population.
B. Dividing the total population by the number of live births in a period of time.
C. Dividing the number of live births in a period of time by the number of
women aged 15-44 in the population.
D. Dividing the number of women aged 15-44 in the population by the number
