Exam C: MHA708 / MHA 708 (Latest
Update ) Healthcare
Policy | Questions and Answers |
Grade A | 100% Correct – LSUS
Question:
How is healthcare financed in the united states
Answer:
Private health insurance- 62% coverage and public health insurance- 28%
coverage
Question:
What government funded health coverage is available
Answer:
Medicare, Medicaid, children's health insurance program (CHIP)
,Question:
What was the impact of healthcare reform
Answer:
Those under 26 could remain on parent's plan, ACA marketplace introduced,
pre-existing conditions "eliminated", uninsured at less than 9% after ACA
Question:
Healthcare spending- national health expenditures
Answer:
18.5% of gross domestic product (19.2% during COVID), per capita spending
at 12,530 in 2020 which is higher than other OECD countries
Question:
How is healthcare financed in the United States
Answer:
Government-40%, Medicare-21% and Medicaid 16% and other 3%, Private
Health insurance- 32%, OOP care-11%, Public health-3%, investment-5%, VA-
9%
,Question:
U.S. Spending on healthcare on hospital care
Answer:
31%
Question:
U.S. health spending on physician and clinical services
Answer:
20%
Question:
U.S spending distribution by category
Answer:
Personal health care expenditures-85%, public healthcare expenditures-10%,
investments in HC-5%
Question:
U.S. Health spending distribution
Answer:
5000+ hospitals (94%- community, 3.8% federal hospitals, 2.2%- Nonfederal
LTC)
, Question:
What is one factor contributing to the high cost of healthcare related to the
approach to treatment?
Answer:
Emphasis on curing disease rather than maintaining wellness (reactive)
Question:
What is one factor contributing to the high cost of healthcare related to the
delivery of services?
Answer:
Extensive use of technology in delivering healthcare
Question:
What is one factor contributing to the high cost of healthcare related to the
payment system?
Answer:
Inefficiency of a multiple third-party payer system
Update ) Healthcare
Policy | Questions and Answers |
Grade A | 100% Correct – LSUS
Question:
How is healthcare financed in the united states
Answer:
Private health insurance- 62% coverage and public health insurance- 28%
coverage
Question:
What government funded health coverage is available
Answer:
Medicare, Medicaid, children's health insurance program (CHIP)
,Question:
What was the impact of healthcare reform
Answer:
Those under 26 could remain on parent's plan, ACA marketplace introduced,
pre-existing conditions "eliminated", uninsured at less than 9% after ACA
Question:
Healthcare spending- national health expenditures
Answer:
18.5% of gross domestic product (19.2% during COVID), per capita spending
at 12,530 in 2020 which is higher than other OECD countries
Question:
How is healthcare financed in the United States
Answer:
Government-40%, Medicare-21% and Medicaid 16% and other 3%, Private
Health insurance- 32%, OOP care-11%, Public health-3%, investment-5%, VA-
9%
,Question:
U.S. Spending on healthcare on hospital care
Answer:
31%
Question:
U.S. health spending on physician and clinical services
Answer:
20%
Question:
U.S spending distribution by category
Answer:
Personal health care expenditures-85%, public healthcare expenditures-10%,
investments in HC-5%
Question:
U.S. Health spending distribution
Answer:
5000+ hospitals (94%- community, 3.8% federal hospitals, 2.2%- Nonfederal
LTC)
, Question:
What is one factor contributing to the high cost of healthcare related to the
approach to treatment?
Answer:
Emphasis on curing disease rather than maintaining wellness (reactive)
Question:
What is one factor contributing to the high cost of healthcare related to the
delivery of services?
Answer:
Extensive use of technology in delivering healthcare
Question:
What is one factor contributing to the high cost of healthcare related to the
payment system?
Answer:
Inefficiency of a multiple third-party payer system
