MHA 708 EXAM D FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT VERIFIED ANSWERS | 100% PASS (A+ CERTIFIED)

MHA 708 EXAM D FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT VERIFIED ANSWERS | 100% PASS (A+ CERTIFIED) 1. Define disparity Correct Answer Lack of similarity or equality; inequality; difference: a disparity in age; disparity in rank 2. What defines health disparities Correct Answer Healthy People 2020 3. 8 determinants to the scope of a health care problem (8 groups of at risk people): 1. Racial inequities 2. ethnic inequities 3. gender 4. sexual orientation 5. age 6. access to medical coverage/insurance coverage 7. geographic location 8. health literacy 4. Recognition of ___ is crucial to the understanding of ___ Correct Answer health determinants health disparities 5. *most significant* variable influencing populations is Correct Answer insurance status 6. 5 populations that are disproportionate with burden of disease Correct Answer 1. Racial and ethnic minorities 2. disabled 3. women 4. economically and educationally disadvantaged 5. medically underserved 7. Health disparities are difference in the .... (x6) - according to Unequal Treatment (IOM) 2002 Correct Answer 1. Incidence 2. Prevalence 3. Mortality 4. Burden of disease 5. Other 8. 6 things that cause health disparities Correct Answer 1. Insurance status 2. Socioeconomic status 3. Residential/geographic segregation 4. English is second language 5. Cultural and racial bias 6. Stereotyping 9. When was the Affordable Care Act published Correct Answer March 2010 10. What did the Affordable Care Act predict Correct Answer The greatest impact to reducing disparities is to reduce financial barriers to care 11. What was the result of the publication of the Affordable Care Act Correct Answer Increased access to care and health insurance for ~32M americans 12. 3 goals of the affordable care act Correct Answer 1. Increasing insurance quality and affordability 2. Decreasing number of uninsured americans 3. Decreasing health care costs 13. T/F Correct Answer The affordable care act was the largest overhaul in american health care since medicare and medicaid in 1965: T 14. 2 definitions of health literacy Correct Answer 1. The degree to which someone can understand basic health information 2. The capacity that an individual can ascertain services to mae appropriate health decisions 15. T/F Correct Answer There is no correlation between low health literacy and health disparities among minorities: F There is a high correlation 16. The PA profession was founded in part to do what Correct Answer Reach the unserved and underserved 17. Homelessness is a product of. Correct Answer Large scale economic and social processes (depression, recession, and massive changes in institutions) 18. Example of a massive change in institutions that caused homelessness: Asy- lums were put under civil rights and many mentally ill were released without proper care.. Resulting in 30% of homeless to be mentally ill (occurred 1980's) 19. T/F: Many with mental illness have a double diagnosis of mental illness and substance abuse Correct Answer T 20. Define homeless Correct Answer any person lacking a fixed, stable, or permanent housing 21. 4 categories of homelessness Correct Answer 1. Children 2. Adolescents 3. Adults 4. Families 22. At what age does the first episode of homelessness occur? How long does it last Correct Answer <20yo. Few weeks to months with only a 10% episodic homelessness after that 23. 3 types of people that make up most of the chronically homeless population- Correct Answer 1. Middle aged males 2. Mental illness 3. Substance abuse 24. Youth homelessness results from.. Correct Answer Familial disruption (divorce, abuse, neglect, rejection) 25. What gender of homeless teen is mostly likely to be abused Correct Answer Transgender (38%) Women (32%) Men (27%) 26. Homeless lifespan is reduced by ___ years: 30 27. Why doesnt the affordable care act help homeless Correct Answer Its tied to an employer 28. ___ ___ *is the key that unlocks the door to better health Correct Answer Health insurance