Update ) Healthcare
Policy | Questions with Answers |
100% Correct | Grade A – LSUS
Question:
What proportion of insured Americans have private health insurance?
Answer:
62%
Question:
What proportion of insured Americans have public health insurance?
Answer:
28%
,Question:
What were the four major impacts of the recent healthcare reform (ACA)?
Answer:
1. <26 y/o can be on parent's plan
2. ACA Marketplace Plans introduced
3. Pre-existing conditions "eliminated"
4. Uninsured at < 9 % after ACA
Question:
The US spends XX% of GDP on HC (NHE) annually. In covid, this was
inflated to XX% in 2020.
Answer:
18.5% ; 19.2%
Question:
The US spends $XXXXX per capita on HC. In 2020, this was inflated to
$XXXXX due to covid.
Answer:
$11,700 ; $12,530
,Question:
What percent of the money for US healthcare comes from private insurance?
Answer:
32%
Question:
What percent of the money for US healthcare comes from government
payors?
Answer:
40%
(medicare 21%, medicaid 16%, other 3%)
Question:
What percent of the money for US healthcare comes from OOP?
Answer:
11%
, Question:
What percent of the money spent in healthcare goes to hospitals?
Answer:
31%
Question:
What percent of the money spent in healthcare goes to physicians?
Answer:
20%
Question:
What percent of the money spent in healthcare goes to pharma?
Answer:
10%
Question:
What percent of the money spent in healthcare goes to nursing homes/home
health?
Answer:
9%