LSUS MHA 710 EXAM 2 PRACTICE
SOLUTION TESTED QUESTIONS
COMPREHENSIVE MATERIAL
GUARANTEED PASS
●● Before entering the debate of whether access to medical care is a
right, it is important to distinguish between a negative right and a
positive right. Which of the following statements is true?
a. Coercion of some kind is essential to guarantee a negative right.
b. Consider that Peter has no money. In order for Peter to exercise his
right to medical care, the law requires that Paul pay for it. This is an
example of medical care as a positive right.
c. Negative rights are resource-extracting rights. They require taking
resources from one person in order for someone else to receive them.
d. Entitlements such as Medicare and Medicaid are examples of negative
rights.
e. Positive rights are freedom-preserving rights; they are enumerated in
the Constitution of the United States.
Answer: Consider that Peter has no money. In order for Peter to exercise
his right to medical care, the law requires that Paul pay for it. This is an
example of medical care as a positive right.
●● One of the reasons the 2008 Oregon Experiment was so important is
because it(s):
, a. provided evidence that individuals with Medicaid had lower mortality
risk than those without insurance.
b. proved unequivocally that having Medicaid coverage resulted in
better physical health outcomes than being uninsured.
c. showed that individuals with Medicaid would receive more primary
and preventive care, reducing overall health care spending relative to the
uninsured.
d. experimental design included random selection of the treatment and
control groups.
e. provided solid evidence that expanding Medicaid coverage would
improve health outcomes.
Answer: experimental design included random selection of the treatment
and control groups.
●● The average federal medical assistance (FMAP) percentage across
the United States received by the typical state is approximately what
percentage of overall Medicaid spending?
a. 50 percent
b. 55 percent
c. 75 percent
d. 70 percent
e. 60 percent
Answer: 60 percent
SOLUTION TESTED QUESTIONS
COMPREHENSIVE MATERIAL
GUARANTEED PASS
●● Before entering the debate of whether access to medical care is a
right, it is important to distinguish between a negative right and a
positive right. Which of the following statements is true?
a. Coercion of some kind is essential to guarantee a negative right.
b. Consider that Peter has no money. In order for Peter to exercise his
right to medical care, the law requires that Paul pay for it. This is an
example of medical care as a positive right.
c. Negative rights are resource-extracting rights. They require taking
resources from one person in order for someone else to receive them.
d. Entitlements such as Medicare and Medicaid are examples of negative
rights.
e. Positive rights are freedom-preserving rights; they are enumerated in
the Constitution of the United States.
Answer: Consider that Peter has no money. In order for Peter to exercise
his right to medical care, the law requires that Paul pay for it. This is an
example of medical care as a positive right.
●● One of the reasons the 2008 Oregon Experiment was so important is
because it(s):
, a. provided evidence that individuals with Medicaid had lower mortality
risk than those without insurance.
b. proved unequivocally that having Medicaid coverage resulted in
better physical health outcomes than being uninsured.
c. showed that individuals with Medicaid would receive more primary
and preventive care, reducing overall health care spending relative to the
uninsured.
d. experimental design included random selection of the treatment and
control groups.
e. provided solid evidence that expanding Medicaid coverage would
improve health outcomes.
Answer: experimental design included random selection of the treatment
and control groups.
●● The average federal medical assistance (FMAP) percentage across
the United States received by the typical state is approximately what
percentage of overall Medicaid spending?
a. 50 percent
b. 55 percent
c. 75 percent
d. 70 percent
e. 60 percent
Answer: 60 percent
