MHA 710 TEST 2 (CH 5-8) EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
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The direct costs in an economic evaluation include all of the following except: - Answer -reduced
productivity at work.
Factors affecting the level of medical care demand include all of the following except: - Answer -
price of medical care.
Which of the following measures of effectiveness is an intermediate measure? - Answer -Hip
fracture
Eliminating health disparities across various population groups requires that we: - Answer -
address the source of disparities in behavioral, socioeconomic, and environmental factors.
A ______ percentage of the French population is obese; they consume _______ fat than
Americans do. - Answer -small; less
In 2018, the overall obesity rate in the United States (as measured by BMI > 30) is over _____
percent, with rates reaching higher than _____ percent among African American women. -
Answer -40; 50
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, Suppose a group of 100 people seeks out an insurance company to underwrite health insurance
for its members. The expected medical spending for the group is $150,000. If an additional 10
people who have expected medical spending of $5,000 per person on average join the group,
the new premium will be approximately: - Answer -$2,139
The nature of health care delivery will be different in the future due to: - Answer -a rising
percentage of elderly in the total population.
In 2001, life expectancy at birth in the United States was 77.2 years, increasing to 78.7 years in
2018. However, there remains a racial gap between Blacks and Whites. White life expectancy in
2018 was at 78.6 years, and Black life expectancy at 74.7 years. Causes of mortality reveals an
interesting picture. Among Whites, __________ have a much higher rate than in Blacks, where
__________ are much more prevalent. - Answer -suicides and chronic respiratory disease;
homicides and heart disease
All of the following statements are true regarding infant mortality in the United States, EXCEPT?
- Answer -Reducing the rate of still births
A prepaid hospital plan created by Baylor Hospital for a group of Dallas public school teachers in
1929 is considered by many to be the forerunner of: - Answer -Blue Cross
Moral hazard and adverse selection are both examples of: - Answer -asymmetric information
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|2026/2027 UPDATED |GUARANTEED PASS.
The direct costs in an economic evaluation include all of the following except: - Answer -reduced
productivity at work.
Factors affecting the level of medical care demand include all of the following except: - Answer -
price of medical care.
Which of the following measures of effectiveness is an intermediate measure? - Answer -Hip
fracture
Eliminating health disparities across various population groups requires that we: - Answer -
address the source of disparities in behavioral, socioeconomic, and environmental factors.
A ______ percentage of the French population is obese; they consume _______ fat than
Americans do. - Answer -small; less
In 2018, the overall obesity rate in the United States (as measured by BMI > 30) is over _____
percent, with rates reaching higher than _____ percent among African American women. -
Answer -40; 50
1|Page
, Suppose a group of 100 people seeks out an insurance company to underwrite health insurance
for its members. The expected medical spending for the group is $150,000. If an additional 10
people who have expected medical spending of $5,000 per person on average join the group,
the new premium will be approximately: - Answer -$2,139
The nature of health care delivery will be different in the future due to: - Answer -a rising
percentage of elderly in the total population.
In 2001, life expectancy at birth in the United States was 77.2 years, increasing to 78.7 years in
2018. However, there remains a racial gap between Blacks and Whites. White life expectancy in
2018 was at 78.6 years, and Black life expectancy at 74.7 years. Causes of mortality reveals an
interesting picture. Among Whites, __________ have a much higher rate than in Blacks, where
__________ are much more prevalent. - Answer -suicides and chronic respiratory disease;
homicides and heart disease
All of the following statements are true regarding infant mortality in the United States, EXCEPT?
- Answer -Reducing the rate of still births
A prepaid hospital plan created by Baylor Hospital for a group of Dallas public school teachers in
1929 is considered by many to be the forerunner of: - Answer -Blue Cross
Moral hazard and adverse selection are both examples of: - Answer -asymmetric information
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