Hlsa quizzes with 100% Correct Answers
The US spends more than any other high-income nation on healthcare and as a result
Americans have the best health care outcomes.
false
The three legs of the "Iron Triangle" in healthcare include quality, cost, and which of the
following?
Access
Despite high healthcare spending in the US, most Americans are:
satisfied with their health insurance coverage AND satisfied with the quality of their care
Illness is based on professional evaluation, while disease is based on a person's perspective
on how they feel.
false
Why is health care spending so much greater in the US than other comparable countries?
Health care costs more in the US
The U.S. spends more on social programs (like welfare) than all other countries.
false
Based on the Andersen model of Health Services Utilization, income falls under this
category:
enabling resources
Moving to Medicare for All or a single-payer health insurance system would cut healthcare
spending in the US nearly overnight.
false
Match the following factors to the correct component of the Andersen model:
,Insurance coverage = enabling
Pain = need
Age = predisposing
Because of the private-sector health insurance system in the US, our government spends
much less on public health care coverage than other comparable countries with socialized
health care.
false
The US spends more on health care than other developed nations, but at least we live
longer, have lower burden of disease, and have less preventable deaths.
false
Which of these is causing the US to spend more on healthcare than all other countries:
prices
Research has demonstrated that mandating face mask use in public does not slow the daily
COVID-19 growth rate
false
A higher test positivity rate is a good thing- it means that we are adequately testing enough
people in our population
false
Compared to other countries, the U.S. has more health care workers, more hospital beds,
and more funding for public health programs and social safety net programs
false
Once the R0 has been derived it is a fixed number- it does not change over time or different
contexts
, false
What is the closest estimate to the number of COVID-19 cases though to have been averted
by face mask mandates in the United States between March 31 and May 22, 2020?
250,000
The reasons that SARS-CoV-2 has spread more than other highly pathogenic human
coronaviruses include (select all that apply):
SARS-CoV-2 infection has a lower mortality rate
SARS-CoV-2 is contagious before symptoms develop
An R0 greater than _______ means that an epidemic will occur (fill in the blank)
1
Public Health laws rely largely on individuals complying with a behavior change with the
goal of protecting the larger community
true
Herd immunity is important for the following reasons:
all above (protects elderly, protects newborns, protects those who are too ill to be vaccinated,
creates a level of resistance within a community so that the majority are protected)
The US has 4% of the world's population but around 25% of the world's COVID-19 cases
true
COVID-19 is likely the last infectious disease we will encounter
false
The conceptual framework we often use in infectious disease epidemiology consists of:
(select all that apply)
The US spends more than any other high-income nation on healthcare and as a result
Americans have the best health care outcomes.
false
The three legs of the "Iron Triangle" in healthcare include quality, cost, and which of the
following?
Access
Despite high healthcare spending in the US, most Americans are:
satisfied with their health insurance coverage AND satisfied with the quality of their care
Illness is based on professional evaluation, while disease is based on a person's perspective
on how they feel.
false
Why is health care spending so much greater in the US than other comparable countries?
Health care costs more in the US
The U.S. spends more on social programs (like welfare) than all other countries.
false
Based on the Andersen model of Health Services Utilization, income falls under this
category:
enabling resources
Moving to Medicare for All or a single-payer health insurance system would cut healthcare
spending in the US nearly overnight.
false
Match the following factors to the correct component of the Andersen model:
,Insurance coverage = enabling
Pain = need
Age = predisposing
Because of the private-sector health insurance system in the US, our government spends
much less on public health care coverage than other comparable countries with socialized
health care.
false
The US spends more on health care than other developed nations, but at least we live
longer, have lower burden of disease, and have less preventable deaths.
false
Which of these is causing the US to spend more on healthcare than all other countries:
prices
Research has demonstrated that mandating face mask use in public does not slow the daily
COVID-19 growth rate
false
A higher test positivity rate is a good thing- it means that we are adequately testing enough
people in our population
false
Compared to other countries, the U.S. has more health care workers, more hospital beds,
and more funding for public health programs and social safety net programs
false
Once the R0 has been derived it is a fixed number- it does not change over time or different
contexts
, false
What is the closest estimate to the number of COVID-19 cases though to have been averted
by face mask mandates in the United States between March 31 and May 22, 2020?
250,000
The reasons that SARS-CoV-2 has spread more than other highly pathogenic human
coronaviruses include (select all that apply):
SARS-CoV-2 infection has a lower mortality rate
SARS-CoV-2 is contagious before symptoms develop
An R0 greater than _______ means that an epidemic will occur (fill in the blank)
1
Public Health laws rely largely on individuals complying with a behavior change with the
goal of protecting the larger community
true
Herd immunity is important for the following reasons:
all above (protects elderly, protects newborns, protects those who are too ill to be vaccinated,
creates a level of resistance within a community so that the majority are protected)
The US has 4% of the world's population but around 25% of the world's COVID-19 cases
true
COVID-19 is likely the last infectious disease we will encounter
false
The conceptual framework we often use in infectious disease epidemiology consists of:
(select all that apply)
