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PRE-ASSESSMENT: HEALTHCARE DELIVERY SYSTEMS,
REGULATION AND COMPLIANCE PKDC
100%
Attempt #1
CORRECT
Status: Passed
1.
A new movement known as the Mental Health Reform became popular throughout the country at the end
of the 19th century.
Which initiative did this reform accomplish for health care?
YOUR CORRECT
ANSWER ANSWER
It provided health insurance for mental health.
It recognized that obesity was a mental disorder.
It stated that mental health treatment was primary care.
It addressed the need to improve mental health treatment.
2.
The federal government amended the Social Security Act in 1965 to provide Medicare and Medicaid
programs.
For which population were these programs originally designed to provide benefits?
YOUR CORRECT
ANSWER ANSWER
Elderly and poor
Infants and elderly
Infants and mothers
Military and dependents
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3.
In 2010, President Obama signed into law the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.
What was the initial intended impact of this Act?
YOUR CORRECT
ANSWER ANSWER
To ensure that elderly will have access to health care
To ensure that caregivers will have access to health care
To ensure that uninsured individuals have access to health care
To ensure that military personnel will have access to health care
4.
Which important change in the U.S. healthcare system was made with the enactment of the Social Security
Act?
YOUR CORRECT
ANSWER ANSWER
It ensured patients have health care and funding.
It granted veterans access to healthcare services.
It allowed states to decide if they want to pay for Medicare.
It funded payments through the federal government and the states.
5.
Why is the federally sponsored health insurance program known as Medicare important in the
development of delivery of care in the U.S.?
YOUR CORRECT
ANSWER ANSWER
It provides low-income citizens with benefits for prescriptions.
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YOUR CORRECT
ANSWER ANSWER
It provides persons under age 65 with access to healthcare services.
It provides underprivileged populations with coverage for medical services.
It provides persons over age 65 with benefits for inpatient hospital services.
6.
Medicaid is a state-managed and dually funded program. States have some flexibility on which Medicaid
benefits to cover as long as the state meets basic federal requirements.
What does this state-run program ensure?
YOUR CORRECT
ANSWER ANSWER
Children and the elderly receive health care
Services are not limited based on medical necessity
Basic healthcare coverage is available to U.S. citizens over the age of 65
People's constitutional right to privacy is not violated in running this program
7.
Medicaid provides healthcare services to a specified population.
Which statement accurately describes Medicaid regulations?
YOUR CORRECT
ANSWER ANSWER
It can be interrupted without notification.
It is limited to visits for primary physicians.
It is available to individuals who meet income guidelines.
It requires that states provide prescription drug coverage.
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PRE-ASSESSMENT: HEALTHCARE DELIVERY SYSTEMS,
REGULATION AND COMPLIANCE PKDC
100%
Attempt #1
CORRECT
Status: Passed
1.
A new movement known as the Mental Health Reform became popular throughout the country at the end
of the 19th century.
Which initiative did this reform accomplish for health care?
YOUR CORRECT
ANSWER ANSWER
It provided health insurance for mental health.
It recognized that obesity was a mental disorder.
It stated that mental health treatment was primary care.
It addressed the need to improve mental health treatment.
2.
The federal government amended the Social Security Act in 1965 to provide Medicare and Medicaid
programs.
For which population were these programs originally designed to provide benefits?
YOUR CORRECT
ANSWER ANSWER
Elderly and poor
Infants and elderly
Infants and mothers
Military and dependents
https://my.wgu.edu/coaching-report/preassessment-report/v1/studentPidm/619303/assessmentCode/PKDC/testDate/1505345480 1/29
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3.
In 2010, President Obama signed into law the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.
What was the initial intended impact of this Act?
YOUR CORRECT
ANSWER ANSWER
To ensure that elderly will have access to health care
To ensure that caregivers will have access to health care
To ensure that uninsured individuals have access to health care
To ensure that military personnel will have access to health care
4.
Which important change in the U.S. healthcare system was made with the enactment of the Social Security
Act?
YOUR CORRECT
ANSWER ANSWER
It ensured patients have health care and funding.
It granted veterans access to healthcare services.
It allowed states to decide if they want to pay for Medicare.
It funded payments through the federal government and the states.
5.
Why is the federally sponsored health insurance program known as Medicare important in the
development of delivery of care in the U.S.?
YOUR CORRECT
ANSWER ANSWER
It provides low-income citizens with benefits for prescriptions.
https://my.wgu.edu/coaching-report/preassessment-report/v1/studentPidm/619303/assessmentCode/PKDC/testDate/1505345480 2/29
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YOUR CORRECT
ANSWER ANSWER
It provides persons under age 65 with access to healthcare services.
It provides underprivileged populations with coverage for medical services.
It provides persons over age 65 with benefits for inpatient hospital services.
6.
Medicaid is a state-managed and dually funded program. States have some flexibility on which Medicaid
benefits to cover as long as the state meets basic federal requirements.
What does this state-run program ensure?
YOUR CORRECT
ANSWER ANSWER
Children and the elderly receive health care
Services are not limited based on medical necessity
Basic healthcare coverage is available to U.S. citizens over the age of 65
People's constitutional right to privacy is not violated in running this program
7.
Medicaid provides healthcare services to a specified population.
Which statement accurately describes Medicaid regulations?
YOUR CORRECT
ANSWER ANSWER
It can be interrupted without notification.
It is limited to visits for primary physicians.
It is available to individuals who meet income guidelines.
It requires that states provide prescription drug coverage.
https://my.wgu.edu/coaching-report/preassessment-report/v1/studentPidm/619303/assessmentCode/PKDC/testDate/1505345480 3/29
