HCAD 222 Exam 2 question and answers graded A+ 2023/2024

HCAD 222 Exam 2rising health care costs due to longevity + - correct answers - increasing utilization - medical technologies - wages of health care personnel - general inflation - fraud, waste, abuse, futile medical treatment Precedents for HC rationing around the world: - correct answers - denial of kidney dialysis in Britain - waiting lists in Canada - Life-and-death decisions in Seattle - Rationing plan in Oregon Arguments FOR age-based rationing: - correct answers - easy to administer - "fair" - incentives --> live healthy + save $ Arguments AGAINST age-based rationing: - correct answers - "class warfare" - age moving target - male/female differences; races - healthiest old people penalized What are some alternative approaches to rationing? - correct answers - evidence-based medicine - cost-benefit analysis - cost-effectiveness analysis - quality-adjusted life years