MHA 710 – Midterm Exam Graded
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Which of the following statements is true about the Medicaid program?
a. The majority of total outlays are for the elderly and disabled.
b. Eligibility standards are uniform across all states.
c. Everyone in the poverty-level population is eligible for benefits.
d. Federal tax revenues provide 100 percent of the program's funding.
e. The law places a ceiling on state per capita spending for enrollees. - a. The majority of total outlays
are for the elderly and disabled.
Which of the following provisions included in the Affordable Care Act (ACA) was responsible for the
largest number of newly insured?
a. Individual mandate
b. Expansion of Medicaid
c. Employer mandate
d. Insurance regulation requiring coverage for individuals with preexisting conditions
e. Creation of the health insurance exchanges (later called marketplaces) - b. Expansion of Medicaid
The federal share of Medicaid financing, or federal medical assistance percentage (FMAP), ranges
from a minimum of what percent in 13 high-income states to what percent in Mississippi?
a. 50%; 75%
b. 50%; 60%
c. 25%; 50%
d. 25%; 75% - a. 50%; 75%
To better control overall Medicaid spending, most states:
a. establish strict rules against using the emergency room in non-emergency situations.
, b. enroll all eligible recipients in managed care plans.
c. require eligible enrollees to participate in wellness education programs, such as smoking secession
and nutrition classes.
d. set strict limits on the number of primary care physicians that can accept Medicaid patients.
e. charge participants modest copays on physicians' services. - b. enroll all eligible recipients in
managed care plans.
How is the issue of the "free rider" relevant to the discussion of whether access to medical care is a
fundamental right?
a. Providing medical care at zero cost will maximize social welfare.
b. The free rider argument is based on the idea that access to medical care should be free and
available to everyone.
c. As long as there is excess capacity in the medical care system, providing free access to care does
not present a resource allocation problem.
d. The socially responsible approach is to provide free access to all the medical care a person desires.
- b. The free rider argument is based on the idea that access to medical care should be free and
available to everyone.
In 2008, the state of Oregon used a lottery to extend Medicaid coverage to an additional 10,000
residents (often called the Oregon Experiment). Two years after enrollment, the lottery winners (the
treatment group):
a. experienced an increase in the probability of receiving a diagnosis of diabetes and the use of drugs
to control the condition.
b. had lower overall health care spending.
c. had fewer emergency room visits than those who lost the lottery (the control group).
d. had lower predicted risk of cardiovascular episodes.
e. had significant improvement in their quality of life measured by blood pressure, cholesterol, and
blood sugar levels. - a. experienced an increase in the probability of receiving a diagnosis of diabetes
and the use of drugs to control the condition.
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. 75 percent
c. 55 percent
d. 70 percent
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Answers)
Which of the following statements is true about the Medicaid program?
a. The majority of total outlays are for the elderly and disabled.
b. Eligibility standards are uniform across all states.
c. Everyone in the poverty-level population is eligible for benefits.
d. Federal tax revenues provide 100 percent of the program's funding.
e. The law places a ceiling on state per capita spending for enrollees. - a. The majority of total outlays
are for the elderly and disabled.
Which of the following provisions included in the Affordable Care Act (ACA) was responsible for the
largest number of newly insured?
a. Individual mandate
b. Expansion of Medicaid
c. Employer mandate
d. Insurance regulation requiring coverage for individuals with preexisting conditions
e. Creation of the health insurance exchanges (later called marketplaces) - b. Expansion of Medicaid
The federal share of Medicaid financing, or federal medical assistance percentage (FMAP), ranges
from a minimum of what percent in 13 high-income states to what percent in Mississippi?
a. 50%; 75%
b. 50%; 60%
c. 25%; 50%
d. 25%; 75% - a. 50%; 75%
To better control overall Medicaid spending, most states:
a. establish strict rules against using the emergency room in non-emergency situations.
, b. enroll all eligible recipients in managed care plans.
c. require eligible enrollees to participate in wellness education programs, such as smoking secession
and nutrition classes.
d. set strict limits on the number of primary care physicians that can accept Medicaid patients.
e. charge participants modest copays on physicians' services. - b. enroll all eligible recipients in
managed care plans.
How is the issue of the "free rider" relevant to the discussion of whether access to medical care is a
fundamental right?
a. Providing medical care at zero cost will maximize social welfare.
b. The free rider argument is based on the idea that access to medical care should be free and
available to everyone.
c. As long as there is excess capacity in the medical care system, providing free access to care does
not present a resource allocation problem.
d. The socially responsible approach is to provide free access to all the medical care a person desires.
- b. The free rider argument is based on the idea that access to medical care should be free and
available to everyone.
In 2008, the state of Oregon used a lottery to extend Medicaid coverage to an additional 10,000
residents (often called the Oregon Experiment). Two years after enrollment, the lottery winners (the
treatment group):
a. experienced an increase in the probability of receiving a diagnosis of diabetes and the use of drugs
to control the condition.
b. had lower overall health care spending.
c. had fewer emergency room visits than those who lost the lottery (the control group).
d. had lower predicted risk of cardiovascular episodes.
e. had significant improvement in their quality of life measured by blood pressure, cholesterol, and
blood sugar levels. - a. experienced an increase in the probability of receiving a diagnosis of diabetes
and the use of drugs to control the condition.
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. 75 percent
c. 55 percent
d. 70 percent
