LSUS MHA 710 Exam 4 Questions And
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Inr2008,rtherstaterofrOregonrusedrarlotteryrtorextendrMedicaidrcoveragertoranradditionalr10,0
00rresidentsr(oftenrcalledrtherOregonrExperiment).rTworyearsrafterrenrollment,rtherlotteryrwi
nnersr(thertreatmentrgroup):
Arcollectivelyrfinancedrmedicalrcarersystemrthatrprovidesruniversalrcoveragertorarbasicrben
efitsrpackagerforreveryone,rincludingrtherabilityrtorpurchaseradditionalrcoveragerwithrarsuppl
ementalrinsurancerpolicy:r-rCORRECTrrANSWER-
mayrnotrberequalrbutrisrwelfarerenhancingrforreveryone.
Baumol'srcostrdisease:r-rCORRECTrrANSWER-
Situationrwhererlaggingrproductivityrinronersectorr(i.e.,rservices)rleadsrtorhigherrpricesrinrtha
trsectorrasrresourcesrarershiftedrfromrsectorsrwithrhighrratesrofrproductivityrgrowthr(i.e.,rman
ufacturing).
Beforerenteringrtherdebaterofrwhetherraccessrtormedicalrcarerisrarright,ritrisrimportantrtordisti
nguishrbetweenrarnegativerrightrandrarpositiverright.rWhichrofrtherfollowingrstatementsrisrtru
e?r-rCORRECTrrANSWER-
ConsiderrthatrPeterrhasrnormoney.rInrorderrforrPeterrtorexerciserhisrrightrtormedicalrcare,rther
lawrrequiresrthatrPaulrpayrforrit.rThisrisranrexamplerofrmedicalrcarerasrarpositiverright.
Currently,raboutr60rpercentrofrallrAmericansryoungerrthanr65rlivingrbelowrtherpovertyrlevelrr
eceiverassistancerthroughrMedicaid.r(T/F)r-rCORRECTrrANSWER-True
Disproportionatershare:r-rCORRECTrrANSWER-
ArpaymentradjustmentrunderrMedicarerandrMedicaidrthatrpaysrhospitalsrthatrserverarlargern
umberrofrindigentrpatients.
EmpiricalrresearchrindicatesrthatrtherexpansionrofrMedicaidrhasrledrtorarnumberrofrunintend
edrconsequences,rincludingr-rCORRECTrrANSWER-
anrincreaserinrtherbirthrateramongrthereligiblerpopulation.
Answers
-rCORRECTrrANSWER-
Inr2008,rtherstaterofrOregonrusedrarlotteryrtorextendrMedicaidrcoveragertoranradditionalr10,0
00rresidentsr(oftenrcalledrtherOregonrExperiment).rTworyearsrafterrenrollment,rtherlotteryrwi
nnersr(thertreatmentrgroup):
Arcollectivelyrfinancedrmedicalrcarersystemrthatrprovidesruniversalrcoveragertorarbasicrben
efitsrpackagerforreveryone,rincludingrtherabilityrtorpurchaseradditionalrcoveragerwithrarsuppl
ementalrinsurancerpolicy:r-rCORRECTrrANSWER-
mayrnotrberequalrbutrisrwelfarerenhancingrforreveryone.
Baumol'srcostrdisease:r-rCORRECTrrANSWER-
Situationrwhererlaggingrproductivityrinronersectorr(i.e.,rservices)rleadsrtorhigherrpricesrinrtha
trsectorrasrresourcesrarershiftedrfromrsectorsrwithrhighrratesrofrproductivityrgrowthr(i.e.,rman
ufacturing).
Beforerenteringrtherdebaterofrwhetherraccessrtormedicalrcarerisrarright,ritrisrimportantrtordisti
nguishrbetweenrarnegativerrightrandrarpositiverright.rWhichrofrtherfollowingrstatementsrisrtru
e?r-rCORRECTrrANSWER-
ConsiderrthatrPeterrhasrnormoney.rInrorderrforrPeterrtorexerciserhisrrightrtormedicalrcare,rther
lawrrequiresrthatrPaulrpayrforrit.rThisrisranrexamplerofrmedicalrcarerasrarpositiverright.
Currently,raboutr60rpercentrofrallrAmericansryoungerrthanr65rlivingrbelowrtherpovertyrlevelrr
eceiverassistancerthroughrMedicaid.r(T/F)r-rCORRECTrrANSWER-True
Disproportionatershare:r-rCORRECTrrANSWER-
ArpaymentradjustmentrunderrMedicarerandrMedicaidrthatrpaysrhospitalsrthatrserverarlargern
umberrofrindigentrpatients.
EmpiricalrresearchrindicatesrthatrtherexpansionrofrMedicaidrhasrledrtorarnumberrofrunintend
edrconsequences,rincludingr-rCORRECTrrANSWER-
anrincreaserinrtherbirthrateramongrthereligiblerpopulation.
