Essentials of U.S. Healthcare - Chapter 14:
The Future of Health Services Delivery
UPDATED ACTUAL Exam Questions and
CORRECT Answers
What are two fundamental features of U.S health care delivery? - CORRECT ANSWER -
largely private infrastructure and traditional American values
What are the forces of change that may lead to transformation of health care? - CORRECT
ANSWER - social, demographic, and cultural trends; economic conditions; political will
and legal rulings; technological innovation; global health issues; and ecological events, such as
the emergence of new diseases and catastrophic occurrences.
How is Medicare and Social Security funded? - CORRECT ANSWER - Through workers'
payroll taxes
Approximately how many provisions contained in the ACA are designed to reduce Medicare
costs,increase revenues, and combat program fraud and abuse. - CORRECT ANSWER -
165
What are some examples of social changes that contribute to a projection of a substantial
financial shortfall with looming negative consequences for beneficiaries, providers, and
taxpayers regarding the Medicare program. - CORRECT ANSWER - drops in labor
participation, upticks in welfare and disability rolls, and a continuous rise in illegal immigration.
What was the labor participation rate in 2015? - CORRECT ANSWER - 63%. The lowest
point since 1978
What are some key contributors of the low labor participation rate? - CORRECT
ANSWER - retiring baby boomers and an economy that has remained sluggish all through
the Barack Obama presidency
, Rolls of the nonelderly disabled have consistently risen from 13.6% of Medicare beneficiaries in
2000 to 16.7% in 2015. What does this imply? - CORRECT ANSWER - an increasing
proportion of working-age Americans were disqualified from working
What are the health care options for illegal immigrants? - CORRECT ANSWER -
emergency rooms, community health centers, and charity from hospitals
What is a fundamental determinant of affordability? - CORRECT ANSWER - Household
income in relation to economic inflation
What has been the overall effect of medical technology related to health care delivery -
CORRECT ANSWER - increased cost
What is the future focus expected to be regarding the use of medical technology in health care
delivery? - CORRECT ANSWER - promote a greater degree of self-reliance and self-care,
with remote monitoring to ensure effectiveness and safety.
When do Americans strongly favor ongoing innovation, availability, and use of new technology?
- CORRECT ANSWER - diagnostics and treatments
What are some current efforts to strengthen global health security? - CORRECT
ANSWER - disease surveillance for outbreaks of international importance and urgency,
exchange of technical information on new pathogens, and early warning and control of serious
animal disease outbreaks
universal coverage - CORRECT ANSWER - all legal residents get health insurance
universal access - CORRECT ANSWER - all the insured get some degree of access to
health care services
The Future of Health Services Delivery
UPDATED ACTUAL Exam Questions and
CORRECT Answers
What are two fundamental features of U.S health care delivery? - CORRECT ANSWER -
largely private infrastructure and traditional American values
What are the forces of change that may lead to transformation of health care? - CORRECT
ANSWER - social, demographic, and cultural trends; economic conditions; political will
and legal rulings; technological innovation; global health issues; and ecological events, such as
the emergence of new diseases and catastrophic occurrences.
How is Medicare and Social Security funded? - CORRECT ANSWER - Through workers'
payroll taxes
Approximately how many provisions contained in the ACA are designed to reduce Medicare
costs,increase revenues, and combat program fraud and abuse. - CORRECT ANSWER -
165
What are some examples of social changes that contribute to a projection of a substantial
financial shortfall with looming negative consequences for beneficiaries, providers, and
taxpayers regarding the Medicare program. - CORRECT ANSWER - drops in labor
participation, upticks in welfare and disability rolls, and a continuous rise in illegal immigration.
What was the labor participation rate in 2015? - CORRECT ANSWER - 63%. The lowest
point since 1978
What are some key contributors of the low labor participation rate? - CORRECT
ANSWER - retiring baby boomers and an economy that has remained sluggish all through
the Barack Obama presidency
, Rolls of the nonelderly disabled have consistently risen from 13.6% of Medicare beneficiaries in
2000 to 16.7% in 2015. What does this imply? - CORRECT ANSWER - an increasing
proportion of working-age Americans were disqualified from working
What are the health care options for illegal immigrants? - CORRECT ANSWER -
emergency rooms, community health centers, and charity from hospitals
What is a fundamental determinant of affordability? - CORRECT ANSWER - Household
income in relation to economic inflation
What has been the overall effect of medical technology related to health care delivery -
CORRECT ANSWER - increased cost
What is the future focus expected to be regarding the use of medical technology in health care
delivery? - CORRECT ANSWER - promote a greater degree of self-reliance and self-care,
with remote monitoring to ensure effectiveness and safety.
When do Americans strongly favor ongoing innovation, availability, and use of new technology?
- CORRECT ANSWER - diagnostics and treatments
What are some current efforts to strengthen global health security? - CORRECT
ANSWER - disease surveillance for outbreaks of international importance and urgency,
exchange of technical information on new pathogens, and early warning and control of serious
animal disease outbreaks
universal coverage - CORRECT ANSWER - all legal residents get health insurance
universal access - CORRECT ANSWER - all the insured get some degree of access to
health care services
