MHA 710 Exam 3 LSUS Questions And
Answers
-rCORRECTrrANSWER-
ArtyperIrerrorris:r-rCORRECTrrANSWER-whenrarharmfulrdrugrisrallowedrintorthermarket.
Accordingrtor2020rdata,rapproximatelyrhowrmanyrseniorsrwererenrolledrinrMedicarerAdvant
ager(MA)rplans?r-rCORRECTrrANSWER-25rmillion
AccordingrtorsurveysrbyrtherMerrittrHawkinsrWhiterPaperrSeries,r2018,rtheraveragerfamilyrp
racticerphysicianrearnedrapproximatelyrwhatramountrinr2018?r-rCORRECTrrANSWER-
$247,000
AccordingrtorthermodelrproposedrbyrReinhardtr(1999),rwhichrofrtherfollowingrcontributertorar
physician'srutilityr(selectrallrthatrapply)?r-rCORRECTrrANSWER-
Demandrinducement,rHoursrworked,r&rIncome
Actuariallyrfairrpremium:r-rCORRECTrrANSWER-
Anrinsurancerpremiumrbasedronrtheractuarialrprobabilityrthatranreventrwillroccur.
Assignment:r-rCORRECTrrANSWER-
ArMedicarerpolicyrprovidingrphysiciansrwithrarguaranteedrpaymentrofr80rpercentrofrtherallo
wablerfee.rByracceptingrassignment,rphysiciansragreertoracceptrtherallowablerfeerasrfullrpay
mentrandrforgortherpracticerofrbalancedrbilling.
Balancerbilling:r-rCORRECTrrANSWER-
Billingrarpatientrforrtherdifferencerbetweenrtherphysician'srusualrchargerforrarservicerandrther
maximumrchargerallowedrbyrtherpatient'srhealthrplan.
Byrthertimerardrugrentersrtherclinicalrtrialrphaserofrtestingronrhumans,r-
rCORRECTrrANSWER-anraveragerofrfiveryearsrofrtheroverallrpatentrliferhasralreadyrexpired
Capacity-
constrainedrmedicalrprovidersrwhorgiverfreerhealthrcarertortheruninsuredrarermostrlikelyrtore
ngagerinrcostrshiftingrbyrpassingroffrexcessrcostsrto:r-rCORRECTrrANSWER-
Privatelyrinsuredrpatients
, Changesrcausedrbyrthershiftrfromrcharge-
basedrratesrtornegotiatedrratesrhasrhadrwhichrofrtherfollowingrresults?r-
rCORRECTrrANSWER-
Mostrhospitalsrexperiencerargaprbetweenrtheramountrtheyrreceiverfromrtheirrpayersrandrther
amountrbilled,rwithrreceiptsrasrlowrasr20rpercentroframountrbilled.
Comparedrtorthernot-for-profitrorganizationalrform,rtherfor-profitrenvironmentr-
rCORRECTrrANSWER-allowsrforrthertransferrofrassets.
DanzonrandrFurukawar(2003)rarguerthat:r-rCORRECTrrANSWER-
pharmaceuticalrpricerdifferencesracrossrcountriesrarerroughlyrinrlinerwithrdifferencesrinrperr
capitargrossrdomesticrproduct,rsupportingrtherpredictionsrofrRamseyrpricingrpractices.
Economiesrofrscalerexistrwhen:r-rCORRECTrrANSWER-long-
runraveragercostsrdeclinerasroutputrincreases.
FinkelsteinrandrMcKnightr(2008)rprovideranrempiricalrestimaterofrtherbenefitsrtorseniorsrofrt
her1965rintroductionrofrMedicare.rWhichrofrtherfollowingrstatementsrisrtruerconcerningrtherr
esultsrofrthisrstudy?r-rCORRECTrrANSWER-
TherrealrimpactrofrtherintroductionrofrMedicarerwasronrtherreductionrinrout-of-
pocketrhealthrcarerspendingrforrhouseholdsrfacedrwithrcatastrophicreventsr(thoserinrthertopr
25rpercentrofrspenders).
ForrPartrArcoveragerofrMedicare,rtherpatientrpaysrardeductiblerapproximatelyrequalrtortherco
strofrtherfirstrdayrinrtherhospital;rMedicarerpaysr-rCORRECTrrANSWER-forrdaysr2-60.
Governmentrregulatorsrsometimesrsetrtherpricerofrardrugratritsrmarginalrcostrofrproductionrw
ithoutrincludingrarfairrsharerofrtherglobalrjointrcostrofrresearchrandrdevelopment.rWhichrofrth
erfollowingrstatementsrisrtrueraboutrthisrpractice?r-rCORRECTrrANSWER-
Thisrpracticerisrarclassicrexamplerofrfreerriding.
HowrdorindividualsrenrollrinrPartrArofrMedicare?r-rCORRECTrrANSWER-
Individualsrarerautomaticallyrenrolledronrtheirr65thrbirthdayrasrlongrasrtheyrorrtheirrspouserh
asrpaidrintortherSocialrSecurityrsystemrforr10ryears
Howrmuchrdidrpharmaceuticalrcompaniesrspendronrdirect-to-
consumerradvertisingrinr2019?r-rCORRECTrrANSWER-$6.1rbillion
Inrorderrtorberarsuccessfulrpricerdiscriminator,rarproviderrmustrhaverardegreerofrmarketrpow
err(depictedrbyrardownward-slopingrdemandrcurve)randrmeetrwhatrotherrcondition(s)?r-
rCORRECTrrANSWER-
Marketsrmustrbersegmentable,ridentifyingrdifferencesrinrabilityrtorpay
LegislationrconsideredrbyrCongressrtorrestrictrlegalrimmigrationrwould:r-
rCORRECTrrANSWER-raiserthercostsrofroperatingrinrmanyrofrthernation'srruralrandrinner-
cityrhospitals.
Answers
-rCORRECTrrANSWER-
ArtyperIrerrorris:r-rCORRECTrrANSWER-whenrarharmfulrdrugrisrallowedrintorthermarket.
Accordingrtor2020rdata,rapproximatelyrhowrmanyrseniorsrwererenrolledrinrMedicarerAdvant
ager(MA)rplans?r-rCORRECTrrANSWER-25rmillion
AccordingrtorsurveysrbyrtherMerrittrHawkinsrWhiterPaperrSeries,r2018,rtheraveragerfamilyrp
racticerphysicianrearnedrapproximatelyrwhatramountrinr2018?r-rCORRECTrrANSWER-
$247,000
AccordingrtorthermodelrproposedrbyrReinhardtr(1999),rwhichrofrtherfollowingrcontributertorar
physician'srutilityr(selectrallrthatrapply)?r-rCORRECTrrANSWER-
Demandrinducement,rHoursrworked,r&rIncome
Actuariallyrfairrpremium:r-rCORRECTrrANSWER-
Anrinsurancerpremiumrbasedronrtheractuarialrprobabilityrthatranreventrwillroccur.
Assignment:r-rCORRECTrrANSWER-
ArMedicarerpolicyrprovidingrphysiciansrwithrarguaranteedrpaymentrofr80rpercentrofrtherallo
wablerfee.rByracceptingrassignment,rphysiciansragreertoracceptrtherallowablerfeerasrfullrpay
mentrandrforgortherpracticerofrbalancedrbilling.
Balancerbilling:r-rCORRECTrrANSWER-
Billingrarpatientrforrtherdifferencerbetweenrtherphysician'srusualrchargerforrarservicerandrther
maximumrchargerallowedrbyrtherpatient'srhealthrplan.
Byrthertimerardrugrentersrtherclinicalrtrialrphaserofrtestingronrhumans,r-
rCORRECTrrANSWER-anraveragerofrfiveryearsrofrtheroverallrpatentrliferhasralreadyrexpired
Capacity-
constrainedrmedicalrprovidersrwhorgiverfreerhealthrcarertortheruninsuredrarermostrlikelyrtore
ngagerinrcostrshiftingrbyrpassingroffrexcessrcostsrto:r-rCORRECTrrANSWER-
Privatelyrinsuredrpatients
, Changesrcausedrbyrthershiftrfromrcharge-
basedrratesrtornegotiatedrratesrhasrhadrwhichrofrtherfollowingrresults?r-
rCORRECTrrANSWER-
Mostrhospitalsrexperiencerargaprbetweenrtheramountrtheyrreceiverfromrtheirrpayersrandrther
amountrbilled,rwithrreceiptsrasrlowrasr20rpercentroframountrbilled.
Comparedrtorthernot-for-profitrorganizationalrform,rtherfor-profitrenvironmentr-
rCORRECTrrANSWER-allowsrforrthertransferrofrassets.
DanzonrandrFurukawar(2003)rarguerthat:r-rCORRECTrrANSWER-
pharmaceuticalrpricerdifferencesracrossrcountriesrarerroughlyrinrlinerwithrdifferencesrinrperr
capitargrossrdomesticrproduct,rsupportingrtherpredictionsrofrRamseyrpricingrpractices.
Economiesrofrscalerexistrwhen:r-rCORRECTrrANSWER-long-
runraveragercostsrdeclinerasroutputrincreases.
FinkelsteinrandrMcKnightr(2008)rprovideranrempiricalrestimaterofrtherbenefitsrtorseniorsrofrt
her1965rintroductionrofrMedicare.rWhichrofrtherfollowingrstatementsrisrtruerconcerningrtherr
esultsrofrthisrstudy?r-rCORRECTrrANSWER-
TherrealrimpactrofrtherintroductionrofrMedicarerwasronrtherreductionrinrout-of-
pocketrhealthrcarerspendingrforrhouseholdsrfacedrwithrcatastrophicreventsr(thoserinrthertopr
25rpercentrofrspenders).
ForrPartrArcoveragerofrMedicare,rtherpatientrpaysrardeductiblerapproximatelyrequalrtortherco
strofrtherfirstrdayrinrtherhospital;rMedicarerpaysr-rCORRECTrrANSWER-forrdaysr2-60.
Governmentrregulatorsrsometimesrsetrtherpricerofrardrugratritsrmarginalrcostrofrproductionrw
ithoutrincludingrarfairrsharerofrtherglobalrjointrcostrofrresearchrandrdevelopment.rWhichrofrth
erfollowingrstatementsrisrtrueraboutrthisrpractice?r-rCORRECTrrANSWER-
Thisrpracticerisrarclassicrexamplerofrfreerriding.
HowrdorindividualsrenrollrinrPartrArofrMedicare?r-rCORRECTrrANSWER-
Individualsrarerautomaticallyrenrolledronrtheirr65thrbirthdayrasrlongrasrtheyrorrtheirrspouserh
asrpaidrintortherSocialrSecurityrsystemrforr10ryears
Howrmuchrdidrpharmaceuticalrcompaniesrspendronrdirect-to-
consumerradvertisingrinr2019?r-rCORRECTrrANSWER-$6.1rbillion
Inrorderrtorberarsuccessfulrpricerdiscriminator,rarproviderrmustrhaverardegreerofrmarketrpow
err(depictedrbyrardownward-slopingrdemandrcurve)randrmeetrwhatrotherrcondition(s)?r-
rCORRECTrrANSWER-
Marketsrmustrbersegmentable,ridentifyingrdifferencesrinrabilityrtorpay
LegislationrconsideredrbyrCongressrtorrestrictrlegalrimmigrationrwould:r-
rCORRECTrrANSWER-raiserthercostsrofroperatingrinrmanyrofrthernation'srruralrandrinner-
cityrhospitals.