SA 3111 Midterm Exam Q&A 2022/2023

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A large health care system in the U.S. has established a program of tracking, evaluating, addressing, and preventing medical errors by its providers. This measure is most directly related to improving... which aspect of the health care system? - ANSWER Quality About what percentage of the U.S.'s economic resources are devoted to medical care and health promotion? - ANSWER 20% In the United States, access to medical care and its associated outcomes depend on all of the following characteristics of the individual EXCEPT... - ANSWER Medical Need The three (3) major issues with the US Healthcare system are: - ANSWER Cost, Quality, Access Which group of stakeholders should be at the center of the healthcare system? - ANSWER Consumers Which stakeholder in the U.S. health care system is most likely to view the cost of health insurance as a cost of doing business and a major factor affecting profitability? - ANSWER Employers Which stakeholder in the U.S. healthcare system typically plays the role of intermediary and referee for the other stakeholders? - ANSWER Insurers Problems of quality, cost, and access of health care in the United States are most attributable to which of the following? - ANSWER Lack of coordination within and among health care organizations Which of the following is not a defining characteristic of the U.S. health care system?. - ANSWER The dominant role of elected politicians running the system The World Health Organization (WHO) defines health as which of the following? - ANSWER A state of complete physical, mental, and social well-being In 2011, the per capita healthcare expenditure in the United States was appriximately which of the following? - ANSWER $8,500 Which of the following was the obesity rate of the United States in 2010? - ANSWER 35.9% Given the focus of the Affordable Care Act, there is concern that there may be a shortage of which of the following health professions to meet the changing health care needs of the U.S. population? - ANSWER Primary care physicians Beginning in 2013, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services began to release certain Medicare provider charge data for public viewing. The purpose of this action is primarily to increase which of the following in the U.S. health care system? - ANSWER Transparency Which U.S. federal organization is specifically responsible for reporting on progress made toward improved health care quality and opportunities for ongoing improvement? - ANSWER Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality All of the following are aspects of the current U.S. healthcare system that consumers typically like EXCEPT: - ANSWER Care coordination The development of healthcare policy and provision of healthcare services are complex processes, with responsibilities shared across all levels of government within the United States: federal, state, and local. All of the following are roles of state governments in health care in the United States EXCEPT: - ANSWER Provide health care for military veterans If implementation of the Affordable Care Act continues to move forward as intended, which of the following is likely to occur? - ANSWER Patients will become more active participants in their healthcare In the 19th century, most Americans received health care in what setting? - ANSWER homes Which federal program is a collection of 50 state-administered programs, each providing health insurance to low-income state residents, but with differing eligibility rules, benefits, and payment schedules? - ANSWER Medicaid Which federal health program was enacted with bipartisan support due to the fact that it provides health insurance for children, who are considered a "deserving group"? - ANSWER S CHIP Which of the following is NOT an initiative contained in the Affordable Care Act? - ANSWER Those with private health insurance plans are required to drop them and obtain insurance through the online government health insurance exchange During the early 2000s, the number of Americans without health insurance grew to about what percentage of the nation's population? - ANSWER 15% Which entity has taken primary responsibility for the care of the mentally ill over the past century in the U.S.? - ANSWER State governments Public hospitals and health clinics in the U.S. are primarily owned and operated by which of the following? - ANSWER Local governments Which medical providers focus on providing care to the most vulnerable groups within a community, including the uninsured, the underinsured, the homeless, the disabled, documented and undocumented immigrants, high-risk mothers and infants, and those with limited proficiency in speaking and reading English? - ANSWER Public hospitals The Affordable Care Act was designed to provide insurance coverage for how many people in the U.S. who were uninsured at the time of its passing (2010)? - ANSWER 32 million A Supreme Court decision in 2012 accomplished which of the following related to the Affordable Care Act? - ANSWER Rendered state participation in Medicaid expansion voluntary Most countries with national health insurance systems finance these systems with which of the following? - ANSWER Payroll taxes In 2011, what percentage of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) did the U.S. spend on health care? - ANSWER 17.7% The U.S.'s healthcare system can best be described by which of the following? - ANSWER A patchwork of public and private insurance system Which criteria for payment of healthcare typically results in wealthier, younger, and healthier individuals paying disproportionately to finance the care of poorer, older, and sicker individuals? - ANSWER Ability-to-pay criteria Which healthcare system model is characterized by a dominant share of financing derived from general revenue taxes? - ANSWER Beveridge model Which nation's health care system most closely follows the B [Show More]

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