Question 1
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Administrative costs of the U.S. healthcare system account for what percent of total expenditures
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a. 10%
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b. 35%
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c. 60%
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d. No idea
Question 2
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52. The aging of the American Baby-boomer population
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a. Is expected to create more volume than the American healthcare system can handle
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b. Is expected to create a shortage of available healthcare workers
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c. Is expected to shift more funding dollars into the private sector
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d. All of the above
Question 3
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53. Balance of physical, emotional, social, spiritual, and intellectual health
Question 4
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54. Behavior change models that integrate behavioral science with clinical and public health approaches by redefining what the targets of successful health interventions need to be in the context of individual and of social factors.
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a. Population Health Model
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b. Social Ecological Models
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c. Stages of Change Model
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d. Wellness Model
Question 5
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The Clinton Health Plan Proposal in 1992 was the first defeated proposal for a national healthcare system.
Question 6
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56. Comparative international data on spending show that the U.S. health care system
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a. Has the highest dollar spending but not the highest percent of GDP
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b. Has the highest GDP but not the highest dollar spending
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c. U.S. healthcare costs grow at a more rapid pace than other OECD countries.
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d. During the managed care era (1980-2000) the rate of growth in the U.S. healthcare system dipped below the rate of other OECD countries.
Question 7
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57. Consumer Driven or Patient Focused care is about
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a. Healthcare providers treating patients nicer
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b. Patients actively involved in their healthcare decisions
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c. Protection of medical information
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d. Providing every medical service possible for each patient.
Question 8
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58. Decline in numbers of Americans insured through employer sponsored plans is because
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a. Employers are shifting costs to employees to discourage over-utilization of healthcare services.
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b. More individuals are buying individual coverage so as not to be locked to a single employer
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c. The aging of the American population created a decrease in jobs during the first decade of the 21st century.
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d. The economic downturn resulted in a loss of jobs and/or employee benefits.
Question 9
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59. The defining criteria for a public good or service is
Question 10
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60. The Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA), 1974
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a. exempts self-insured plans from certain mandatory benefits
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b. mandates that employers provide comprehensive health coverage benefits
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c. requires that low-income individuals be charged a lower premium
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d. outlawed discrimination in health insurance and retirement benefits
Question 11
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61. Enforcement of policy, ensuring proper implementation of necessary services, and adequate crisis response
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a. Access
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b. Ambulatory care sensitive conditions
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c. Assessment of public health problems
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d. Assurance of public health problems
Question 12
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62. Which of the following government agencies administers the Family Medical Leave Act?
Question 13
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63. The federal government does not
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a. Operate healthcare facilities for veterans
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b. Provide tax incentives to employers for providing employee healthcare insurance
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c. Support the training of doctors and other health care providers
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d. Treat all healthcare insurance premiums as tax deductible
Question 14
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64. Which of the following geographic areas has the highest medical cost per capita
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a. Montana
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b. District of Columbia
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c. New York
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d. Texas
Question 15
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65. Government payments total what % of annual healthcare expenditures in 2007
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a. 34%
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b. 46%
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c. 54%
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d. 67%
Question 16
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66. Health care costs in the 1970s compared to projections of healthcare costs by 2019 show
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a. A growth in GDP from 7% to 19%
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b. A growth in GDP from 11% to 25%
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c. Total spending growth from $1T to $3T
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d. Total spending growth from $2T to $4T
Question 17
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67. The largest growth area in projected healthcare jobs is in
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a. Counselors
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b. Physicians
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c. Physician assistants
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d. Registered Nurses
Question 18
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68. Healthcare expenditures are expected to grow what percent per year
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a. 2.5%
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b. 6.5%
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c. 16.5%
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d. 20.5%
Question 19
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69. Health Care Financing Administration was renamed
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a. AHRQ
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b. CMS
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c. HRSA
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d. NIH
Question 20
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70. The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act requires
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a. Large health care organizations to switch to electronic health records.
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b. protection of personal medical information.
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c. nondisclosure of personal health information.
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d. nontransmittal of individual health information over the Internet.
Question 21
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71. Hospital care, physician and clinical services, and prescription drugs cost totaled what in 2009
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a. $2.4 Trillion
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b. $2.1 Trillion
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c. $1.5 Trillion
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d. $900 Million
Question 22
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72. If national health expenditures amount to 16% of the GDP, what does this mean?
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a. The growth in total health care expenditures is 16%.
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b. Domestic production of health care products and services has increased by 16%.
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c. Health care costs are 16% of the total revenues in the health care industry.
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d. Health care consumes 16% of the total economic production.
Question 23
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73. Which of the following government agencies promotes widespread national adoption of health information technology
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a. CMS
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b. ODPHP
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c. ONCHIT
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d. SAMHSA
Question 24
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74. An international name for a government provided healthcare system is
Question 25
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Maine’s Dirigo Health Plan is different from other state plans because it
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Is funded entirely by employers within the state
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Lowers provider reimbursement as more individuals enroll under the assumption that provider bad debt decreases with increased enrollment.
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Offers coverage to low income individuals who otherwise are not covered by the state’s Medicaid plan
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Replaces the state’s Medicaid plan
Question 26
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To finance Medicare Part A,
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enrollees are required to pay a subsidized premium
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only employers are required to pay a payroll tax
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all income earned by a working person is subject to Medicare tax
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employee wages are taxed up to a certain ceiling that is raised each year
Question 27
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Which of the following is a similarity between the Medicare and the Medicaid population
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Eligibility criteria
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Provision of health insurance to segments of the population not likely to be covered by employer provided insurance.
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Requirement of beneficiary premiums for physician service coverage
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Use of managed care systems to control costs
Question 28
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Medicaid saw a decline in beneficiaries in the 1990s because
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Aid to Families with Dependent Children no longer required enrollment for Medicaid benefits
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Average household incomes increased making less people eligible for Medicaid
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Coverage of illegal immigrants by a national program within the Department of Homeland Security
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Growth in the employer sponsored insurance market segment.
Question 29
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Which of the following government agencies monitors nuclear safety of health programs?
Question 30
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_____ reimbursement is based on the assumption that health care is provided in a set of identifiable and individually distinct units of services.
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Bundled-fee
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Cost-plus
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Prospective
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Fee-for-service
Question 31
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A set monthly or annual fee per enrollee.
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Bundled fee
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Charge
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Capitation
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RVU
Question 32
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The Department of Health and Human Services has ________ operating divisions
Question 33
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The Institute of Medicine reported that between 44000 and 98000 Americans die each year from
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car accidents
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medical error
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suicide
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Tuberculosis
Question 34
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The largest share of healthcare expenditures are for
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Hospital
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Long term care
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Pharmaceuticals
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Physician
Question 35
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The total requested budget of the DHHS is
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$900 billion
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$18 billion
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$2 trillion
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$9 trillion
Question 36
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The U.S. healthcare system is
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A Market Maximization System
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A Market Minimization System
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A mix of many different systems, some market maximization/some minimization
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A blended single system of market maximization and market minimization
Question 37
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The United States spends about __________annually on healthcare
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$900 million
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$18 billion
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$2 trillion
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$9 trillion
Question 38
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The three core public health functions are
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Assurance, policy development and detection of disease
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Policy development, prevention of disease and assurance
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Assessment, detection of disease and policy development.
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Assessment, policy development, and assurance.
Question 39
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Under the fee-for-service system, providers had the incentive to
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deliver more services than what would be medically necessary because a greater volume would increase their incomes
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use less technology because they could increase their incomes by not using costly procedures
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discriminate cost increases because they could get paid whatever they would charge
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increase the level of quality in order to attract more patients
Question 40
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What is gatekeeping?
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The process by which patients are denied needed care
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The process by which primary care physicians refer patients to specialists
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The concept that specialists use more diagnostic tests than primary care physicians
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The idea that patients should be allowed to choose their own doctors
Question 41
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Which of the following falls on the Market Maximization side of the continuum?
Question 42
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Which of the following government agencies funds health professions education programs
Question 43
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Which of the following has the largest budget dollar allocation
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Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality
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Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services
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Food and Drug Administration
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National Institutes of Health
Question 44
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Which of the following is not a function of Public Health
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Activities to protect the environment
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Building Community Hospitals for underserved areas
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Making sure water supplies, restaurants, and food supplies are safe
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Providing preventive health services, such as vaccinations.
Question 45
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Which of the following is not an operational division of the DHHS
Question 46
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Which of the following statements is false
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In national health care programs, governments are immune from lawsuits
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Since the beginning of the20th century, national health insurance efforts have pushed the healthcare system towards the market minimization end of the continuum.
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A large number of elderly Americans are uninsured even though the government offers an insurance program for the elderly
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A large number of low income Americans are uninsured even though the government offers an insurance program for the poor.
Question 47
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Which of the following is a true statement
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Medicaid recipients are classified as medically uninsured.
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Under the Medicare program, eligibility criteria and benefits are consistent throughout the U.S.
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Part D of Medicare does not require the payment of a premium
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Most long term care services for the elderly are covered under Medicare.
Question 48
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Why was Medicare Part C created?
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To add a prescription drug benefit to the Medicare program
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To channel beneficiaries into managed care programs
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To provide services to children up to the age of 19
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To extend benefits to people with end-stage renal disease
Question 49
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[blank_start]Effectiveness[blank_end] defines the quality of the healthcare system, [blank_start]Efficiency[blank_end] defines the appropriate allocation of limited resources to achieve quality results, and [blank_start]Equity[blank_end] assumes distribution of healthcare services in a fair & equitable matter.
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Effectiveness
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Efficiency
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Equity
Question 50
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Which of the following is not one of the 5As of the 5A Model of Intervention
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ask
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advise
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alleviate
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assist
Question 51
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Which of the following is not an influence of social determinants on health behavior and outcomes
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Education and income affect health regardless of ethnic group
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Genetic factors in African Americans results in lower health status
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Mortality decreases with every increase in income and social/occupational rank
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Spirituality helps patients cope with disease
Question 52
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The U.S. Healthcare system can best be described as
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Expensive
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Fragmented
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Market Oriented
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All of the above
Question 53
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A healthcare system is evaluated by the three E’s.Which of the following is not one of the three E’s?
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Effective
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Efficient
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Equal
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Expensive
Question 54
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An example of a national health system within the U.S. is
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Military
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Medicare
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Medicaid
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All of the Above
Question 55
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Health Savings accounts are an example of
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Market Maximization
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Market Minimization
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Mandated Insurance
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National Health System
Question 56
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Most privately insured Americans gain healthcare insurance through
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Government programs
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Employee benefits
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Individual purchase
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Tax Payment
Question 57
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Which central agency manages the healthcare care delivery system in the United State?
Question 58
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Which of the following is not a true statement
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Compared to other nations, the U.S. uses a larger share of its economic resources for
health care.
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Managed care decreased the rate of growth in health spending between 1993 and 2000.
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Health care costs for the elderly are nearly 3 times more than those for the non-elderly.
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Underutilization of health care services is not a problem in the U.S.
Question 59
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Which factor below is a limiting factor on state’s ability to enact healthcare reform for their state.
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i. Most healthcare jurisdiction is granted to the federal government rather than the state government.
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ii. States are concerned with driving employers to other states that have less demands on employers for financing social problems
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iii. States are limited by federal laws such as EMTALA
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iv. States do not have to balance their budgets.
Question 60
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Differences in language, culture, religion, healthcare beliefs, care-seeking behaviors, or educational levels that the healthcare delivery system fails to accommodate
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i. Behavioral Risk Factors
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ii. Health Assessment Impact
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iii. Health Disparities
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iv. Non economic barriers
Question 61
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26. Decline in numbers of Americans insured through employer sponsored plans is because
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i. Employers are shifting costs to employees to discourage over-utilization of healthcare services.
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ii. More individuals are buying individual coverage so as not to be locked to a single employer
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iii. The aging of the American population created a decrease in jobs during the first decade of the 21st century.
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iv. The economic downturn resulted in a loss of jobs and/or employee benefits
Question 62
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Balance of physical, emotional, social, spiritual, and intellectual health
Question 63
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Which of the following is a true statement about the Patient Protection and Accessible Care Act passed in March 2010
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i. All uninsureds will gain access to healthcare insurance
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ii. Individuals and employers, with some exceptions, are mandated to have/offer healthcare insurance.
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iii. Children can stay on a parents plan until they are married and have a family of their own.
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iv. Government panels will determine how to ration healthcare services.
Question 64
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After full implementation of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ObamaCare)
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i. All Americans will have health insurance
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ii. An additional 32 million Americans will have health insurance
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iii. Employers will no longer provide health insurance as a benefit
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iv. All of the above
Question 65
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Why was SCHIP created?
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To provide health insurance to the elderly who do not qualify for Medicare
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To provide health insurance to low-income children who do not qualify for Medicaid
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To provide health insurance to immigrants who qualify for neither Medicare nor Medicaid
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All of the above
Question 66
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Which major public insurance program was legislated in 1965?
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medicare
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medicaid
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both a and b
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neither a nor b
Question 67
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Which federal legislation has put severe constraints on the states to pass employer mandates that would require employers to pay for their employees' health insurance?
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i. Health Security Act
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ii. Trade Adjustment Assistance Act
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iii. Employee Retirement Income Security Act
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iv. Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act
Question 68
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19. The Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA), 1974
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i. exempts self-insured plans from certain mandatory benefits
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ii. mandates that employers provide comprehensive health coverage
under their health insurance benefits
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iii. requires that low-income individuals be charged a lower premium
than those in high-income categories
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iv. outlawed discrimination in health insurance and retirement benefits
Question 69
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17. What is the primary mechanism that enables people to obtain health care services?
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i. Availability of services
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ii. Health insurance
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iii. Payment for services
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iv. Control of expenditures
Question 70
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16. Which of the following is not a behavioral risk factor?
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i. Irresponsible motor vehicle use
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ii. Inadequate physical exercise
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iii. Unsafe neighborhoods
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iv. Alcohol abuse
Question 71
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15. Which of the following factors is the leading cause of preventable disease and death in the United States?
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i. High fat diet
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ii. Heredity
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iii. Smoking
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iv. Unsafe sex
Question 72
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14. The wellness model is built on which of the following:
Question 73
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13. Which factor was the most instrumental in the growth of nonprofit community hospitals in the United States?
Question 74
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12. From the early 1900s to the about 1970 the American Healthcare System was in which era
Question 75
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11. The difference between longitudinal uninsured surveys and point in time uninsured surveys is
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i. The number of participants in the study
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ii. The length of time the participant is uninsured
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iii. The age grouping of the study participant
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iv. The number of questions on the survey
Question 76
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10. Lack of insurance can result in:
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i. Decreased utilization of lower cost preventive services
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ii. Increased need for more expensive, emergency health care
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iii. The spread of infectious disease
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iv. All of the above
Question 77
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9. What is the primary reason that a segment of the U.S. population has been uninsured?
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i. Medicare and Medicaid are the only public insurance programs
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ii. The U.S. has a voluntary system of health insurance
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iii. The poor cannot afford health insurance
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iv. U.S. health insurance is dominated by managed care
Question 78
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8. Americans between the ages of 18 and 34 are uninsured because
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i. They think they do not need insurance
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ii. They are more likely to have lower paying jobs
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iii. They are more likely to have part time/temporary jobs
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iv. All of the above.
Question 79
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7. Point of time surveys estimate the number of Americans over the age of 65 without insurance at
Question 80
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6. Point of time surveys estimate the number of uninsured Americans at
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i. 23 million
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ii. 32 million
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iii. 48 million
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iv. 75 million
Question 81
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5. What is the most pressing concern that Americans have expressed about health care in the US?
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i. Unavailability of timely services
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ii. Increased power of managed care
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iii. A large number of uninsured Americans
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iv. High cost of health care
Question 82
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4. What is the meaning of the term ‘Access?’
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i. All citizens have health insurance coverage
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ii. Availability of services
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iii. Employer-based health insurance
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iv. Ability to get health care when needed
Question 83
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3. How has Medicaid created a two-tier system of medical care delivery in the US?
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i. Many physicians do not serve Medicaid patients
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ii. Only the poor are insured under the Medicaid program.
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iii. Funding for the program is shared by both federal and state governments.
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iv. The program is heavily regulated.
Question 84
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2. Which central agency manages the healthcare care delivery system in the United State?
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i. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
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ii. Department of Health and Human Services
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iii. Department of Commerce
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iv. None
Question 85
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=On what grounds have middle-class Americans generally opposed proposals for a national
health insurance program?
Question 86
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9. What is an interest group?
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i. A group of lawmakers within Congress with a particular area of interest
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ii. A group of appointed judges with a particular political view point
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iii. An independent, non-governmental group united by a policy area, which lobbies and advocates its point of view to lawmakers
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iv. None of the above
Question 87
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8. The biggest share of national health spending is used by
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i. hospitals
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ii. physicians
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iii. prescription drugs
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iv. nursing home care
Question 88
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________reimbursement is based on the assumption that health care is provided in a set of identifiable and individually distinct units of services.
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i. Bundled-fee
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ii. Cost-plus
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iii. Prospective
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iv. Fee-for-service
Question 89
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6. Under the fee-for-service system, providers had the incentive to
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i. deliver more services than what would be medically necessary because a greater volume would increase their incomes
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ii. use less technology because they could increase their incomes by not using costly procedures
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iii. indiscrimate cost increases because they could get paid whatever they would charge
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iv. increase the level of quality in order to attract more patients
Question 90
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5. Under retrospective reimbursement, a health care organization is paid according to
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i. predetermined rates.
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ii. the number of patients served.
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iii. the costs incurred in operating the institution.
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iv. fees established by the organization
Question 91
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4. The amount of reimbursement is delivered before the services are delivered.
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i. Retrospective reimbursement
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ii. Cost-plus reimbursement
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iii. Prospective reimbursement
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iv. Fee-for-service
Question 92
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3. Organized medicine
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i. Concerted activities of physicians through the American Medical Association
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ii. Affiliation of physicians with medical schools
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iii. Standardized practice of medicine
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iv. Unionization of physicians
Question 93
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2. What main purpose was served by an almshouse in the preindustrial period?
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i. It was used to quarantine people who had contracted a contagious disease.
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ii. It provided free medical care and drugs to ambulatory patients.
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iii. It specialized in performing basic surgeries.
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iv. It performed general welfare and custodial functions.
Question 94
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1. Which Statement is false
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i. When hospitals first emerged in the United States, they were used primarily by the wealthy.
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ii. In the preindustrial era, much of the medical care in the US was provided by nonphysicians.
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iii. Pesthouses contained patients with a contagious disease from the general population.
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iv. In the preindustrial era, barbers often functioned as surgeons.
Question 95
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12. When patients have multiple health problems, this is called
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i. Coaffliction
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ii. Comortality
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iii. Codependency
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iv. Comorbidity
Question 96
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11. Which of the following statements is true?
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chronic condition is relatively severe, episodic, and often treatable.
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ii. Generally, people with better education have higher incomes and better health status.
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iii. Secondary prevention refers to rehabilitative therapies and the monitoring of health care processes to prevent complications or to prevent further illness, injury, or disability.
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iv. The presence of an agent means that disease will occur.