In a national health insurance system, health care is financed through:
A Only those that are uninsured would be guaranteed a basic package of
health services
B Tax dollars in which the employers guarantees health care services to all
citizens.
C Employee tax dollar contributions that would go towards a health care
fund.
D Tax dollars in which the government guarantees health care services to
all citizens Correct Ans - D. Tax dollars in which the government
guarantees health care services to all citizens.
The U.S. health care system is based on the:
A Social justice principle
B Market justice principle
C National health care reform
D Socialized medicine Correct Ans - B. Market justice principle
Which of the following subsystems of healthcare delivery in the US is most
'socialized'?
A VA
B Medicaid
C Public Health
D Managed Care Correct Ans - B. VA
What can the US learn most from other countries in healthcare delivery?
A Enhance Medical Technology
B Increase Spending on Healthcare
C Improve Access to Care
D Spread Managed Care Correct Ans - C Improve Access to Care
The U.S. health care system is massive and complex involving multiple
players and each player has opposing interests.
A True
B False Correct Ans - A True
During the Preindustrial era, medical practice was extremely competitive.
What caused this intense competition?
, A The government and clergymen were against using medical procedures.
B Anyone, untrained or trained, could be a physician.
C Medical practice required experience.
D Medical procedures of the time were primitive. Correct Ans - B
Anyone, untrained or trained, could be a physician.
Almshouses served as:
A Political meeting places.
B Isolation facilities.
C A house to store equipment to treat patients.
D Houses for inmates, elderly, the homeless, orphans, the ill and disabled.
Correct Ans - D Houses for inmates, elderly, the homeless, orphans, the
ill and disabled.
The American Medical Association (AMA) played a dominant role in:
A Developing unions for physicians and nurses.
B Employing physicians.
C Stimulating the profession and protecting the interests of physicians.
D Organizing medical services in the hospital. Correct Ans - C
Stimulating the profession and protecting the interests of physicians.
What was one of the main reasons for the failure of national health
insurance proposed by President Clinton in 1993?
A The AMA opposed the program as government interference with the
private practice of medicine.
B The program was not designed to cover all Americans.
C Americans were unwilling to pay higher taxes for such a program.
D Employers opposed the program as government interference with the
employer-employee relationship. Correct Ans - C Americans were
unwilling to pay higher taxes for such a program.
Which of the following programs is means tested?
A Employer-based health insurance
B Medicaid
C Medicare - Part A
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