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AHIP101 EXAM 2 OF INTRODUCTION TO HEALTH PROFESSIONS - FORTRIS
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ESTUDYAHIP101 EXAM 2 OF INTRODUCTION TO
HEALTH PROFESSIONS - FORTRIS
1. **Why did concerns about nearly one-fifth of the GDP being spent on healthcare and many people
being uninsured lead to action?**
- A. Passage of Medicare Part D in 2003
- B. Passage of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) in 2010
- C. Creation of Medicaid in 1965
- D. Expansion of COBRA coverage
**Answer:** B. Passage of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) in 2010
2. **Why was the Affordable Care Act (ACA) passed in 2010?**
- A. To lower taxes on medical devices
- B. In response to rising healthcare costs
- C. To increase the number of uninsured Americans
- D. To reduce the quality of healthcare
**Answer:** B. In response to rising healthcare costs
3. **What were the three main goals of the Affordable Care Act (ACA)?**
- A. Increase health insurance premiums, improve medical devices, lower taxes
- B. Decrease the number of uninsured, increase the quality and efficiency of healthcare, slow rising
healthcare costs
- C. Expand Medicare, raise the retirement age, decrease employer-sponsored insurance
- D. Reduce hospital size, cut doctor salaries, remove Medicaid
**Answer:** B. Decrease the number of uninsured, increase the quality and efficiency of healthcare,
slow rising healthcare costs
4. **What were the main objectives of the Affordable Care Act (ACA) when it became law in March
2010?**
- A. Reduce the number of hospitals and doctors
- B. Increase access to healthcare and improve quality while controlling costs
- C. Limit access to prescription drugs
- D. Remove the federal Medicaid program
**Answer:** B. Increase access to healthcare and improve quality while controlling costs
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5. **What were some of the outcomes of the Affordable Care Act (ACA)?**
- A. Decrease in the number of people insured
- B. 15 million people gained health coverage, uninsured rate dropped from 17% to 10%, and 12
million enrolled in Medicaid or CHIP
- C. Increase in the cost of all healthcare services
- D. Higher taxes on health insurance plans
**Answer:** B. 15 million people gained health coverage, uninsured rate dropped from 17% to 10%,
and 12 million enrolled in Medicaid or CHIP
6. **What new options did people have for getting health insurance after the ACA was passed?**
- A. No new options were created
- B. Expanded Medicare for all, mandatory employer coverage, and no private insurance
- C. More options through employers, direct enrollment, staying on parents' plans, shopping on the
Marketplace, and expanded Medicaid
- D. Only employer-sponsored plans
**Answer:** C. More options through employers, direct enrollment, staying on parents' plans,
shopping on the Marketplace, and expanded Medicaid
7. **What program offers insurance for small businesses with up to 100 employees?**
- A. COBRA
- B. Medicare Advantage
- C. Small Business Health Options Program (SHOP)
- D. Medicaid
**Answer:** C. Small Business Health Options Program (SHOP)
8. **How can young adults stay insured under the ACA?**
- A. They must buy their own insurance immediately after turning 18
- B. They can remain on their parents' health plan until age 26
- C. They are only eligible for Medicaid
- D. They must be employed full-time to have insurance
**Answer:** B. They can remain on their parents' health plan until age 26
9. **What new option did the ACA create for people with incomes between 100% and 400% of the
federal poverty level (FPL)?**
- A. Medicaid
- B. Medicare
- C. Marketplace with federal subsidies
- D. Employer-sponsored insurance only
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**Answer:** C. Marketplace with federal subsidies
10. **When was the Affordable Care Act (ACA) fully implemented?**
- A. Immediately in 2010
- B. All parts were implemented by 2018
- C. Parts of the ACA were implemented by 2012
- D. It was never fully implemented
**Answer:** B. All parts were implemented by 2018
11. **What did the federal and state governments create between 2010 and 2012 under the ACA?**
- A. New hospitals and clinics
- B. The Marketplace for health insurance
- C. Medicare Advantage plans
- D. Public health campaigns against smoking
**Answer:** B. The Marketplace for health insurance
12. **What group of Americans became eligible for health insurance after the ACA was passed?**
- A. Only adults with high incomes
- B. Americans with pre-existing conditions who were previously denied coverage
- C. Only those over 65
- D. Only people with government jobs
**Answer:** B. Americans with pre-existing conditions who were previously denied coverage
13. **How did the ACA try to control healthcare costs while improving quality?**
- A. By reducing access to emergency services
- B. By requiring all health plans to cover essential health benefits and focusing on preventive services
- C. By eliminating health insurance altogether
- D. By lowering healthcare standards
**Answer:** B. By requiring all health plans to cover essential health benefits and focusing on
preventive services
14. **What was the Hospital Readmission Reduction Program (HRRP) designed to do under the ACA?**
- A. Increase hospital readmissions
- B. Reduce hospital readmissions and lower costs
- C. Raise the cost of hospital stays
- D. Eliminate emergency room care
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