Chapter 08 Health Care USA Understanding Its Organization and Delivery 8th Edition

Chapter 08 Health Care USA Understanding Its Organization and Delivery 8th Edition

Complete Chapter Questions With Answers

Sample Questions Are Posted Below

Multiple Choice

1. Although the ACA will enact sweeping U.S. health care system reforms, one fundamental element of the system that will remain unchanged is:

1. health insurance regulation
2. the number of uninsured Americans
3. the individually based focus on reimbursement for care
4. financing of health care expenditures through a combination of public and private sources

Ans.:  D

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2. The current highest personal care expenditure in the U.S. is for:

1. home health services
2. hospital care
3. hospice care
4. prescription drugs

Ans.:  B

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3. Despite U.S. health care spending exceeding by far, expenditures of 28 other developed nations, U.S. health outcomes lag far behind. Extensive research has concluded that reasons for high U.S. high expenditures are:

1. Americans’ high demands for specialty care
2. overuse of expensive technology and higher per capita physician visit rates
3. higher U.S. per capita income and much higher U.S. prices for medical care
4. vastly superior health care

Ans:  C

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4. Major drivers of U.S. health expenditures include:

1. advancing medical technology, growth in the older population, specialty medicine, labor intensity, and reimbursement system incentives
2. political and consumer concerns over the costs of care relative to its quality
3. adoption of European models of health care services delivery
4. a combination of employer, consumer, purchaser and provider interests

Ans.:  A