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Health Care Delivery in the United States Questions
Question 1 of 5
Which best describes the most common organization for receiving personal health care in the United States today?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Managed care has become a dominant paradigm in health care. This model has replaced fee for service by a physician in independent practice or physicians in a group practice, and care in a community health center.
Question 2 of 5
Which level of government primarily establishes regulations and provides funding for health care?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: The federal government has been assuming a larger role in the protection of the population through regulation and funding. Local health departments establish local health codes, fund public hospitals, and provide services to populations at risk who often lack health insurance. State health departments are highly dependent on the federal level of resources and guidance. Regional health districts are not used as a level of government in the United States.
Question 3 of 5
Which federal agency is responsible for administering most of the federal health-related activities?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: Most health-related activities at the federal level are implemented and administered by the HHS. The responsibility of the CDC is to keep the public safe and healthy. The responsibility of the HRSA is to improve access to health care services for vulnerable groups in the population. The main responsibility of the NIH is biomedical and health-related research.
Question 4 of 5
Which federal agency is responsible for the Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) program, food stamps, and school-based nutrition programs?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: The Department of Agriculture administers the inspection of meat and milk and provides funds for the WIC program (supplemental nutrition), the food stamp program, and the school-based nutrition program. The Aid to Dependent Children is a program, not a department, that provided financial assistance to families with limited financial resources. The Department of Education administers and coordinates resources related to education. The Department of Health and Human Services is responsible for protecting the health of all Americans.
Question 5 of 5
Which best describes the approach to health care used by states?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: Many state and local government programs were developed on the basis of availability of federal funds. Funds are accompanied by regulations, which apply to all recipients. These have served to standardize health policy. Federal funding is limited, thus there is limited opportunity for experimentation. Legislators must be involved in ongoing education in order to keep up to date on what is happening with programs that have been implemented. Insurance regulations are monitored by individual states, so reimbursement concerns are unable to cross state lines.