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Economic Foundation of the US Healthcare Delivery System Questions
Question 1 of 5
Which statement best describes the message that public health leaders are trying to emphasize to the public?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Although there are many public health messages in the media, from quitting smoking to getting a checkup, the primary message currently being emphasized by public health, as well as all the media coverage of the constantly increasing cost for health care, is for each person to take responsibility for his or her own health through choosing healthy lifestyle behaviors. Supporting legislative efforts is not as important as the need for individuals to take responsibility for their own health.
Question 2 of 5
Which conclusion can be drawn from reviewing how health care costs are spread over a person's lifetime?
Correct Answer: A
Rationale: Health care expenditures increase with age, dramatically so at older ages.
Question 3 of 5
Which best describes a current trend related to health care services?
Correct Answer: B
Rationale: There is a national shift from nonprofit health care to for-profit health care as large for-profit organizations take over smaller community organizations. Because emphasis is on profit, mechanisms of achieving higher reimbursement have been developed. Coding of the patient's illness from the CPT codes determines reimbursement. Use of computerized medical record programs almost ensures that service can be reimbursed at the highest rate possible. This has changed health care practices to the use of services that are low in cost and higher in reimbursement. High-cost services are limited or not offered.
Question 4 of 5
Which statement best describes a major event that occurred in the 1960s that affected health care?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: The popularity and benefits of employer-provided insurance plans were recognized, as was the reality that some segments of society were being neglected. The 1960s, with a pervasive thrust for social justice, presented the opportunity to move toward universal health care coverage. Titles XVIII and XIX of the Social Security Act created Medicare and Medicaid, respectively. There was no increase in funding for training of health care providers, voluntary payment of taxes by hospitals, and an increase in the amount of charity care provided in the 1960s.
Question 5 of 5
Which best describes what happens when a health care organization receives federal funding for a special health care need?
Correct Answer: D
Rationale: When the funding is no longer provided, the programs cease, which results in lack of continuity of care. Research may be done related to the program, other programs may be developed because of the current program that is being implemented, and participants may encourage local funding to continue. However, the most likely outcome is that the program will end when the funding ends, so there is no continuity in the services that are provided.