Understanding Universal Healthcare: Key Quiz Insights

Score for this attempt: 21 out of 30 Submitted Jan 16 at 10:51am This attempt took 59 minutes. Question 1 1 / 1 pts Americans pose many arguments against universal healthcare, including all of the following EXCEPT that universal care would not cover all citizens. decreases quality of care. is too expensive. is a type of socialism. Question 2 1 / 1 pts How do emergency rooms contribute to rising healthcare costs? The federal government must reimburse hospitals for most unpaid emergency room care. An emergency room is prohibited from discharging patients without their consent. Emergency rooms do not practice defensive medicine.

People without insurance use the emergency room for nonemergency treatment. Question 3 1 / 1 pts Which of the following provisions of the Affordable Care Act was struck down by the Supreme Court in 2012? The individual mandate The employer mandate The requirement that states must expand Medicaid eligibility The requirement that states must establish, or accept federally established, health insurance exchanges Incorrect Question 4 0 / 1 pts The Affordable Care Act created health insurance exchanges. Which of the following is the BEST definition of these exchanges? Exchanges are government-run insurance programs. Exchanges are available to individuals but not businesses. Exchanges are marketplaces for private insurance companies.

Exchanges are for people with preexisting conditions or who have been denied insurance. Question 5 1 / 1 pts Gerald must work __________hours per week for his employer to share the cost of insurance under the employer mandate aspect of the Affordable Care Act (ACA)? 10 20 30 40 Incorrect Question 6 0 / 1 pts Joe and Molly Wilson lack access to healthcare. Which of the following is LEAST likely to explain why? Their urban residence Their age Their employment status

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Their ethnicity Question 7 1 / 1 pts What does the phrase “paradox of efficiency” mean? The United States spends a lot on healthcare yet has poorer than expected health outcomes. The United States spends less than other nations on healthcare yet ranks among the top three care-providing countries. The United States cannot meet the demand for healthcare, despite having the largest system in the world. Americans must increasingly go abroad for healthcare, despite the fact that the United States trains most of the world's doctors. Incorrect Question 8 0 / 1 pts The Affordable Care Act (ACA) created __________ specifically to encourage integration of physicians and hospitals. medical foundations managed care organizations hospital-affiliated medical practices

financial incentives Incorrect Question 9 0 / 1 pts A psychologist is qualified to do all of the following EXCEPT hold individual and family therapy sessions. diagnose serious mental, behavioral, or emotional disorders. develop programs to raise awareness of psychological issues. prescribe medication to reduce the symptoms of mental illnesses. Question 10 1 / 1 pts Jessica is a clinical nurse specialist who works with patients facing end-of-life issues such as intense pain and loss of ability to perform most activities of daily living. She is MOST likely a __________. critical care nurse genetics nurse palliative care nurse

rehabilitation nurse Question 11 1 / 1 pts Manipulative medicine is a hands-on technique that is likely to be employed by all of the following EXCEPT __________. chiropractors naturopathic physicians physical therapists endocrinologists Incorrect Question 12 0 / 1 pts Catherine sought treatment from a healthcare practitioner for her frequent migraines. The practitioner told her to stop smoking and get more exercise, recommended she take acetaminophen for mild migraines, and also prescribed Imitrex, a triptan, for more severe migraines. The type of healthcare practitioner Catherine MOST likely visited was a __________. doctor of chiropractic neurologist doctor of medicine

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physical therapist Question 13 1 / 1 pts Which of the following would be MOST likely to work with infants and toddlers who have, or are at risk for, developmental delays? clinical social worker occupational therapist psychiatric social worker health psychologist Question 14 1 / 1 pts Burnout among physicians is quite common. Reasons for job dissatisfaction and low morale of physicians include all of the following EXCEPT mounting pressure to reorganize medicine and control costs. patients have begun to assume too much of the responsibility for their health. insurers and Medicare pay the least amount possible for the greatest amount of work.

an increased volume of patients to cover costs have led to shortened patient consultations. Question 15 1 / 1 pts __________ use their understanding of psychological principles in the legal and criminal justice system to help judges, attorneys, and other legal specialists understand the psychological issues in criminal cases and often testify in court as expert witnesses. Clinical psychologists Industrial–organizational psychologists Forensic psychologists Neuropsychologists Question 16 1 / 1 pts Which of the following is the best example of assessment as it relates to the public health system? Setting goals and initiatives Making legislation Collecting health statistics

Building health clinics Question 17 1 / 1 pts Which federal agency has made many critical public health discoveries, including the development of fluoride to prevent tooth decay and the human papillomavirus (HPV) vaccine? Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) National Institutes of Health (NIH) Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Question 18 1 / 1 pts The decision to extend the deadline for enrollment in the state insurance exchanges established by the Affordable Care Act is an example of a __________. judicial decision macro policy operational decision

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rule and regulation Question 19 1 / 1 pts Which federal agency is tasked with ensuring healthcare access for underprivileged populations? Food and Drug Administration (FDA) Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) National Institutes of Health (NIH) Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) Incorrect Question 20 0 / 1 pts Mercy Hospital is a participant in the Medicare program; as such, the federal government controls the rate at which Mercy is reimbursed for services. What kind of regulation is this an example of? redistributive regulation rate regulation market-preserving regulation distributive regulation

Question 21 1 / 1 pts What is epidemiology primarily concerned with? Funding disease prevention efforts Educating and staffing health experts Curing disease Studying disease patterns and distribution Question 22 1 / 1 pts Which of the following presents the policy cycle in the correct order? agenda-setting; policy formulation; decision-making; policy implementation; policy evaluation agenda-setting; decision-making; policy implementation; policy formulation; policy evaluation policy formulation; agenda-setting; decision-making; policy evaluation; policy implementation

agenda-setting; policy formulation; decision-making; policy evaluation; policy implementation Question 23 1 / 1 pts Which department was the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) originally part of? Department of Health and Human Services Department of Energy Department of Commerce Department of Agriculture Incorrect Question 24 0 / 1 pts A big risk to individuals’ confidentiality is that by default, health records are shared in their entirety. are provided to anyone who requests them. become part of the public record after the person dies. are the property of the server on which they are stored.

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Question 25 1 / 1 pts What is the main reason that spending on medical technology research and development in the United States exceeds that in any other country? The majority of such research is funded by the government. The cost of such research is tax deductible for corporations. The majority of such research is privately funded. Such research can potentially lead to a Nobel Prize. Incorrect Question 26 0 / 1 pts Ted, a high school teacher, sees that the PE coach appears to be having a heart attack, but he hesitates to use the school’s automated external defibrillator because he has no medical training. All of the following are reasons Ted should feel more confident about using the defibrillator EXCEPT these machines are now totally automated. these machines are relatively easy to operate. even if used incorrectly, defibrillators cause little harm. Good Samaritan laws protect him from being held liable.

Question 27 1 / 1 pts Which of the following is NOT one of the benefits of patients’ ability to use the Internet to obtain medical information? It can lead to a more efficient healthcare system. It can help people make more informed decisions about their medical care. It can level the playing field through equal access to information. It encourages people to self-diagnose. Incorrect Question 28 0 / 1 pts The overuse of some medical technologies has been attributed to patients’ and providers’ disregard for the high costs of technology. This disregard stems from all the following reasons EXCEPT there has been little effort until lately to determine whether a high-cost technology is medically necessary. doctor bills sent to patients generally show only the total amount owed, and not what each item costs. the explanation of benefits sent by insurance companies to patients does not contain itemized information.

insurance companies do not send patients explanations of benefits once their deductible is met. Question 29 1 / 1 pts Physicians can generate a __________ report using information available in disease registries to help determine how well a provider organization is doing in delivering care for a specific patient population. registry generate exception progress patient stratified population Question 30 1 / 1 pts What type of information does a registry-generated exception report contain? Names of physicians who are not covered by a particular insurer Names of patients who are in remission for various diseases such as cancer Names of patients for whom a certain treatment or medication would not be appropriate

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