Question 1

A 2006 prediction that the U.S. health care system would unravel is likely to be realized within the next couple of years.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 2

Which of the following would probably be necessary to see further major change in health care policy?

Accepted Answer

A)  An increase in the proportion of the GDP devoted to health care 
B)  A threat to the U.S. economy by other events that would lead to a total package of changes 
C)  A change in the political party in power in the federal government 
D)  A decrease in the influx of foreign capital 
A)  An increase in the proportion of the GDP devoted to health care 
B)  A threat to the U.S. economy by other events that would lead to a total package of changes 
C)  A change in the political party in power in the federal government 
D)  A decrease in the influx of foreign capital B

Question 3

Which of the following may reduce administrative costs in some segments of the health care industry?

Accepted Answer

A)  Increased patient participation in making choices 
B)  Efficiency improvement in other sectors 
C)  Increased use of modern information technology 
D)  Individual and employer mandates of the ACA 
A)  Increased patient participation in making choices 
B)  Efficiency improvement in other sectors 
C)  Increased use of modern information technology 
D)  Individual and employer mandates of the ACA C

Question 4

What might be a result if physicians were to set up their own specialty hospitals?

Accepted Answer

A)  More specialists would be on salary in academic medical centers. 
B)  More specialists would be on salary in community settings. 
C)  The number of referrals would increase. 
D)  It could lead to additional restraints on referrals. 
A)  More specialists would be on salary in academic medical centers. 
B)  More specialists would be on salary in community settings. 
C)  The number of referrals would increase. 
D)  It could lead to additional restraints on referrals.

Question 5

Gawande suggests that a U.S. universal coverage objective could be met by:

Accepted Answer

A)  Medicare-for-all. 
B)  Medicaid-for-all. 
C)  Healthcare.gov-for-all. 
D)  any of the above. 
A)  Medicare-for-all. 
B)  Medicaid-for-all. 
C)  Healthcare.gov-for-all. 
D)  any of the above.

Question 6

Bureaucrats are cautious because their agencies can disappear from the congressional budget at any time.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

In a 2013 survey of 200 health care industry executives, ______ were strongly positive about the current quality of U.S. health care.

Accepted Answer

A)  1% 
B)  8% 
C)  16% 
D)  22% 
A)  1% 
B)  8% 
C)  16% 
D)  22%

Question 8

Why is the ACA shaky as a base for moving health care delivery?

Accepted Answer

A)  It can be easily damaged by lobbyists, congressional committees, or White House staff members. 
B)  It has the full support of the executive and legislative branches of the federal government. 
C)  It has been declared unconstitutional by the Supreme Court. 
D)  It relies upon budget decisions made by governors at the state level. 
A)  It can be easily damaged by lobbyists, congressional committees, or White House staff members. 
B)  It has the full support of the executive and legislative branches of the federal government. 
C)  It has been declared unconstitutional by the Supreme Court. 
D)  It relies upon budget decisions made by governors at the state level.

Question 9

The opposing position to the argument that there has to be acceptance of some market forces in the process of providing health care in the United States is that:

Accepted Answer

A)  health care is a highly imperfect marketplace. 
B)  the United States has long valued individualism. 
C)  the United States has a free-market economic system. 
D)  the United States does not currently have a single-payer system. 
A)  health care is a highly imperfect marketplace. 
B)  the United States has long valued individualism. 
C)  the United States has a free-market economic system. 
D)  the United States does not currently have a single-payer system.

Question 10

What is an advantage of the on-the-one-hand and on-the-other-hand approach?

Accepted Answer

A)  It can declare one approach as unequivocally superior. 
B)  It is based on objective information. 
C)  It is a scholarly approach. 
D)  It allows for differing value systems. 
A)  It can declare one approach as unequivocally superior. 
B)  It is based on objective information. 
C)  It is a scholarly approach. 
D)  It allows for differing value systems.

Question 11

A longer-term unraveling of the U.S. health care system could occur:

Accepted Answer

A)  As information technology is introduced. 
B)  As administrative costs come down. 
C)  As the bulk of the Baby Boomers age out of the workforce. 
D)  As the country reaches full employment. 
A)  As information technology is introduced. 
B)  As administrative costs come down. 
C)  As the bulk of the Baby Boomers age out of the workforce. 
D)  As the country reaches full employment.

Question 12

One factor that may allow educated consumers to make informed market decisions is that they feel confident enough in their knowledge to act on it.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

How many different, complete sets of regulatory requirements are there for the health care system?

Accepted Answer

A)  Two 
B)  Three 
C)  Four 
D)  Five 
A)  Two 
B)  Three 
C)  Four 
D)  Five

Question 14

Which of the following is NOT a constraint on the free-market approach to health insurance?

Accepted Answer

A)  The impact of cost shifting has already been achieved and the effect may be smaller than anticipated. 
B)  Shifting more costs to the consumer will result in reduced utilization. 
C)  Information on quality and price is so opaque that the market cannot function effectively. 
D)  Some purchasers are capable of researching a medical condition and some are not. 
A)  The impact of cost shifting has already been achieved and the effect may be smaller than anticipated. 
B)  Shifting more costs to the consumer will result in reduced utilization. 
C)  Information on quality and price is so opaque that the market cannot function effectively. 
D)  Some purchasers are capable of researching a medical condition and some are not.

Question 15

As the health care sector industrializes, it strengthens physician bargaining power.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 16

Which of the following is a key reason that employer-sponsored insurance is responsible for waste and overutilization in health care?

Accepted Answer

A)  There are no limits on deductibles consumers must pay. 
B)  It allows consumers to opt out of defined benefit programs. 
C)  It insulates consumers from economic consequences. 
D)  It does not allow businesses to opt out of defined benefit programs. 
A)  There are no limits on deductibles consumers must pay. 
B)  It allows consumers to opt out of defined benefit programs. 
C)  It insulates consumers from economic consequences. 
D)  It does not allow businesses to opt out of defined benefit programs.

Question 17

In the analogy of the lever and the fulcrum, the passage of the ACA is the lever.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

In the analogy of the lever and the fulcrum, why is the ACA considered a fulcrum?

Accepted Answer

A)  It is the handle that is used to move health care delivery. 
B)  It is the item that is moved by the lever of health care delivery. 
C)  It is the base against which a lever can operate to move health care delivery. 
D)  It is the force applied to any lever to move health care delivery. 
A)  It is the handle that is used to move health care delivery. 
B)  It is the item that is moved by the lever of health care delivery. 
C)  It is the base against which a lever can operate to move health care delivery. 
D)  It is the force applied to any lever to move health care delivery.

Question 19

Which of the following is a factor in the collapse of dependence on employers as the primary source of funding for health care for employees and their families?

Accepted Answer

A)  A growing health care marketplace 
B)  Lack of information to make informed decisions 
C)  Insufficient skills to participate in the health care market 
D)  Increasing international competition 
A)  A growing health care marketplace 
B)  Lack of information to make informed decisions 
C)  Insufficient skills to participate in the health care market 
D)  Increasing international competition

Question 20

The argument that employer-sponsored insurance insulates consumers from the economic consequences of waste and overutilization is a weak one.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

A 2006 prediction that the U.S. health care system would unravel is likely to be realized within the next couple of years.

Which of the following would probably be necessary to see further major change in health care policy?

Which of the following may reduce administrative costs in some segments of the health care industry?

What might be a result if physicians were to set up their own specialty hospitals?

Gawande suggests that a U.S. universal coverage objective could be met by:

Bureaucrats are cautious because their agencies can disappear from the congressional budget at any time.

In a 2013 survey of 200 health care industry executives, ______ were strongly positive about the current quality of U.S. health care.

Why is the ACA shaky as a base for moving health care delivery?

The opposing position to the argument that there has to be acceptance of some market forces in the process of providing health care in the United States is that:

What is an advantage of the on-the-one-hand and on-the-other-hand approach?

A longer-term unraveling of the U.S. health care system could occur:

One factor that may allow educated consumers to make informed market decisions is that they feel confident enough in their knowledge to act on it.

How many different, complete sets of regulatory requirements are there for the health care system?

Which of the following is NOT a constraint on the free-market approach to health insurance?

As the health care sector industrializes, it strengthens physician bargaining power.

Which of the following is a key reason that employer-sponsored insurance is responsible for waste and overutilization in health care?

In the analogy of the lever and the fulcrum, the passage of the ACA is the lever.

In the analogy of the lever and the fulcrum, why is the ACA considered a fulcrum?

Which of the following is a factor in the collapse of dependence on employers as the primary source of funding for health care for employees and their families?

The argument that employer-sponsored insurance insulates consumers from the economic consequences of waste and overutilization is a weak one.

Introduction

American Exceptionalism - Conceptual and Structural

American Exceptionalism Historical and Political

Where Do We Want to Be

What Are the Governmental Alternatives

The Policy Analysis Process: Identification and Definition

The Policy Analysis Process: Health Technology Assessment

The Policy Analysis Process: Evidence-Based Medicine

The Policy Analysis Process: Evaluation of Political Feasibility

The Policy Analysis Process: Evaluation of Economic Viability

The Policy Analysis Process: Analysis of Values

Implementation Strategy and Planning

Health Professional Leadership

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Exam 14: All Those Levers and Still No Fulcrum

A 2006 prediction that the U.S. health care system would unravel is likely to be realized within the next couple of years.

Which of the following would probably be necessary to see further major change in health care policy?

Which of the following may reduce administrative costs in some segments of the health care industry?

What might be a result if physicians were to set up their own specialty hospitals?

Gawande suggests that a U.S. universal coverage objective could be met by:

Bureaucrats are cautious because their agencies can disappear from the congressional budget at any time.

In a 2013 survey of 200 health care industry executives, ______ were strongly positive about the current quality of U.S. health care.

Why is the ACA shaky as a base for moving health care delivery?

The opposing position to the argument that there has to be acceptance of some market forces in the process of providing health care in the United States is that:

What is an advantage of the on-the-one-hand and on-the-other-hand approach?

A longer-term unraveling of the U.S. health care system could occur:

One factor that may allow educated consumers to make informed market decisions is that they feel confident enough in their knowledge to act on it.

How many different, complete sets of regulatory requirements are there for the health care system?

Which of the following is NOT a constraint on the free-market approach to health insurance?

As the health care sector industrializes, it strengthens physician bargaining power.

Which of the following is a key reason that employer-sponsored insurance is responsible for waste and overutilization in health care?

In the analogy of the lever and the fulcrum, the passage of the ACA is the lever.

In the analogy of the lever and the fulcrum, why is the ACA considered a fulcrum?

Which of the following is a factor in the collapse of dependence on employers as the primary source of funding for health care for employees and their families?

The argument that employer-sponsored insurance insulates consumers from the economic consequences of waste and overutilization is a weak one.

Introduction

American Exceptionalism - Conceptual and Structural

American Exceptionalism Historical and Political

Where Do We Want to Be

What Are the Governmental Alternatives

The Policy Analysis Process: Identification and Definition

The Policy Analysis Process: Health Technology Assessment

The Policy Analysis Process: Evidence-Based Medicine

The Policy Analysis Process: Evaluation of Political Feasibility

The Policy Analysis Process: Evaluation of Economic Viability

The Policy Analysis Process: Analysis of Values

Implementation Strategy and Planning

Health Professional Leadership

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