Exam 14: All Those Levers and Still No Fulcrum

Why might programs on the state level be less exposed to risk than federal programs or agencies?

Why are employers an unreliable fulcrum?

Employers are an unreliable fulcrum because they continue to opt out of defined benefit programs.

Which of these is a source of pressure on low-income families to pay a larger share of their income for health care?

The effort to shift more costs to the consumer may not reduce utilization because much of its impact has already been achieved through increased deductibles and copays.

One argument in favor of the single-payer system is that many segments of U.S. society cannot afford to participate in the marketplace.

What problem may still exist even if changes are instituted to give quality and price information directly to the consumer?

In a 2013 survey of 200 health care industry executives, ______ were strongly positive about our ability to improve both quality and inflation-adjusted cost.

Predictions that the ACA will lead to a single-payer system are based on which of the following assumptions?

Gawande argues that single-payer is the only way to achieve universal coverage in the United States.