Chapter 9 Quiz

Question 1

The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act includes provisions for the following:

Answer 1

Improving quality, expanding Medicaid, providing access to health care for all Americans

Question 2

Efforts to control the costs of Medicare have been undertaken via legislation mandated to create prospective payment systems for:

Answer 2

Physicians using RBRVs

Question 3

Medicaid programs are uniform across states.

Answer 3

False

Question 4

All states expanded their Medicaid programs as part of the Affordable Care Act.

Answer 4

False

Question 5

The Children’s Health Insurance Program is a form of public health insurance coverage.

Answer 5

True

Question 6

Medicaid spending increases as the result of:

Answer 6

Expansion of services of many types, rising unemployment and increases in the uninsured, and expansions as a result of the ACA

Question 7

The TRICARE military health care system provides coverage for:

Answer 7

Active duty military personnel, retired military personnel, and their families

Question 8

CHIP is a program that provides for

Answer 8

Children in low-income families who would not typically qualify under Medicaid

Question 9

Fee-for-service is a form of payment whereby an individual pays a fixed, pre-specified amount in exchange for services.

Answer 9

False

Question 10

Access to the care of specialist physicians is limited in which type of health plan?

Answer 10

None of these are correct