Healthcare in the US

Question 1

What is the major objective of the Affordable Care Act?

a. To reduce cost
b. To enhance quality
c. To simplify administration
d. To provide insurance coverage

Answer 1

d. To provide insurance coverage

Question 2

The ACA is an example of:

a. Social justice
b. Market justice
c. Both a and b
d. Neither a nor b

Answer 2

a. Social justice

Question 3

Which central agency manages the health care delivery system in the United States?

a. Centers for Disease Control 
    and Prevention
b. Department of Health and 
    Human Services
c. Department of Commerce
d. None

Answer 3

d. None

Question 4

What does the data represented in the graph below show?

a. There is no relationship 
    between income and race.
b. As income goes up, the 
    perception of health went 
    down.
c. There is no relationship 
    between health status and 
    income.

Answer 4

c. There is no relationship
between health status and
income.

Question 5

Which entity oversees the licensure of health care facilities?

a. The Joint Commission
b. Federal government
c. State government
d. Local county or city
government

Answer 5

c. State government

Question 6

The wellness model is built on which of the following:

a. Intervention
b. Adequate public health and
social services
c. Understanding risk factors
d. All of the above

Answer 6

d. All of the above

Question 7

Which of the following are common problems associated with Disaster Response:

a. Not enough medical 
    equipment, personnel & 
    hospital space
b. Not enough food, clothing, 
    shelter for victims & displaced 
    population
c. Communications, assessment 
    of victims' needs & initial on-
    site coordination
d. All of the above.

Answer 7

d. All of the above.

Question 8

Eligibility for coverage under Title XIX (Medicaid) of the Social Security Act is based upon:

a. Age
b. Disability
c. Financial means
d. Cost

Answer 8

c. Financial means

Question 9

Which of the following statements are true regarding hospital care in the US?

a. Only the federal government 
    may issue a hospital license.
b. Not all “in-patients” require 
    overnight stays in the 
    hospital.
c. Accreditation is a private 
    function and is voluntary.
d. Hospitals do not require a 
    license to operate.

Answer 9

c. Accreditation is a private 
    function and is voluntary.

Question 10

Which of the following represents the origins of contemporary healthcare ethics?

a. The Nazi medical 
    experiments
b. The Tuskegee Syphilis Study
c. The Nuremberg Code
d. All of the above

Answer 10

d. All of the above