Questions shown in class

Question 1

According to current estimates, what percentage of a person’s health status is determined by location?

Answer 1

60%

Question 2

Which of the following determinants exerts the least influence?

Answer 2

Genetics (8-10%), compared to medical care (20%), behaviors (20%), and social/societal (55%)

Question 3

As of 2015, what percentage of countries have NO mental health policy?

Answer 3

40%

Question 4

What does STEEEP stand for?

Answer 4

Safe, timely, effective, efficient, equitable, and patient-centered care.

Question 5

T/F: The sum of spending on healthcare delivery and the SDOH in the U.S. is about the same as other countries

Answer 5

True

Question 6

T/F: Nearly 75% of payments in the U.S. HC system come from public funds

Answer 6

False (closer to 50%)

Question 7

When considering waste in the U.S., what is not included?

Answer 7

FFS (fee-for-service)
- What IS included: overtreatment, admin waste, pricing failures, failure of delivery/coordination, fraud/abuse. 25% of GDP (800B) is waste

Question 8

Some of the ways in which the ACA improved coverage include all of the following except:

Answer 8

Instituting bundle payments for providers

Question 9

What is the triple aim of the U.S. healthcare system? (aka their 3 goals):

Answer 9

Lower per capita costs, improve population health, and improve patient care/the patient experience (less over/underuse)

Question 10

What is the reliability (aka how successful the U.S. is at applying evidence based medicine) for appropriate care?

Answer 10

55-60%

Question 11

What are the principles of the CHA (1984)?

Answer 11

Universality, accessibility, publicly funded, comprehensive, portability

Question 12

What is NOT covered by the NHS in the UK?

Answer 12

Long-term care

Question 13

Which healthcare system does France most closely resemble?

Answer 13

A cross between Beveridge, Bismarck, and an NHI model.

Question 14

Italy’s NHI generates revenue for the national insurance by?

Answer 14

VAT and corporate taxes.

Question 15

T/F: The Swiss system is built on the Bismarck model with mandated health insurance, utilizing public insurance exchanges.

Answer 15

False

Question 16

“Empanelment” in Costa Rica refers to:

Answer 16

The way patients are assigned to primary care hubs

Question 17

Strengths of the Norwegian health system does NOT include:

Answer 17

Low wait times

Question 18

T/F: Most of the physicians, providers, and hospitals in Japan are private and not for profit.

Answer 18

True

Question 19

T/F: NICE in the UK supports patients in navigating their healthcare system

Answer 19

False

Question 20

The 5 C’s from Barbara Starfield for good primary care are:

Answer 20

Coordination, patient-centered, comprehensive, first-contact, continuous

Question 21

T/F: Taiwan’s NHI is mostly funded by employer/employee premiums

Answer 21

True

Question 22

What percentage of Hispanic patients were uninsured in 2019?

Answer 22

21%

Question 23

What statement best characterizes the micro model of policymaking in healthcare?

Answer 23

Its currency can take the form of money, power, contracting, and leadership.

Question 24

What percentage of premature deaths in the U.S. can be attributed to lifestyle and environmental risks?

Answer 24

50%