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According to current estimates, what percentage of a person’s health status is determined by location?
60%
Which of the following determinants exerts the least influence?
Genetics (8-10%), compared to medical care (20%), behaviors (20%), and social/societal (55%)
As of 2015, what percentage of countries have NO mental health policy?
40%
What does STEEEP stand for?
Safe, timely, effective, efficient, equitable, and patient-centered care.
T/F: The sum of spending on healthcare delivery and the SDOH in the U.S. is about the same as other countries
True
T/F: Nearly 75% of payments in the U.S. HC system come from public funds
False (closer to 50%)
When considering waste in the U.S., what is not included?
FFS (fee-for-service)
- What IS included: overtreatment, admin waste, pricing failures, failure of delivery/coordination, fraud/abuse. 25% of GDP (800B) is waste
Some of the ways in which the ACA improved coverage include all of the following except:
Instituting bundle payments for providers
What is the triple aim of the U.S. healthcare system? (aka their 3 goals):
Lower per capita costs, improve population health, and improve patient care/the patient experience (less over/underuse)
What is the reliability (aka how successful the U.S. is at applying evidence based medicine) for appropriate care?
55-60%
What are the principles of the CHA (1984)?
Universality, accessibility, publicly funded, comprehensive, portability
What is NOT covered by the NHS in the UK?
Long-term care
Which healthcare system does France most closely resemble?
A cross between Beveridge, Bismarck, and an NHI model.
Italy’s NHI generates revenue for the national insurance by?
VAT and corporate taxes.
T/F: The Swiss system is built on the Bismarck model with mandated health insurance, utilizing public insurance exchanges.
False
“Empanelment” in Costa Rica refers to:
The way patients are assigned to primary care hubs
Strengths of the Norwegian health system does NOT include:
Low wait times
T/F: Most of the physicians, providers, and hospitals in Japan are private and not for profit.
True
T/F: NICE in the UK supports patients in navigating their healthcare system
False
The 5 C’s from Barbara Starfield for good primary care are:
Coordination, patient-centered, comprehensive, first-contact, continuous
T/F: Taiwan’s NHI is mostly funded by employer/employee premiums
True
What percentage of Hispanic patients were uninsured in 2019?
21%
What statement best characterizes the micro model of policymaking in healthcare?
Its currency can take the form of money, power, contracting, and leadership.
What percentage of premature deaths in the U.S. can be attributed to lifestyle and environmental risks?
50%
