Question 1 Very few insurance policies require a contribution from the covered individual which may be a copayment, deductible or coinsurance which...

Question 1

1. Very few insurance policies require a contribution from the covered individual which may be a copayment, deductible or coinsurance which is called cost sharing.
2. True
3. False

4 points 

Question 2

1.    Primary care is important to U.S. healthcare because:
2. It is the point of entry in the health care system where the patient makes contact with the system.
3. It focuses on short term interventions that may require a specialist's intervention.
4. It is the most complex level of medical care needed to complicated health issues.
5. It is based on a referral from a primary care provider.

4 points 

Question 3

1. What is the responsibility of the Food and Drug Administration?
2. Ensures that labeling of food has accurate information
3. Improve the quality, safety, efficiency and effectiveness of healthcare
4. Performs research towards curing disease
5. All are correct statements

4 points 

Question 4

1. What are Physician Hospital Organizations (PHOs)?
2. They include physicians hospitals, surgical centers and other providers that contract with a managed care plan to provide health services. 
3. They restrict Managed Care Organization (MCO) members to a list of providers they can use for care.
4. They are the gatekeeper for all members' services.
5. All of these are correct.

4 points 

Question 5

1. Primary prevention avoids the development of a disease. Promotion activities such as health education are primary prevention. Other examples include smoking cessation programs, immunization programs, and educational programs for pregnancy and employee safety.
2. True
3. False

4 points 

Question 6

1. Pesthouses, operated by local governments, were used to quarantine people who had contagious diseases such as cholera. These institutions were the predecessor of hospitals.
2. True
3. False

4 points 

Question 7

1. Tertiary prevention reduces the impact of an already established disease by reducing disease related complications. It focuses on rehabilitation and monitoring of diseased individuals.
2. True
3. False

4 points 

Question 8

1. The Surgeon General is the U.S. chief health educator who provides information on how to improve U.S. health
2. True
3. False

4 points 

Question 9

1. Physicians who receive the Doctor of Medicine use an allopathic approach which means they actively intervene in attacking and eradicating disease and focus their efforts on the disease.
2. True
3. False

4 points 

Question 10

1. The Medicare Rural Hospital Flexibility Program (MRHP) was created as part of the Balanced Budget Act of 1997 which allows some rural hospitals to be classified as critical access hospitals if they have no more than 25 acute care beds and provide emergency care.
2. True
3. False

4 points 

Question 11

1. There is no principle of the U.S. health care system such as duty to treat that means that any person deserves basic health care.
2. True
3. False

4 points 

Question 12

1. Local health departments are the governmental organization that provides the least direct services to the population
2. True
3. False

4 points 

Question 13

1. Many health care systems are evaluated using the Iron Triangle-- a concept that focuses on the balance of three factors--quality, cost and accessibility to health care.
2. True
3. False

4 points 

Question 14

1.   Why are life expectancy rates calculated?
2. They calculate the average life expectancy of a country.
3. They are often used as a comparison measure of a country's health status.
4. They can be used to compare both male and female life expectancy rates.
5. All of these are correct.

4 points 

Question 15

1. This senior fitness program, Silver Sneakers is a free program to Medicare participants which encourages the elderly to participate in organized exercise at national fitness chains. 
2. True
3. False

4 points 

Question 16

1. Group insurance is a type of private insurance that anticipates that a large group of individuals will purchase insurance through their employer and the risk is spread among those paying individuals.
2. True
3. False

4 points 

Question 17

1. State health departments often develop targeted large education campaigns regarding a specific health issue in their area. Secondary prevention activities are focused on early disease detection which prevents progression of the disease. Screening programs such as high blood pressure testing is an example of secondary prevention activities.
2. True
3. False

4 points 

Question 18

1. Voluntary health insurance (VHI) is a type of private health insurance that is provided by not for profit and for profit health plans such as BlueCross Blue Shield.
2. True
3. False

4 points 

Question 19

1. Inpatient care centers include ambulatory surgical centers, emergency rooms, urgent care centers. These centers provide different types of services that can be obtained without staying overnight.
2. True
3. False

4 points 

Question 20

1. Public health focuses on the relationship between a provider and a patient looking primarily for guidance on how to cure their diseases.
2. True
3. False

4 points 

Question 21

1. Certified nursing midwives (CNM) are registered nurses who have graduated from a nurse-midwifery education program that has been accredited by the American College of Nurse-Midwives' Division of Accreditation.
2. True
3. False

4 points 

Question 22

1. The gross domestic product is the total finished products or services that are produced in a country within six months.
2. True
3. False

4 points 

Question 23

1. The most common type of prospective reimbursement is a service benefit plan which is used primarily by managed care organizations.
2. True
3. False

4 points 

Question 24

1. The infant mortality rates are measures of the number of children less than one year of age who die.  
2. True
3. False

4 points 

Question 25

1.  Another term for alternative health is called
2. Robotic surgery
3. Health informatics
4. Complementary and alternative medicine
5. Kidney dialysis