Exam Prep Dewar Comparing Healthcare Systems Chapter 15

Dewar ASQZ

Chapter 15

Multiple Choice

1. Which healthcare model is based on a concept of social solidarity and characterized effectively by a universal insurance coverage generally within the framework of social security?

[1] Consumer sovereignty model

[2] Bismarck model

[3] Beveridge model

[4] Consumer-dependent model

<Answer: 2>

<Complexity: Moderate>

<A-head: Elements of a Healthcare System>

<Subject: Chapter 15, Page 124>

Multiple Choice

2. Which country is most commonly associated with the National Health Service Model?

[1] United Kingdom

[2] United States

[3] New Zealand

[4] Sweden

<Answer: 1>

<Complexity: Moderate>

<A-head: Elements of a Healthcare System>

<Subject: Chapter 15, Page 124>

Fill-in-the-Blank

3. _____________________, which are private nonprofit companies, are responsible for collecting funds and reimbursing healthcare providers and hospitals.

<Answer: Sickness funds>

<Complexity: Moderate>

<A-head: Elements of a Healthcare System>

<Subject: Chapter 15, Page 125>

Multiple Response

4. Which of the following are essential features of the Canadian healthcare system?

[1] National insurance

[2] Free choice of medical provider

[3] Public production of medical services

[4] Regulated global budgets and fees for healthcare providers

<Answer: 1, 2, 4>

<Complexity: Difficult>

<A-head: Summary of Various Healthcare Systems>

<Subject: Chapter 15, Page 125>

Multiple Response

5. Which of the following are distinguishing characteristics of the healthcare system in the United Kingdom?

[1] Free choice of medical provider

[2] Private contracting of medical services

[3] Global budgets for hospitals

[4] Fixed-salaries for hospital-based physicians

[5] Capitation payments to general practitioners

<Answer: 3, 4, 5>

<Complexity: Difficult>

<A-head: Summary of Various Healthcare Systems>

<Subject: Chapter 15, Page 125>

Matching

6. Match the four stages associated with the development and diffusion of medical technology to the appropriate description.

[1] Original investigation for the advancement of scientific knowledge without specific commercial objectives.

<Answer: Basic research>

[2] Yields solutions for the prevention, treatment, or curing of diseases.

<Answer: Applied research>

[3] New medical technologies are evaluated using human subjects.

<Answer: Clinical investigation and testing>

[4] Commercial introduction, adoption, and spreading of medical technologies.

<Answer: Diffusion>

<Complexity: Difficult>

<A-head: Performance of the U.S. Healthcare System>

<Subject: Chapter 15, Page 127>

Multiple Choice

7. In Singapore, which program is an endowment established by the government to finance the healthcare needs of the poor?

[1] MediGap program

[2] MediSave program

[3] MediShield program

[4] MediFund program

<Answer: 4>

<Complexity: Moderate>

<A-head: Performance of the U.S. Healthcare System>

<Subject: Chapter 15, Page 128>

True/False

8. In terms of overall satisfaction, the German system was superior but only by a slight margin relative to that in the United Kingdom.

<Answer: True>

<Complexity: Easy>

<A-head: Performance of the U.S. Healthcare System>

<Subject: Chapter 15, Page 128>

True/False

9. If the poll results were confined to the elderly, the United States healthcare system is superior with 69% of the elderly satisfied with their healthcare system and the United Kingdom ranked second with 61% of satisfied households.

<Answer: False>

<Complexity: Easy>

<A-head: Performance of the U.S. Healthcare System>

<Subject: Chapter 15, Page 128>

True/False

10. The 2011 study by Jankaushiene and Jankauskaite of 10 European countries found that overall, the countries that provided the best quality and healthcare access are Austria, Denmark, and Germany.

<Answer: True>

<Complexity: Easy>

<A-head: Performance of the U.S. Healthcare System>

<Subject: Chapter 15, Page 129>