Medicaid Chapter.13 Exam Questions - Health Economics 7e Complete Test Bank by James W. Henderson. DOCX document preview.
Chapter 13: Medicaid
Multiple Choice
1. Medicare and Medicaid were enacted by the Johnson administration in 1965 as amendments to which federal law already in existence?
- Welfare Act of 1960.
- Social Security Act.
- Employee Retirement and Income Security Act.
- Managed Care Act.
- Equal Rights Act.
2. Which of the following statements is true about the Medicaid program?
- Eligibility standards are uniform across states.
- The program is totally funded by federal tax revenues.
- Everyone in the poverty-level population is eligible for benefits.
- About 20% of total outlays are for nursing home and home health care for the elderly.
- All of the above are true.
3. The most significant expansion of Medicaid since its inception occurred in 1997 and is referred to as
- SCHIP.
- SHIP.
- TANF.
- AFDC.
- Empirical research indicates that the expansion of Medicaid has led to a number of unintended consequences including
- an increase in the incidence of low-birth weight babies among participants.
- fewer pregnant women seeking prenatal care.
- an increase in the birthrate among the eligible population.
- all of the above.
- Currently, about 60% of all Americans younger than 65 living below the poverty level receive assistance through Medicaid
- Which of the following statements is not true about the Medicaid expansion under the ACA?
- Families with income less than 138% of the FPL are covered.
- The federal government covered 100% of the total cost of the expansion from 2014-2016
- In June 2012, the Supreme Court ruling made the expansion mandatory for the states.
- Beyond 2016, the federal will pay 90% of the expansion cost, with the states paying the other 10%.
- Federal Law establishes the Medicaid eligibility threshold for pregnant women with children at a minimum of 133% of the poverty level for all states
- In 2015, the Medicaid overall spending was higher than expected by:
- 49%
- 50%
- 60%
- 62%
- The evidence seems to indicate that Medicaid coverage is associated with better health outcomes when compared to individuals with other forms of insurance.
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