Deck 4: History of the Development of Rural Health in the USA

Question 1

_____________ started tracking cholera outbreak in London in 1854.

A) Louis Pasteur
B) John Snow
C) Alexander Fleming
D) Rudolf Virchow
E) None of these is correct.

Answer 1

B

Question 2

_____________ published a general report on the sanitary conditions of the laboring population of Great Britain.

A) Emil von Behring
B) Bernardino Ramazzini
C) Edwin Chadwick
D) Charles Hennekens
E) Jonas Salk

Answer 2

C

Question 3

The Affordable Care Act makes revisions and restructuring in:

A) healthcare finance.
B) healthcare delivery.
C) minimum standards for health coverage.
D) private health insurance market.
E) All of these are correct.

Answer 3

E

Question 4

Public health in the US began in the:

A) early 1700s.
B) early 1800s.
C) late 1700s.
D) late 1800s.
E) None of these is correct.

Question 5

Part D of Medicare covers:

A) inpatient hospital services.
B) preventive care.
C) prescription drugs.
D) outpatient hospital services.
E) None of these is correct.

Question 6

In addition to the Hill-Burton Act, other legislation that prompted rural public health includes:

A) Rural Resources Act of 1977.
B) Public Health Service Act of 1975.
C) Rural Health Clinic Act of 1977.
D) Public Resource Service Act of 1975.
E) Public Health Service Act of 1975 and Rural health clinic Act of 1977 only.

Question 7

President ____________ signed the law that effected the Medicare program.

A) Richard Nixon
B) John Kennedy
C) Lyndon Johnson
D) Gerald Ford
E) Dwight Eisenhower

Question 8

Eligibility criteria for Medicare include:

A) people over the age of 65 years.
B) people under the age of 65 years with certain disabilities.
C) anyone below federal poverty income level.
D) people of any age with end stage renal disease.
E) people under the age of 65 years with certain disabilities and people of any age with end stage renal disease.

Question 9

President ____________ signed the law that effected the Affordable Care Act (ACA).

A) George Bush
B) Bill Clinton
C) Barrack Obama
D) Ronald Reagan
E) Jimmy Carter

Question 10

Medicare is made up of all the following parts except:

A) Part A.
B) Part B.
C) Part C.
D) Part D.
E) Part E.

Question 11

The Office of the Rural Health Policy (ORHP) assist states by:

A) collecting health related information.
B) conducting research.
C) offering technical assistance.
D) policy advocacy.
E) All of these are correct.

Question 12

Recommendations from the Massachusetts sanitary commission includes all the following except:

A) supervision of town planning and building.
B) new census schedule.
C) supervision of water supply and waste disposal.
D) survey of local health conditions.
E) establishment of a state board of health.

Question 13

The focus of public health in the 1800s was sanitation and close proximity (overcrowding).

Question 14

One hundred percent of rural hospital closures have been in non-expanded states.

Question 15

In the 1800s, public health in rural areas existed through local community organization and nurses.

Question 16

The primary goal of the ACA (Affordable Care Act) is to decrease access to health insurance and make it less affordable.

Question 17

States play a minor role in expanding Medicaid, reviewing health insurance premium increases, enforcing new market regulation, and developing health insurance exchange.

Question 18

The Affordable Care Act is a comprehensive healthcare reform.

Question 19

The main objective of Medicaid is to provide access, better quality of care, specific benefits, and enhanced outreach programs for the elderly or disabled.

Question 20

Medicaid Part A is for inpatient hospital services.

Question 21

In the 1800s, in rural areas, formal local health departments were created because of disease outbreaks.

Question 22

In 1945, the Hill-Burton Act passed by congress funded creation of hospitals and health centers in rural areas. Currently, there is mass closure of rural hospitals in the US. Should rural hospitals close? If no, any suggestions on how this can be reversed?

Question 23

The discussion on comprehensive healthcare coverage for all Americans has met with a lot of skepticism. Do you think this is possible, and if yes, can you propose strategies on how this can be done?

Question 24

What is the future of rural health in the US, and what factors contribute to this future?