Deck 8: Measuring Health Care Expenditures and Trends

Question 1

In the U.S. in 2010, how much was spent on healthcare?

A) $2 trillion
B) $2.2 trillion
C) $2.6 trillion
D) 3 trillion

Answer 1

$2.6 trillion

Question 2

The definitions for expenditures and costs

A) Are interchangeable
B) Have no apparent definitional differences
C) Focus on how much is spent on an item
D) Are not the same

Answer 2

Are not the same

Question 3

Consumer Price Index has the following limitations

A) Measures change in price not in expenditure
B) Measures change in price not price levels
C) Measures the price charged not the price received by a producer
D) All of the above

Answer 3

All of the above

Question 4

Data sources for the publishing of U.S. healthcare expenditures

A) Come from a single consistent source
B) Are pieced together from multiple data sources
C) Are collected systematically
D) Simply not found

Question 5

U.S. health care expenditures since 1980 have

A) Remained on a par with other prices
B) Have been below other prices
C) Have risen far faster than other prices
D) Are of no concern to the insured

Question 6

Data sources for the publishing of international comparisons through OPEC

A) Is a much easier process than in the U.S.
B) Is very similar to the process in the U.S.
C) Is even greater process than in the U.S.
D) Is considered a very reliable source

Question 7

Government expenditures account for what percent of the total health expenditure?

A) 25.5%
B) 38.2%
C) 46.5%
D) 53.9%

Question 8

Out of pocket costs make up on average what percentage of total expenditures?

A) 14%
B) 17%
C) 20%
D) 25%

Question 9

Pharmaceuticals growth in spending since the late 1990s

A) Has remained constant with other health care costs
B) Has continued to grow faster than spending for other health care services
C) Has had slower growth in spending than other health care services
D) Is not successfully tracked

Question 10

International health expenditures information from OPEC shows that the U.S. is

A) Is almost one-third higher than any other country
B) At the same rate of growth as other countries
C) Is below the rate of spending growth of most countries
D) Is the lowest of the OPEC countries

Question 11

Expenditures mean the same as costs.

Question 12

The Consumer Price Index takes into account the changes in the quality of services provided.

Question 13

The lack of a consistent data source on U.S. healthcare expenditures makes it difficult to successfully administer certain types of health care reform.

Question 14

The primary source of International comparisons on health care spending comes from the journal Health Affairs.

Question 15

Since 1980 health care expenditures have remained on a par with other prices.

Question 16

The largest growth rate for U.S. health care expenditures is with physician office visits.

Question 17

Out of pocket expenditures for health care in 2008 were at 14%.

Question 18

Pharmaceutical expenditures growth has remained the same as other health care services.

Question 19

One of the major reasons for the increase in the number of uninsured is rising health care costs.

Question 20

Cost control continues to be a major issue for U.S. health care expenditures.