Deck 12: The American Health Care System

Question 1

An individual medical savings account is

A)An idea pushed by liberals.
B)A program that largely benefits the poor.
C)An idea supported by conservatives.
D)Freely accessible to all.

Answer 1

C

Question 2

Describe Medicare in its entirety.

Answer 2

no answer

Question 3

Health care in the US is a contentious issue because people disagree on whether

A)Health care should be attached to public assistance.
B)People should have the right to die movement.
C)Access should be a right or a privilege.
D)It should consider the increase in infant mortality in the United States.

Answer 3

C

Question 4

Most health care costs in the United States are paid

A)By private insurers.
B)By government supplements.
C)By public insurers.
D)Out-of-pocket.

Question 5

The following is NOT part of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act

A)Most U.S.citizens and legal residents must have health insurance in 2014.
B)All lifetime caps on the amount of insurance coverage an individual can have will be banned.
C)Insurance companies are prohibited from denying children coverage based on a pre-existing condition.
D)All hospitals must provide abortions on demand.

Question 6

The largest share of SCHIP funds come from the federal government.This is ________% of the funds.

A)73.
B)48.
C)65.
D)82.

Question 7

What is the health care crisis in the US? What are the arguments being proposed? Explain.Be as comprehensive as possible.

Question 8

In 2013,the expenditure for physician and clinical services was

A)The smallest.
B)The largest.
C)The third largest.
D)The second largest.

Question 9

Medicaid was enacted in

A)1965.
B)1980.
C)1976.
D)1935.

Question 10

A single-payer system would have

A)Discontinued private health insurance coverage.
B)The complete elimination of private medical care.
C)Death panels.
D)To create all new hospitals.

Question 11

Francisco,who is Hispanic,is 22.He lives with his parents in a low-cost neighborhood.He is likely to

A)Have excellent health care coverage.
B)Have no health care coverage.
C)Have minimal health care coverage.
D)Have coverage through Medicare.

Question 12

In 2014,national health care expenditures in the United States were approximately

A)$1.2 trillion.
B)$100 billion.
C)$500 billion.
D)$3 trillion.

Question 13

Describe Medicaid in its entirety.

Question 14

Medicare is part of the

A)Social Security Act program.
B)Health Care for All.
C)Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.
D)No Child Left Behind.

Question 15

What are the major components of medical services in the United States?

Question 16

Of these countries,which one has the highest infant mortality rates?

A)Greece
B)Slovakia
C)Cuba
D)The United States of America

Question 17

Approximately how many million Americans lack health insurance coverage?

A)60
B)13
C)22
D)33

Question 18

Health savings accounts are

A)An alternative to Medicare.
B)A tax-free shelter for people with high-deductible health insurance.
C)An opportunity for the poor to access further health coverage.
D)Not tax-sheltered accounts.

Question 19

What are your recommendations to address the health care crisis in the US? Why?

Question 20

Lauren is 19 weeks pregnant and is suffering from severe eclampsia and chooses to terminate the pregnancy

A)Federal funds can be used to pay for the abortion.
B)No funds,federal or private can be used to pay for the abortion.
C)Either federal or private funds can be used to pay for the abortion.
D)Only private funds can be used to pay for the abortion.