Deck 21: Medicare Reform

Question 1

Liberals have long advocated for

A) System of social insurance
B) Welfare approach
C) Benefits of capitalism
D) None of the above

Answer 1

System of social insurance

Question 2

The American Medical Association has

A) Supported universal health care
B) Remained neutral regarding universal health care
C) Consistently fought efforts for universal health care
D) Left efforts to the government

Answer 2

Consistently fought efforts for universal health care

Question 3

Part A of Medicare covers

A) Physician services
B) Hospital care
C) Drug costs
D) Insurance gaps

Answer 3

Physician services

Question 4

Part B of Medicare covers

A) Hospital costs
B) Physician Services
C) Drug Costs
D) Insurance gaps

Question 5

Part D of Medicare covers

A) Hospital costs
B) Physician costs
C) Drug costs
D) Insurance gaps

Question 6

Medicare in 1992 implemented price controls and global expenditure targets for payment

A) Hospitals
B) Physician services
C) Drug prices
D) Medical device prices

Question 7

Medicare Part D is

A) Easily understood benefit
B) A supplemental income tax payment
C) Voluntary
D) A very unpopular offering

Question 8

Costs for Medicare have

A) Grown as the same rate as GDP
B) Remained lower than the rate of GDP
C) Not been effectively calculated
D) Exceeded GDP growth

Question 9

Medicare was passed as a result of a political landslide in 1964 and as a result of the focus on the elderly.

Question 10

The U.S. is the only industrialized nation not providing universal health care to its population.

Question 11

The ACA was the first attempt for the U.S. to provide universal health care.

Question 12

Physician services were left out of the initial Medicare proposals as a strategy to temper physician opposition.

Question 13

Medicare was the first piece of legislation for the Great Society program.

Question 14

Medicare Part A eligibility is totally voluntary.

Question 15

Medicare Part B eligibility is based on payment through payroll taxes that are mandatory for all workers.

Question 16

The baby boomer generation impact is thought to be slight on Medicare.

Question 17

Cost of Medicare expenditures is well below GDP growth.

Question 18

Out of pocket expenditures are on the rise.