Health Care Systems
Study Guide – Social Work 151 / Fall 2009 - STEWART
Delivering Healthcare in America: A Systems Approach
Leiyu Shi & Douglas A. Singh
Chapter 1: A Distinctive System of Health Care Delivery
Multiple Choice Questions
1. The primary objectives of a healthcare system include all of the following except: a. Enabling all citizens to receive healthcare services b. Delivering healthcare services that are cost-effective c. Delivering healthcare services using the most current technology, regardless of cost d. Delivering healthcare services that meet established standards of quality
2. The U.S. healthcare system can best be described as: a. Expensive b. Fragmented c. Market-oriented d. All of the above
3. For most privately insured Americans, health insurance is: a. Employer-based b. Financed by the government c. Privately purchased d. None of the above
4. Medicare is primarily for people who meet the following eligibility requirement: a. Elderly b. Low-income c. Children d. Disabled
5. Medicaid is primarily for people who meet the following eligibility requirement: a. Elderly b. Low-income c. Children d. Disabled
6. The role of the government in the U.S. healthcare system is: a. Regulator b. Major financer c. Medicare and Medicaid reimbursement rate-setter d. All of the above
7. Which of the following is a characteristic of a socialized health insurance system? a. Health care is financed through government-mandated contributions by employers and employees b. Health care is delivered by government-employed providers c. Both a and b d. Neither a nor b
8. Which of the following is an overarching goal of Healthy People 2010? a. Decrease health care costs b. Create a more coordinated health care system c. Establish a national health insurance program d. Increase quality and years of healthy life
9. Which of the following is a dimension of social health? a. Sociability
Delivering Healthcare in America: A Systems Approach
Leiyu Shi & Douglas A. Singh
Chapter 1: A Distinctive System of Health Care Delivery
Multiple Choice Questions
1. The primary objectives of a healthcare system include all of the following except: a. Enabling all citizens to receive healthcare services b. Delivering healthcare services that are cost-effective c. Delivering healthcare services using the most current technology, regardless of cost d. Delivering healthcare services that meet established standards of quality
2. The U.S. healthcare system can best be described as: a. Expensive b. Fragmented c. Market-oriented d. All of the above
3. For most privately insured Americans, health insurance is: a. Employer-based b. Financed by the government c. Privately purchased d. None of the above
4. Medicare is primarily for people who meet the following eligibility requirement: a. Elderly b. Low-income c. Children d. Disabled
5. Medicaid is primarily for people who meet the following eligibility requirement: a. Elderly b. Low-income c. Children d. Disabled
6. The role of the government in the U.S. healthcare system is: a. Regulator b. Major financer c. Medicare and Medicaid reimbursement rate-setter d. All of the above
7. Which of the following is a characteristic of a socialized health insurance system? a. Health care is financed through government-mandated contributions by employers and employees b. Health care is delivered by government-employed providers c. Both a and b d. Neither a nor b
8. Which of the following is an overarching goal of Healthy People 2010? a. Decrease health care costs b. Create a more coordinated health care system c. Establish a national health insurance program d. Increase quality and years of healthy life
9. Which of the following is a dimension of social health? a. Sociability