Delivering Healthcare in America: A Systems Approach Leiyu Shi & Douglas A. Singh

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