HSC 310 STUDY GUIDE EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS ALL CORRECT
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HSC 310 STUDY GUIDE EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS ALL CORRECT
Which of the following could be classified as being the highest health care cost and is continuing to increase? - Answer- prescription drugs?
On what grounds have middle-class Americans generally opposed proposals for a national health...
HSC 310 STUDY GUIDE EXAM
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS ALL
CORRECT
Which of the following could be classified as being the highest health care cost and is
continuing to increase? - Answer- prescription drugs?
On what grounds have middle-class Americans generally opposed proposals for a
national health insurance program - Answer- higher taxes
Which of the following is a reason that no specific programs exist to serve the needs of
minority populations in the US? - Answer- there is little consensus among policy makers
on what can or should be done to design professional education, sensitivity to special
needs, and services in appropriate areas
Which racial/ethnic group has the highest rate of uninsurance? - Answer- hispanic
What is the major health challenge of the migrant populations? - Answer- infectious
disease
Which of the following is true for a 40-year old man who rarely exercises and eats few
fruits and vegetables? - Answer- he is at increased risk for chronic disease
Who has the highest risk of developing human immunodeficiency virus (HIV/acquired
immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS) in the US? - Answer- children living below poverty
level
Which racial/ethnic group is least likely to use mammography? - Answer- hispanic
Which does the federal Ryan White CARE act fund - Answer- development of treatment
and care options for persons with HIV and AIDS
Which of the following is the leading cause of death for children and adolescents? -
Answer- unintentional injuries
Children under the age of 18 comprise approximately what percentage of the homeless
population? - Answer- 22.8%
In the absence of specific therapy to interrupt transmission of HIV, an infected woman
has what percent chance of having a child born with HIV? - Answer- 20%
, In general, most of the uninsured populations in the US are: - Answer- using fewer
services than the insured
How many benefit periods can you have? - Answer- unlimited
how many days with medicare pay for services in a SNF in one benefit period? -
Answer- 100 days max
which are means-tested? - Answer- medicaid and CHIP
DRGs are one method of which type of payment system? - Answer- prospective
the biggest medicare fraud case in history was a ____ home health care scam in Dallas.
- Answer- $375 million
in a free market, when demand goes up, price ___ - Answer- goes down
which agency "certifies" hospitals? - Answer- Joint commission or JCAHO
which term is associated with NEW/developing cases? - Answer- incidence
which is associated with the total number of people with the condition at a particular
time? - Answer- prevelance
what is the # of new cases (or deaths) per year, expressed as the # of cases per
100,000 population at risk - Answer- crude rate
enforcing medicare regulations is an example of a - Answer- regulatory tool
the Hill-Burton act is an example of a - Answer- distributive tool
medicaid is an example of a - Answer- redistributive tool
the benefits are spread to everyone in a - Answer- distributive tool
when money or power is taken from one group and given to another group, it's a -
Answer- redistributive tool
which type of policy tool is more politically charged? - Answer- redistributive tool
the first step in the policy cycle is - Answer- issue raising
AMA, AARP. AHA are all examples of - Answer- interest groups
which is better obamacare or the ACA? - Answer- they are the same thing
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