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LSUS MHA 710 Exam Questions With
Correct Answers.
The accompanying diagram depicts the relationship between health status and medical care
spending for a particular country. Assume the current spending level is S1 on TP1. All of the
statements below are true? - answer✔s1 levels of spending are often described as spending on
the flat of the curve.
The primary tasks required to conduct a successful cost effectiveness study are all of the
following except: - answer✔**identifying the overall cost of a health condition on society.
-adequately measuring the effectiveness of the procedures evaluated.
-identifying and measuring all relevant costs.
-establishing the relevant alternative(s) for comparison.
-ranking the alternatives in terms of overall costs.
Factors affecting the level of medical care demand include all of the following except: -
answer✔**price of medical care.
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-demographic characteristics.
-physician factors.
-health status.
-economic standing.
The intangible costs associated with reduced quality of life include: - answer✔pain and suffering
Suppose you must rely exclusively on cost-effectiveness analysis (CEA) to determine whether a
category of people receives an expensive, potentially lifesaving, intervention. Which of the
following considerations must you keep in mind when making your decision? - answer✔CEA
ignores the possibility that certain unidentified individuals in a group may have a greater than
normal positive response to the treatment.
Under which of the following circumstances is the principal-agent relationship likely to be most
problematic? - answer✔Between surgeons and patients.
Researchers use cost-of-illness studies for all of the following except to: - answer✔compare the
relative efficiency of treating various conditions.
When area income increases by 20 percent, what occurs? - answer✔quantity demanded rises by
10.0 percent.