1. To access public health care services, Canadian citizens and legal immigrants ____.

Select one:

a.need to first purchase a small policy for the non-covered supplementary services

 b.are mandated to participate in a health insurance exchange or employer-sponsored health plan

 c.are mandated to enroll in a government health plan or pay a penalty

 d.need to enroll in the provincial government health plan

2. The underlying principal of "consumer-driven health care" is ____.

Select one:

a.the provision of care in the community where possible

 b.health care for all according to individual need

 c.the economists' model of competitive markets

 d.an emphasis on preventive care over curative care

3. The vast majority of uninsured Americans (77% as of 2010) are ____.

Select one:

a.able-bodied adults in working families

 b.unemployed

 c.children in poor families

 d.the poor, the disabled, and the elderly

4. What did members of the Jackson Hole Group recommend to bring managed competition to the American health care system?

Select one:

a.They sought to inject market principles (through the operation of an internal market) into an overwhelmingly public, tax-supported enterprise.

 b.They sought to increase competition on quality measures in order to reduce the power of HMOs whih were denying coverage for needed care.

 c.The pushed to expand and formalize the responsibility of businesses to collectively finance health care for their respective employees.

 d.They pushed for the formation of insurer networks, which would then bargain for the best care at the lowest price.

5. Professional advocacy organizations, such as the Children's Defense Fund and the American Academy of Pediatrics, ____.

Select one:

a.have good flows of communication to and from community-based parents

 b.are limited to using the media to convey their message

 c.have limited understanding of legislative processes

 d.can mobilize their constituencies to put grassroots pressure on legislators

6. Which statement accurately describes attitudes towards NHS reforms as of 2012?

Select one:

a.After several months of its national "listening tour," the government responded by increasing the independence and power of the commissioning groups.

 b.Under popular pressure, the NHS was prohibited from hiring foreign companies or their subsidiaries to run GP medical practices.

 c.Members of the public were generally indifferent as to whether health care was  provided by the private or public sector as long as they received the care they required.

 d.At a recent meeting of the BMA, doctors voted to join a campaign to expand the roles of the private sector in the NHS.

7. How did the Oregon Basic Health Services Act limit the services available to the Medicaid population?

Select one:

a.by creating a list of diagnosis and treatment pairings

 b.by tightening up eligibility to reduce the Medicaid rolls

 c.by reducing health provider reimbursement rates

 d.by eliminating lifesaving but costly procedures

8. Which statement is accurate regarding managed care provided by HMOs and other organizations around 2000?

Select one:

a.They caused health care consumers and their physicians to rebel at the limits imposed on providers.

 b.They prioritized consumers' desires over the prerogatives of the medical providers.

 c.They successfully reduced national health spending by forcing efficiencies on to medical providers.

 d.They triggered many strikes by medical providers seeking higher reimbursement rates.

9. The Beveridge Report of 1942 focused on ____.

Select one:

a.measures to improve the well-being of the British people after the war

 b.the creation of a National Health Service

 c.mass evacuations to avoid the nightly bombing raids in London and other cities

 d.the elimination of class boundaries through legal measures

10. The amount of Oregon state funds available to noneducation services, including health care, was ____.

Select one:

a.increased by the sales tax

 b.unaffected by the balanced budget requirement

 c.increased by "the kicker"

 d.limited by a ballot initiative restricting property tax increases and shifting school funding to the state