2.A major benefit of not allowing two hospitals to merge into one hospital system is____.

a)there will be competition between the two hospitals on price and quality.

b)the two hospitals will never have a medical arms race (make a decision to purchase medical technology based on what the other hospital is doing).

c)two hospitals operating separately always operate more efficiently than a jointly owned hospital system.

d)the two hospitals are less likely to have politically corrupt administrators working at the hospital.

3.From the perspective of the surrounding community, a possible major benefit of allowing two hospitals to merge is________.

a)the two hospitals will face less competition and will be able to charge higher fees.

b)overall administrative costs will be lowered due to restructuring/laying off workers and greater negotiation power with input suppliers.

c)the two hospitals will acquire much more medical technology equipment, such as MRI machines, than they would before merging.

d)physicians will only have to remember the name of one hospital system instead of two different hospitals.

4.Between 1965 and 2000 the average length of stay at hospitals dramatically _________________, in part because

a)decreased; patients admitted through hospital emergency rooms were treated more quickly over time.

b)decreased; hospital reimbursement changed such that hospitals are paid based on the diagnosis of the patient.

c)increased; there is more technology available to use to treat patients.

d)increased; patients were more likely to stay in rehabilitation and physical therapy programs within the hospital as inpatients.

5.In 2011 the fertility (birth) rate in Canada was 1.7.This tells us that the population in Canada is on track to __________________ in the near future and in fact, the total fertility rate in the developed world has been _____________ the replacement fertility rate during the past few decades.

a)decline; abovec) increase; above

b)decline; belowd) increase; below