Question 1(2.5 points) Which of the following are used to enhance access to and lower the cost of insurance to individuals and small groups in the Affordable Care Act? Question 1 options:

Safety net providers

Products of ambulatory care and surgery

Flexible spending accounts

Health insurance purchasing cooperatives Question 2(2.5 points) Which of the following was among the main catalysts for the healthcare reform success in the 21st century? Question 2 options:

Escalating healthcare costs

Increasing proportion of those with insurance coverage

Less concern about the healthcare system

Decreased utilization of healthcare services Question 3(2.5 points) In _______, private insurance is available for some forms of "frill" or optional health services, but not services covered under the compulsory national health insurance program. Question 3 options:

Germany

Singapore

the United Kingdom

Canada Question 4(2.5 points) Why is the cost of healthcare in the United States higher than in other countries? Question 4 options:

Providers consistently overuse or misuse medical treatments.

Insurance companies sell policies only to high-risk individuals.

Americans are less healthy on average.

Goods and services typically cost more in the United States than anywhere else. Question 5(2.5 points) What reason do critics cite as to why hospitals and integrated healthcare delivery systems don't reorganize to reduce errors? Question 5 options:

Few financial incentives

Poor doctor-patient relationships

Satisfaction with the current structure

Too many barriers to entry Question 6(2.5 points) The concept of consumer _______ refers to the power of consumers to determine which goods and services are produced in a situation where demand determines the direction of technology development in healthcare. Question 6 options:

sovereignty

equity

market incentive

crowd out Question 7(2.5 points) Which residents are least satisfied with their current healthcare system? Question 7 options:

Canada

Singapore

Germany

United States Question 8(2.5 points) Market-based approaches are built around what assumption? Question 8 options:

The volume of activity should be equal to revenues and expenses.

Patients should be grouped according to characteristics.

It's unacceptable to manipulate the system in an illegal or unethical way.

Individual decisions are better than collective decisions. Question 9(2.5 points) Which of the following statements regarding the Affordable Care Act is true? Question 9 options:

Cost control is the initial goal of the act.

The act decreases costs for society overall.

State innovation models aren't authorized under the act.

The uninsured are forced to subsidize the insured patients as per the act. Question 10(2.5 points) A market-based system relies more heavily on the _______ mechanism as a rationing device. Question 10 options:

supply-and-demand

patient

price

safe harbor