Global Test 2 Questions
Under which of the following situations are healthcare costs entirely paid for by the national health insurance? When the persons:
1 and 2 only (has a long term chronic illness or has had major surgery)
The average number of children in Japanese women give birth to in their lifetime is:
1.43
The Italian National Institute of Social Security provides cash benefits to people who have been assessed as
100% disabled and dependent
One hundred percent of residents in Japan had universal coverage by:
1958
The Social Security Fund Act of 2001 sets the rate for health insurance based on earned income at which of the following percents?
5.25%
According to the US Census Bureau, the number of uninsured in the US rose to more than
50 million
An Institute of Medicine (IOM) research study estimates that the average number of patients in the US who die as a result of medical errors is:
71,000
The overall life expectancy in the United States is:
80
In 2011, health care budgetary shortfalls in France were predicted to exceed which of the following?
9 billion
Why did states sue the federal government over the passage of the Affordable Care Act?
A and B (States questioned the constitutionality of requiring individuals to purchase healthcare insurances and states questioned the mandate of requiring states to expand their Medicaid coverage)
The center for medicare and medicaid innovation responsibilities will include:
A and B (researching different payment and delivery systems and implementing a hospital reimbursement based on the hospital's percentage of preventable Medicare readmission)
The national health workforce commission is responsible for
A and B (reviewing health care workforce needs and making recommendations to ensure that national policies are in alignment with consumer needs)
A fifth principle was added to the four basic principles of the National Medical Care Insurance Act. Of the principles listed below with is the fifth? It must:
Accessible
Japan is commonly known around the world as the:
Aging society
Which statements are correct about Medicaid and Medicare?
All are correct statements
Which of these are essential health benefits?
All are essential health benefits
The majority of funding under the revised New Gold Plan of 1994 was allocated for which of the following:
All of these
Major religions of the UK include:
Anglican, Roman Catholic, and Muslim
The public health option is
C and D (A federal contract with health insurers to offer two state plans and part of the American Health Benefit Exchange)
The leading cause of death in Canada is:
Cancer
Which of the following describes how physicians are paid under the Italian National Health System?
Capitation Bases
Which of the following explains the statement that the NHS in the UK has "a yo-yo attitude toward workforce planning" creating a worsening of shortages of nurses and physicians:
Cutting jobs of nurses and physicians in order to save money
Italian hospitals are paid on nationally pre-determined rates based on:
DRGs
When coping with illness, the rich religious tradition among African Canadians is compared to that of African Americans. In particular, if they don't appear to be recovering, they welcome
Death as a "home going"
Health care delivery in Japan is:
Decentralized
France's threefold health care goal includes all of the following except:
Decreasing costs
Which health issue is highly debated for public coverage in Italy?
Dental Service
Supplemental private insurance is a form of payment for which:
Everyone has coverage
The benefits of smaller hospitals joining integrated delivery systems include:
Financial protection
As Canada approaches physician saturation during the early 1990's it enacted a major policy decision that cut by 10%, which of the following
First year medical school admissions
Despite Canada's nearly perfect literacy rate, illiteracy is high among which groups of people?
Francophones
In Italy which of the following best describes the role of the GP in primary care?
Gatekeeper
How is healthcare in Canada funded?
General taxes and Medicare
The Japanese health care system was most inspired by which country?
Germany
Which of the following best reflects care delivery in the US? It is primarily:
Hospital based
Sick elders especially at the end-of-life are cared for in which of the following settings?
In their family homes
What is the purpose of the Physician Compare website?
It allows consumers to find out which physicians accept Medicare
A frequent complaint of Italian healthcare users is
Long wait lists for each level of care they may require
It is suggested that the US government could save as much as $100 billion a year by doing which of the following?
Lowering administrative costs
The two basic types of medical insurance in Japan are:
National health insurance and employer, employee health insurance
Canada's health care system can best be described as including all the following except:
Negotiating fee for services without consumer co-payments
People in Northern Ireland are envious of those in England because England has:
None of these
The Independent Payment Advisory Board was established to
None of these answers are correct
Which of the following presents a critical staffing issue for Italian Healthcare system?
Nursing Shortage
The Equality and Human Rights Commission is responsible for which of the following?
Offering equitable care to all residents irrespective of their race or disability status
Which of the following statements most accurately reflects Japan's infant mortality rate? It is:
One of the lowest in the world
Which of the following is a major criticism of the Affordable Care Act
People are not covered after age 26
The Affordable care Act is based on which of the following premises? That,
People with primary care providers are more likely to receive preventative care, and are more satisfied
The purpose of epidemiological surveying of disease is most accurately to do which of the following?
Predict outbreaks and contain diseases
Which of the following is considered a non-core service for which Canada permits private insurance companies to directly bill patients for?
Private room
The majority of hospitals in Japan are:
Privately owned and operated
The purpose of Protection Maternelle et infantile (PMI) program in France is best described as, a program specifically to:
Provide basic preventive care for mother and child
What is the purpose of the Summary of Benefits Coverage (SBC)?
Provides health insurance benefits information, which enables consumers to compare different insurance plans
What is the purpose of the Pre-Existing Condition Insurance Plan?
Provides health insurance coverage to individuals who have pre-existing conditions and have had no health coverage for 6 months
Community and Migrant Health Centers C/MHCs are best known for which of the following
Providing quality services to low income and vulnerable populations
The North-South Divide in Italy refers to:
Regional disparities in access to heath care
A nurse from Wales wishing to practice in Scotland must do which of the following?
Register with the regulatory authority
Which of the following statements is true of the Affordable Insurance Exchange
The Exchange is available to small businesses with fewer than 100 employees
The ultimate responsibility for administration of Italy's health care system rests with:
The Ministry of Health
The professional regulatory authority in the UK granted registration of nurses within and outside the European Union is Called:
The Nursing Midwifery Council
Since decentralization in 1992, what level of government is responsible for equitable distribution of the essential levels of care?
The Regions
Which of the following statements about the physician workforce in Japan in 2006 is most accurate?
The average hospital physician earned more than 14 million yen (145,000 USD)
Which of the following most accurately explains the payment of a bill for services after a person visits a doctor in France?
The government pays 70%
Which of the following identifies the most frequent consumers of CAM in Italy?
Women
Additional ways of financing health care in France Includes:
assessments on gambling winnings
Which of the following best describes Frances' compulsory premium? They are:
automatically deducted from all employees' pay
Which of the following best accounts for the success that France has enjoyed in achieving overall good health care outcomes? France
commits significant resources to funding prevention
Italy's success in providing healthcare can be attributed to:
cost containment strategies
The most accurate description of Agence Nationale d' Accreditation et d'Evaluation en Sante (ANAES) is which of the following? It is designed to:
develop practice guidelines to improve quality care outcomes
Reflexology is best described as:
foot massage
Which of the following is true of the Barnardos organization? It:
is a leading charitable organization in the United Kingdom
Italy's healthcare system is ranked as:
second to France as best in the world