- Description
HCS 235T Wk 1 – Health Care History Test
- Question 1
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What was the medical significance of the Flexner Report published in 1910?
Transformed the way medical education was delivered in the United States by establishing curriculums for medical education and standards for admission to medical school
Created the field of population health
Defined the importance of public health
Established relationship between air quality and cardiovascular disease
- Question 2
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For children and adolescents, the 2 most important benefits of health insurance and access to a primary care provider are:
Vaccinations to protect from serious diseases, including mumps, tetanus, and chicken pox
Screening for cancer
Routine checkups to ensure the child is keeping pace with normal development
Monitoring and managing weight, cholesterol, and blood pressure
- Question 3
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The Baylor Plan was:
A service offering developed by Baylor University Hospital to pay for hospital care for $0.50 per month; first offered to public school teachers in Dallas, TX
A service offering developed by Baylor University Hospital to pay for outpatient physician visits for 0.50 per month; first offered to public school teachers in Dallas TX
A life insurance plan for employees and Baylor University Medical School students
A curriculum for training physicians first used at Baylor University Medical School and later licensed to many other medical schools in the U.S.
- Question 4
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The largest purchaser of health care services in the U.S. is:
Medicare
Large corporations
Individual consumers
Insurance companies
- Question 5
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In the 1700s, new physicians learned how to practice medicine by:
Attending medical school
Reading the writings of Hippocrates
Apprenticing under an experienced physician
Apprenticing under a barber to learn surgery
- Question 6
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Medicare Part D was passed in 2003 and provided which benefit?
Vision plans for older adults
Chiropractic plans for older adults
Dental plans for older adults
Prescription drug plans for the older adults
- Question 7
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Environmental quality influences a person’s health. The top 2 environmental factors influencing health are:
Annual average high temperature
Air quality index
Exposure to secondhand smoke as a child
4.Water quality
- Question 8
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People in which demographic category have the smallest proportion of members meeting the recommended guidelines for physical activity?
Those without a high school diploma
Those with a college bachelor’s degree
Those with a postgraduate college degree
Those who have attended college but did not obtain a degree
- Question 9
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Which 2 social factors influence the consumption of health care?
Zip code
Level of income
Types of news media viewed
Level of education
- Question 10
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In 2020, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS, 2020) reported that the proportion of the U.S. gross domestic product (GDP), which is the value of all goods and services produced, spent on health care was approximately:
20%
5%
35%
10%
- Question 11
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According to the National Institutes of Health National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research (NIH NIDCR, 2018), an indicator of oral health is tooth decay. What proportion of adolescents in the U.S. are affected by tooth decay?
Reference:
National Institutes of Health National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research. (2018, July). Dental caries (tooth decay) in adolescents (age 12 to 19).
Approximately 1 in 2
Approximately 1 in 10
Approximately 1 in 4
Approximately 9 in 10
- Question 12
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What did the Affordable Care Act (ACA) of 2010 do?
Provided free health insurance to U.S. visitors, regardless of immigration status
Made it illegal for insurance companies to deny or insurance for consumers with pre-existing health conditions
Required all people to have insurance with no exceptions
Established protocol for deciding who is eligible for end-of-life care
- Question 13
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The first federal Patient Bill of Rights was passed in:
1910
1865
2020
1973
- Question 14
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Mental health, especially depression, is associated with which 2 physical conditions?
Arthritis
Gum disease
Heart disease
Hypertension
- Question 15
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Which 2 demographic factors influence the consumption of health care?
Gender
Height
Weight
Race
- Question 16
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Which 2 of the following are the most important predictors of a child’s future health.
Degree of exposure to exposure to lead-based paint hazards
Longer work hours and part-time or temporary work
Degree of exposure to health risk behaviors, such as smoking, alcohol, and drug use
Availability of community-based resources and transportation options
- Question 17
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The 2 most important predictors of health related to access to care are:
Having disability insurance
Having a primary care provider
Having health insurance
Having dental insurance
- Question 18
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In 2020, how many Americans under age 65 did not have health insurance (Centers for Disease Control and Prevention [CDC], 2021)?
Reference:
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. (2021). Health insurance coverage.
Approximately 30 million people
More than 100 million people
Less than 10 million people
Approximately 50 million people
- Question 19
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The Social Security Act of 1935:
Provided hospitalization insurance for older people and disabled adults
Provided reimbursement for physician visits to older adults
Provided a social insurance program that paid monthly benefits to older adults
Provided education benefits for the children of people with disabilities
- Question 20
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Medicaid is:
A federal program introduced in the 1950s to provide ambulance transportation to people experiencing financial instability
A federal program introduced in the 1990s that provides single-payer health insurance for people that are 65 and older and some younger people with certain disabilities
A state and federal program introduced in the 1960s for the benefit of adults experiencing financial instability and children and adults with certain disabilities
A family of health maintenance organization (HMO) programs first introduced in the 1970s
- Question 21
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When the American Medical Association was formed in 1847, its initial purpose was to:
Establish standards for training physicians
Ensure that patients have access to physicians
Provide the advantages of a labor union to physicians
Advocate for the interests of physicians
- Question 22
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Insurers began offering commercial insurance plans in the 1930s. The first insurance plans:
Provided for neither hospital care nor physician care
Provided for both hospital care and physician care
Provided payment for hospital care, but not for physician care
Provided payment for physician care, but not for hospital care
- Question 23
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The Health Maintenance Organization (HMO) Act of 1973:
Provided for federal government supported trials of HMO business models
Mandated the use of HMOs instead of other types of insurance for persons eligible for Medicare or Medicaid
Made interstate HMOs illegal
Made HMOs legal for the first time in the U.S.
- Question 24
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The federal government’s Medicare program was first introduced in:
1965
1991
1955
2011
- Question 25
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Certificate of need laws are intended to:
Ensure that people applying for Medicare or Medicaid benefits are eligible to receive them.
Determine who is eligible for insurance under the Affordable Care Act (ACA).
Ensure that states can decide the expansion of health care facilities and services to avoid excess capacity of facilities and services.
Provide guidelines to transplant surgeons for deciding on eligible candidates for transplants.
- Question 26
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Food deserts are a predictor of poor health and refer to:
The portion of the meal, often made up of sweets, often leading to obesity
A region where food that thrives in hot dry climates is grown
A geographic location lacking national or regional supermarket chains
Areas where a substantial portion of the population is impoverished and lacks access to affordable fresh food nearby
- Question 27
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Young adults, Blacks, and Latin@ Americans are more likely to be uninsured than other population groups because (Institute of Medicine, 2001):
They are more able to pay for medical costs out-of-pocket.
They have less of a need for health insurance.
They are more likely to have pre-existing medical conditions.
They are less likely to have jobs that provide employer-provided health insurance.
- Question 28
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The first hospitals in the U.S. were established in:
The mid-1800s
The mid-1700s
The early 1800s
Before 1700
- Question 29
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The major elements of the Healthcare Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) of 1996 included regulations on which 2 elements?
National licensing of nurses and medical technologists
Prescription drug pricing
Security of health care records
Privacy of health care records
- Question 30
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Which of these leads to the highest annual death rate in the U.S.?
Tobacco usage
Murder
Death by suicide
Use of illegal drugs