MHA24

1. What is the main goal of health system financing?

• • a) To reduce government expenditure

• • b) To raise funds for health services and distribute them equitably

• • c) To cut down on healthcare workers

• • d) To promote privatized healthcare

2. What are the three main sub-functions of health financing?

• • a) Revenue raising, resource generation, regulation

• • b) Pooling resources, purchasing goods and services, training staff

• • c) Revenue raising, pooling of resources, purchasing goods and services

• • d) Revenue raising, financing education, purchasing services

Which of the following is NOT a way to raise revenue in a health system?

• • a) Taxation

• • b) Borrowing from international banks

• • c) Health insurance contributions

• • d) User fees

4. What does 'pooling resources' mean in the context of health financing?

• • a) Accumulating funds to share the financial risk across the population

• • b) Investing in healthcare infrastructure

• • c) Allocating funds to different hospitals

• • d) Setting up training programs for healthcare professionals
    

5. Which purchasing model provides incentives for better quality of care?

• • a) Fee-for-service

• • b) Global budgeting

• • c) Performance-based payment

• • d) Capitation
    

6. What role does governance play in health financing?

• • a) Defining benefit packages and allocating funds

• • b) Managing healthcare facilities

• • c) Ensuring healthcare providers get paid

• • d) Recruiting healthcare workers
    

7. How does resource pooling help achieve equity in healthcare?

• • a) By making healthcare cheaper for everyone

• • b) By redistributing funds to ensure everyone has access to health services regardless of financial capability

• • c) By paying providers more

• • d) By reducing healthcare costs overall
    

8. What is a potential disadvantage of out-of-pocket (OOP) payments?

• • a) It ensures financial protection

• • b) It increases the accessibility of healthcare services

• • c) It can lead to catastrophic health expenditures for individuals

• • d) It is equitable for all income groups
    

9. Which of these is an example of a healthcare purchasing method?

• • a) Public fundraising

• • b) Fee-for-service

• • c) Building new hospitals

• • d) Revenue generation
    

10. What is the significance of Public Financial Management (PFM) in health financing?

• • a) Allocating, managing, and accounting for public funds effectively

• • b) Increasing health worker salaries

• • c) Pooling resources for higher quality services

• • d) Privatizing healthcare services