Types of Healthcare Systems

Noah is studying healthcare systems in his public health class. He learns that there are three main goals of healthcare systems. What are these goals?

• A) Acting as a buffer between citizens and medical bills, maintaining individual and community health, and providing medical intervention for those in need.

• B) Reducing taxes, increasing employment, and promoting education.

• C) Building infrastructure, supporting agriculture, and enhancing technology.

• D) Promoting tourism, conserving wildlife, and developing sports.

During a class discussion on global healthcare systems, Emma asked her classmates, "The Western world primarily uses four types of healthcare systems. Which of the following is NOT one of them?"

• A) Beveridge model

• B) Bismarck model

• C) National health insurance model

• D) Universal care model

Evelyn is studying different healthcare models for her class project. She learns about the Beveridge Model of healthcare. What is the Beveridge Model of healthcare primarily funded through?

• Private donations

• Government funding

• Insurance premiums

• Out-of-pocket payments

Aiden recently moved to a country where, under the Beveridge Model, citizens never pay medical bills directly. This is because the costs are paid by the _______.

• Patients

• Insurance companies

• Government

• Employers

Anika is studying the history of Germany's unification in the late 1800s. She comes across a reference to the Prussian chancellor responsible for implementing the Bismarck Model. Who was this chancellor?

• Otto von Bismarck

• Kaiser Wilhelm

• Friedrich Ebert

• Angela Merkel

James recently started a new job and learned that in the Bismarck Model, private insurance agencies function as nonprofit 'sickness funds' that both employers and employees contribute to. These agencies cannot discriminate against ________ conditions.

• preexisting

• new

• minor

• severe

Which countries are known to use the Bismarck Model?

• Japan, Germany, Switzerland, the Czech Republic, and Belgium

• USA, Canada, Mexico, Brazil, and Argentina

• China, India, Russia, South Africa, and Australia

• France, Italy, Spain, Portugal, and Greece.

What are the two systems blended in the Hybrid Approach of the National Health Insurance Model?

• A) Beveridge and Bismarck

• B) Medicare and Medicaid

• C) Private and Public

• D) Universal and Selective

In the National Health Insurance Model, care is provided regardless of patients' ________ conditions or socioeconomic status.

• financial

• preexisting

• medical

• temporary

Lily is traveling to a country where the healthcare system operates on the 'Out-of-Pocket Model'. What is the primary characteristic of this model?

• Government-funded healthcare

• Wealth-based access

• Universal healthcare

• Insurance-based healthcare