Practice for final test

What is a copayment in healthcare?

• A tax that funds public healthcare
  

• A small fee paid by insured patients when they visit a doctor

• A government subsidy for medical expenses

• The total cost of a medical procedure

Which of the following best defines Universal Access?

• A system where only employed citizens receive healthcare

• A model where healthcare is funded entirely by private insurance

• A system where all citizens receive healthcare regardless of income

• A policy that only covers emergency medical services

What is the main goal of Preventive Healthcare?

• To treat diseases after they develop

• To invest more in emergency surgeries

• To avoid diseases through screenings, checkups, and healthy lifestyle promotion

• To focus only on hospital care rather than community programs

Which Central American country uses the National Health Insurance System and is known for its investment in preventive care?

• Panama

• Nicaragua

• Costa Rica

• El Salvador

The "Healthy China 2030" plan prioritizes what type of healthcare?

• Emergency care

• Hospital care

• Preventive healthcare

• Alternative medicine

The following are characteristics of the Costa Rican health system:

• In general terms it is more expensive than the United States. 

• It is one of the weakest in Latin America.

• It is one of the strongest in the world in the development of new technologies in health and medicines.

• Most of the demand is supplied by the public sector.

The first level of care known as "EBAIS", includes the following health professionals except: 

• Orthopedists for traumas that occur in the community.

• General practitioners.

• Nurse

• Primary care technician.

The waste of resources in Latin American health systems occurs in the following situations: 

• Efficient prescription of exams.

• Cases of corruption.

• Care focused on the needs of the patient.

• Balanced negotiations to avoid overpricing of medicines.

Write the word that better matches in the blank space from the following word bank.

Word Bank:
complex, flexible, public, out-of-pocket, infectious, non-communicable, stagnation

Health systems are (a)   , and there is no single model that can meet the needs of all populations at all times.

Write the word that better matches in the blank space from the following word bank.

Word Bank:
complex, flexible, public, out-of-pocket, infectious, non-communicable, stagnation

Decision-makers should look for (a)   models that prioritize efficiency in a highly dynamic context.