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WorksheetsChallenges in Healthcare Quiz
Total questions: 15
Worksheet time: 8mins
What is a major factor contributing to rising healthcare costs in the United States?
Decreased life expectancy
Lower technology costs
Newly developed healthcare technologies and medications
Reduced chronic illness rates
How much have healthcare premiums for family coverage increased over the last 10 years?
25 percent
54 percent
35 percent
45 percent
What demographic trend is contributing to increased healthcare costs?
Decreasing population growth
Rising infant mortality
Aging baby boomer generation
Declining chronic illness rates
What is the average annual healthcare cost for a family of four in the United States?
$15,000
$20,000
$28,000
$35,000
Which healthcare delivery model aims to provide lower-cost care through contracts between insurance companies and providers?
PPOs
HMOs
DRGs
ACAs
What was a major provision of the Affordable Care Act?
Reducing preventive care coverage
Limiting access to health insurance exchanges
Requiring most people to have health insurance
Decreasing Medicaid coverage
How many people were uninsured before the Affordable Care Act was implemented?
35.5 million
46.5 million
27 million
50 million
What is a current challenge in healthcare accessibility?
Excess of primary care physicians
Shortage of primary care physicians
Oversupply of rural healthcare
Too many hospitals
What healthcare professionals are increasingly providing primary care services?
Surgeons and specialists
Nurse practitioners and physician assistants
Emergency room doctors
Hospital administrators
What is a diagnostic-related group (DRG)?
A patient support organization
A classification system that limits hospital payments
A type of health insurance plan
A medical specialty group
How do HMOs try to reduce healthcare costs?
By increasing specialist visits
By providing free preventive care
By limiting hospital access
By raising deductibles
What percentage of uninsured patients' hospital costs are covered by hospitals and taxpayers?
$25 billion
$35 billion
$43 billion
$50 billion
What role does telemedicine play in healthcare delivery?
It has a decreasing role
It has an expanding role
It has been discontinued
It has no impact
How many people are currently uninsured in the United States?
15 million
27 million
40 million
50 million
What was one impact of some states rejecting Medicaid expansion?
Decreased healthcare costs
Improved access to care
More residents left uninsured
Increased hospital revenue
