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Multiple Choice Questions

Question 1:

Which of the following is NOT a universal characteristic of the health care relationship?
a) Licensure
b) Health insurance
c) Contractors and funding
d) Universality

Question 2:

Which of the following best describes the Canadian health care system?
a) Compulsory and monopoly
b) Compulsory and competitive
c) Voluntary and competitive
d) Voluntary and monopoly

Question 3:

Which of the following is NOT a distinct model of financing health care?
a) Beveridge model
b) Bismarck model
c) Swiss model
d) American model

Question 4:

The fundamental problems associated with having competition between health insurance providers include which of the following?
a) Switching plans
b) Pooling
c) Access to services
d) Both a and b

Question 5:

Which province was the first to create a public insurance program in Canada?
a) Saskatchewan
b) British Columbia
c) Ontario
d) Nova Scotia

Question 6:

In what year was Medicare, Canada’s modern health insurance plan, enacted?
a) 1967
b) 1962
c) 1984
d) 1867

Question 7:

Which of the following is NOT a payment scheme used to pay providers in health care systems?
a) Pay per patient
b) Salary
c) Pay per service
d) Pay per hour

Question 8:

Which of the following is NOT a type of private hospital funding structure?
a) Not-for-profit
b) For-profit
c) Proprietary clinics
d) Non-proprietary clinics

Question 9:

In Canada, which services are covered by public health insurance?
a) Physician visits
b) Prescription drugs
c) Dental care
d) Both a and b

Question 10:

In some health care systems, individuals contribute towards health care on the basis of their ability to pay. What is one of the main consequences of this system?
a) Not everyone receives equal care.
b) Wealthy individuals may push for the right to opt out of the public system.
c) Access to services is limited for low-income earners.
d) Lower-income earners tend to contribute more to the system.

True or False Questions

Question 11:

Parents caring for their children when they are sick are an example of formal health care.
a) True
b) False

Question 12:

A health care system contains a set of rules and may vary in different societies and cultures.
a) True
b) False

Question 13:

In a third-payer relationship, the patient will pay the health care provider directly for services.
a) True
b) False

Question 14:

Co-payments are one strategy used to counter a moral hazard problem.
a) True
b) False

Question 15:

Private health insurance is known as universal coverage.
a) True
b) False

Question 16:

In a purely competitive health insurance market, insurers charge individuals a fee based on their personal information and risk of illness.
a) True
b) False

Question 17:

Canada ranks highly in terms of public coverage for health care services.
a) True
b) False

Question 18:

Evidence-based medicine has changed health care systems because it involves monitoring outcomes of the patient–carer relationship and not the process of licensure.
a) True
b) False

Question 19:

If a hospital is public, health professionals are paid retrospectively.
a) True
b) False

Question 20:

Incentive programs can encourage physicians to work in diverse health care teams.
a) True
b) False

Higher Education

Health and Society: Chapter 09

Multiple Choice Questions

True or False Questions