Life expectancy for females in the U.S. was ________ in 2009.
A. 55 years
B. 65 years
C. 78 years
D. 81 years
Per capita health spending in the United States
A. is comparable to that in most other industrialized nations.
B. is the highest than that of all the other industrialized nations.
C. is lower than that of most other industrialized nations.
D. cannot be measured; too much fluctuation.
In the U.S., the concept of insurance for medical purposes has evolved over centuries into three forms, which are
A. Medicare, Medicaid, and private.
B. Medicaid, employer-paid, and private.
C. mutual aid, government, and private.
D. mutual aid, Medicaid, and Medicare.
The first state to require Medicaid beneficiaries to enroll in managed care was
A. California.
B. New York.
C. Louisiana.
D. Arizona.
Under the Prospective Payment System
A. providers receive the same payment for all patients with the same diagnosis.
B. providers are paid in advance for services they deliver.
C. hospitals are required to discharge patients after a certain amount of time.
D. all of these.
During Medicaids first 30 years of operation, its costs increased because of
A. an expanded pool of beneficiaries.
B. inflation in medical prices.
C. states transferring clients onto Medicaid.
D. all of these.
The Hill-Burton Act of 1946
A. provided federal funding for hospital construction.
B. required that some hospitals provide care for the indigent.
C. established federal oversight of hospital care.
D. both A and B.
Public provision of health care for veterans dates to
A. the Pilgrims.
B. the Civil War.
C. World War I.
D. the Spanish-American War.
Opponents of the maternal and child health programs argued
A. the programs invaded the privacy of families.
B. the programs represented a step towards socialized medicine.
C. the programs would not be cost-effective.
D. both A and B.
Who was the first director of the U.S. Childrens Bureau?
A. Grace Abbott
B. Jane Addams
C. Frances Perkins
D. Julia Lathrop
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