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Carter_Spring 2018Name: __________________COMM 3012: Health CommunicationChapter 2 Quiz1. A DRG is best described as:A. A drug rehab goal, meant to establish guidelines for using various pharmaceutical therapiesB. A code name for a government agency concerned with improving medical care in the United StatesC. A diagnosis-related group, established to set limits on what health care organizations arereimbursed for treating various conditionsD. The Domiciliary Regulatory Commission that decides which state laws apply to malpractice claims that span state borders2. Managed care was designed to make health care more affordable. Which of the following is true of the cost of health insurance premiums?A. They have risen 26% since 2009.B. They have largely stayed the same since 2001 despite an initial decrease.C. They have decreased by only 10% since 2001.D. Ironically, they have declined by 20% since 2009 for citizens earning more than $100,000 a year but increased for people earning less.3. Managed care was created mostly to:A. Allow doctors to make more moneyB. Control health care costsC. Drive specialists out of businessD. Improve the quality of care Americans receive4. According to experts cited in your book, the United States could save $100 billion a year by:A. Requiring that everyone join an HMOB. Lowering insurance administrative costsC. Making vaccinations mandatory for preschoolersD. Abolishing electronic medical records5. The difference between an HMO and a PPO is:A. Patients who are members of a PPO have less opportunity to choose their own caregivers than do members of an HMO.B. HMOs are affected by managed care, whereas PPOs are not.C. HMOs are usually managed by physicians, whereas PPOs are usually managed by health careadministrators and business graduates.D. Physicians and other caregivers work directly for an HMO, whereas they maintain their own offices as affiliates of a PPO.6. Today, if you are hoping to improve your mental health, you might see a psychologist or a counselor. However, if you are suffering from back pain, you probably see a physician or chiropractor. The division between what is considered the “mind” and what is considered the “body” originated with:A. Hippocratic SeparatismB. The Empirical/Rational ApproachC. Cartesian dualismD. Medical spiritualism7. Which of the following is a strength of the U.S. health care system?A. Health care leaders keep tight budget controls on prevention and health maintenance efforts.B. The system has a reputation for highly skilled, high-tech care.C. Care is available to anyone who needs it, regardless of income, race, or sex.D. These are all strengths of the U.S. health care system.8. ________________________ is based on a commitment to offer health services to everyone who needs them, regardless of age, ability to pay, or any other factor.A. Free enterpriseB. Universal coverageC. Communal taxationD. The U.S. system9. A PPO hires physicians and other care providers, who earn an established salary directly from the PPO.A. TrueB. False10. The World Health Organization (WHO) asserts that the United States has the best health care system in the world.A. TrueB. False ................
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