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41.According to the text’s discussion regarding mental illness: a.about 15 % of the U.S. population have symptoms severe enough to require ongoing treatment or hospitalization. b.approximately 80% of Americans have problems with coping due to stress, anxiety or depression. c.whether the symptoms are severe or not, the vast majority of Americans go untreated. d.all of the above 42. Which of the following would NOT be considered a type of alternative medicine? a.hospice carec.guided imagery b.yogad.chiropractic care 43. According to the text’s discussion, complementary-alternative medicine (CAM): is usually covered by health insurance. is usually less costly than conventional health care. Is used by people who CAM are generally in lower income and have less than a high school education. all of the above 44.Which of the following is the fundamental problem in terms of the health care crisis? a.The problem is technology: acquiring the needed technology. b.The problem is human resources: gathering enough practitioners with the proper skills. c.The problem is logistic: building enough facilities to both treat and cure disease. d.The problem is financial: the vast resources available are reserved primarily for those who can pay for them. 45.According to the text’s discussion of access to health care: over one-third of people under 65 who are in poverty do not have health insurance. over 60% of all children who are defined as “poor or near poor” do not have health insurance. about 60% of people without health insurance work full time. all of the above 46.The U.S. presently has a medical care system in which patients pay directly for the services of physicians and hospitals. This is referred to as: a.a Health Maintenance Organization. b.a fee-for-service system. c.the “Americanized” version of socialized medicine. d.a capitalist medical care system. 47. According to the text’s discussion, Medicare: is funded through Social Security. is a welfare program. has no provisions for coverage of the disabled who are under age 65. all of the above 48.According to the text’s discussion of the Medicaid program: a.Medicaid was designed to cover people on welfare, especially children, but the majority of recipients are those made poor by health care costs due to disability, chronic illness, and custodial care needed in old age. b.Medicaid is not welfare, it is a health insurance program funded through Social Security. c.Medicaid has two parts: one is paid by the government, the other is paid in premiums by the enrollees. d.all of the above 49.Which of the following describes the problem of organization as a contributor to the health care crisis? a.The health care delivery system is organized into autonomous, fragmented, self-regulated units. b.The health care delivery system is too “organized”, providing almost dictatorial control. c.The health care delivery system is organized into bureaucratic departments that make it difficult to actually deliver the health care “product.” d.The health care delivery system is a model patterned after the U.S. government, which means it doesn’t “deliver” much of anything. 50. Which of the following is a major effort to curtail hospital costs? a.PPOs – Preferred Provider Organizations b.DRGs – Diagnosis Related Groups c.HMOs – Health Maintenance Organizations d.HHCs – Home Health Care Systems 51.__________ are prepaid health plans offering complete medical services where physicians and other providers are either independently contracted or salaried employees of the plan. a.PPOs – Preferred Provider Organizations b.DRGs – Diagnosis Related Groups c.HMOs – Health Maintenance Organizations d.HHCs – Home Health Care Systems 52.In __________, employers buy discounted group health insurance packages that send employees to certain physicians and hospitals. a.PPOs – Preferred Provider Organizations b.DRGs – Diagnosis Related Groups c.HMOs – Health Maintenance Organizations d.HHCs – Home Health Care Systems 53.The rise of HMOs is part of a trend referred to as __________, which is designed to control health care costs by measures such as requiring authorization before a person sees an expensive specialist, undergoes expensive tests, or is hospitalized. a.controlled carec.managed care b.supervised cared.directed care 54. According to the text’s discussion, the Bush health initiatives are: geared toward overhauling America’s health care system. aimed at privatization and choice. generally supportive of national health insurance. all of the above 55. According to the text’s discussion, Canada’s health care system: has been more successful than the United States in controlling costs. has failed to increase access to health care. makes it difficult to say that if the United States had a national health care system, Americans would receive inferior medical care. all of the above