In: Economics
1. ____________ is NOT common to Capitation and Case-based
funding mechanisms
A. Cream skimming
B. Skimping
C. Up-coding
D. Providing least cost services
2. Utilization of health care is often the starting point for
studies into the need and/or demand for health care because
A. the concepts are interchangeable and utilization is easiest to
measure.
B. demand and utilization are equal and need is unobservable.
C. demand and utilization are similar and utilization is easy to
measure.
D. utilization is observable and offers information on demand and
need
3. James was feeling ill but did not visit his physician because
he was pretty sure his physician would prescribe a medication and
he didn’t want to take a drug. This suggests that
A. over the counter drugs and prescription drugs are
substitutes
B. James is worried about supplier induced demand
C. physician visits and prescription drugs are compliments
D. physician visits and over the counter drugs are substitutes
4. Policies makers must appreciate the discussion regarding
supplier-induced demand because
A. its existence will lead to increasing health care expenditures
over time
B. policy prescriptions differ depending on whether it exits or
not.
C. controlling physician fees will lead to an increase in services
provided
D. policy prescriptions directed at physicians will not work if it
exists.
5. All but the following factor must be present for risk pooling
to be effective
A. a large number of members in the pool
B. members must pay premiums
C. members' risks must not be correlated
D. the expected loss is fixed