1. One of the major downsides of _____ is that it usually makes services unaffordable for many. (1 point)

regulation
financing
privatization
insurance

2. If the ability to drive a car wasn’t _____, many more unqualified drivers would be on the road. (1 point)
privatized
standardized
regulated
funded

3. If you don’t have to pay as much for medical treatment because you don’t have a high income, you are probably in a system that uses: (1 point)
vertical equity.
proportional fees.
shared costs.
faith-based insurance.

4. Moira couldn’t quit her job at the hospital because she was an important part of the _____ and things would not work as well without her. (1 point)
building
system
actors
sacrifice

5. As part of her _____ routine, Tapio went to the dentist for checkups at least once every year. (1 point)
preventive care
for-profit
cancer management
secondary care

6. _____ only use tax contributions, while _____ use a separate fund. (1 point)
Single-payer systems; social insurance systems
Social insurance systems; single-payer systems
Private insurance systems; public insurance systems
Public insurance systems; private insurance systems

7. When it came to diseases like cancer or HIV, Giuseppe knew that _____ was not an effective approach. (1 point)
palliative care
research medicine
curative care
allopathic care

8. Ernesto was admitted to a _____ facility shortly after he was diagnosed with cancer. (1 point)
tertiary care
curative
gynecological
public

9. Julie’s doctor referred her to a foot specialist because the bone spur in her heel required: (1 point)
secondary care.
primary care.
surgical care.
preventive care.

10. Countries with high _____ tend to be booming with economic activity. (1 point)
healthcare systems
vertical equity
Gross Domestic Products (GDP)
out-of-pocket expenses

11. The urgent care facility near my house is _____, so I don’t have to worry about paying for services there. (1 point)
a public provider
a private provider
an insurance agency
a palliative agency

12. The healthcare system in Atos’s country is based on _____, so treating a heart condition costs the same amount no matter where you go. (1 point)
privatization
subsidization
prioritization
horizontal equity

13. In his public health course, Harrison learned that the quality of care a patient might receive is partially dependent on the type of ______ that patient has access to. (1 point)
healthcare system
horizontal equity
geographical region
public provider

14. Though her government provided basic healthcare to all citizens, Mrs. Hawi decided to buy _____ to cover additional services. (1 point)
social insurance
private insurance
single-payer insurance
national health insurance

15. Reverend Caron’s _____ provider performed physicals for him twice a year. (1 point)
tertiary care
psychiatry
pharmaceutical
primary care

16. As the new vice president, Suri would be a key _____ the student union at her university. (1 point)
opponent of
victim of
resident in
actor in

1 answer

1. C) privatization

2. C) regulated

3. A) vertical equity.

4. B) system

5. A) preventive care

6. A) Single-payer systems; social insurance systems

7. C) curative care

8. A) tertiary care

9. A) secondary care.

10. C) Gross Domestic Products (GDP)

11. A) a public provider

12. D) horizontal equity

13. A) healthcare system

14. B) private insurance

15. D) primary care

16. D) actor in