Question 1 (4 points)

According to the National Institute for Health Care Management: Understanding U.S. Health Care Spending article, which of the following are correlated with the rising obesity rates in the U.S.? (Select all that apply)
Question 1 options:
Increase in other chronic health conditions
Increase in the determinants of health
Increase in health spending
Decrease in provider visits
Question 2 (4 points)

As of 2009, national health expenditures in the U.S. were approximately what percentage of the Gross Domestic Product?
Question 2 options:
14.9%
16.0%
17.6%
19.2%
Question 3 (4 points)

According to figures from the National Health Expenditure Accounts (NHEA), how much was spent on health care in the U.S. in 2009?
Question 3 options:
$1.25 trillion
$2.5 trillion
$3.75 trillion
$5.0 trillion
Question 4 (4 points)

Which of the following have contributed to the increases in the cost of health care? (select all that apply)
Question 4 options:
New medical technology
Growing rates of obesity
Perverse provider reimbursement mechanisms (i.e. fee-for-service)
Expanded insurance coverage
The practice of defensive medicine
Question 5 (4 points)

Comorbidities require less sophisticated coordination of care.
Question 5 options:
True
False
Question 6 (4 points)

According to “Crossing the Quality Chasm,” redesigning the healthcare system involves which of the following:
Question 6 options:
Evidence-based care
Effective use of information technology
Paying higher salaries to clinicians
All of the above
None of the above
Both a and b
Question 7 (4 points)

The Institute of Medicine Committee specified a blueprint for a health care delivery systems in the 21st century that will result in an ideal system if followed.
Question 7 options:
True
False