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(1)
Which of the following is not a reason for increased health spending?
[A]
People spend more on their health as their income increases
[B]
People are living longer
[C]
The average age of the population is rising
[D]
People are dying earlier
Answer: People are dying earlier
(2)
The rectangularisation of life curve refers to:
[A]
Fewer deaths at every age
[B]
A lower life expectancy
[C]
More deaths at every age
[D]
A higher birth rate
Answer: Fewer deaths at every age
(3)
The number of people who die per 100,000 population in a given year is called the:
[A]
Rectangularisation of life curve
[B]
Life expectancy
[C]
Mortality rate
[D]
Morbidity rate
(4)
Life expectancy does not vary with:
[A]
Birth rate
[B]
Occupation
[C]
Social class
[D]
Gender
(5)
Which of the following occupations accounts for the highest percentage of workers in the National Health Service?
[A]
Nurses
[B]
Doctors
[C]
Ambulance staff
[D]
Scientific and technical staff
(6)
Total utility will be a maximum when:
[A]
Marginal utility is negative
[B]
Marginal utility equals price
[C]
The ratio of the respective marginal utilities is equal to the ratio of prices
[D]
Marginal utility is positive
Answer: The ratio of the respective marginal utilities is equal to the ratio of prices
(7)
Which of the following seeks to measure the benefits to individuals of additional life years following a medical intervention?
[A]
Cost minimization
[B]
Cost-utility analysis
[C]
Quality adjusted life years
[D]
Profit maximization
Answer: Quality adjusted life years
(8)
Increased life expectancy is closely correlated with which of the following?
[A]
Reduction in exercise
[B]
Reduced spending on pharmaceutical research
[C]
Fall in educational achievement
[D]
Increased health spending per capita
Answer: Increased health spending per capita
(9)
An increase in demand within the National Health Service i.e. for healthcare which remains free at the point of use but where medical resources are limited will result in:
[A]
Reduction in price of healthcare
[B]
Longer waiting lists
[C]
Rises in price of healthcare
[D]
Unemployment in healthcare service
Answer: Longer waiting lists
(10)
Doctors earn more than nurses because:
[A]
There is an excess supply of doctors
[B]
There is an excess demand for doctors
[C]
There is a National Minimum Wage
[D]
There is an excess demand for nurses
Answer: There is an excess demand for doctors
(11)
The benefits associated with the best alternative use of resources is called:
[A]
Health economics
[B]
Health resources
[C]
Opportunity cost
[D]
Alternative activities
Answer: Alternative activities
(12)
The following is a list of the types of statistical data most often required in health economics. Which letter listed below does not belong in the list?
[A]
financing health care
[B]
epidemiological
[C]
cost of care
[D]
demographic
(13)
Select the specialist health economics journal/s within the economics discipline.
[A]
BMJ
[B]
Health Economics
[C]
B and D
[D]
Journal of Health Economics
(14)
The site with substantial content on cost-QALY ratios is called
[A]
The CEA Registry
[B]
The Health Economic Evaluations Database (HEED)
[C]
Evidence Based Health Care
[D]
The NHS Economic Evaluation Database (NHS EED)
Answer: The NHS Economic Evaluation Database (NHS EED)
(15)
The following is a list of disciplines, some of which relate to health economics. Which discipline does not belong in this list?
[A]
Health Education
[B]
Anthropology
[C]
Health Services Research
[D]
Statistical Methods
(16)
Which of the following statements is untrue and does not belong in this list? Grey literature is characterized as material:
[A]
Not published through regular book-publishing channels
[B]
Not subject to formal bibliographic control
[C]
That can be difficult to identify and obtain
[D]
That is generally available only in print (not electronic format)
Answer: That is generally available only in print (not electronic format)
(17)
The National Health Accounts are associated with which agency?
[A]
Agency for Health Care Policy and Research
[B]
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)
[C]
NICHSR
[D]
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Answer: Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)
(18)
Children with no insurance receive health care through a program called what?
[A]
Medicare
[B]
Social Security Program
[C]
Maternal and Child Health Bureau
[D]
State Children's Health Insurance Program (SCHIP)
Answer: Social Security Program
(19)
When referring users to the NHA/NHE there are a number of limitations we should remember to tell them. Which item listed below is not a limitation?
[A]
limitations of the data
[B]
use of Website
[C]
data definitions
[D]
source materials
(20)
Medicare covers what percentage of which population?
[A]
49% of children
[B]
20% of mothers and children
[C]
95% of the elderly
[D]
87% of adolescents
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