1. In the 1700s, physicians in the United States also acted as

Chapter 1

• In the 1700s, physicians in the United States also acted as

pharmacies and dispensed medications.

*a. True

• False

• Most physicians could become wealthy by practicing medicine in the

1800s.

• True

*b. False

• The Flexner Report caused the closure of about 35 percent of

existing medical schools.

*a. True

• False

• Hospitals were initially funded primarily by charities.

*a. True

• False

• The term “patent medicine” in the early 1900s referred to

medications that had been patented.

• True

*b. False

• Healthcare expenditures’ share of the US gross domestic product

(GDP) has recently decreased after increasing steadily.

• True

*b. False

• The Affordable Care Act has also been known as Obamacare.

*a. True

• False

• A disease that persists for three months or longer and cannot be

prevented by vaccines or cured by medication is called a chronic disease.

*a. True (Healthcare in the United States Clinical, Financial, and Operational Dimensions, 1e Kenneth Johnson, Stephen Walston) (Official Complete Test Bank, Correct Answer are marked with*) 1 / 4

• False

• About 10 percent of the elderly account for almost 50 percent of

total US healthcare costs.

*a. True

• False

• There is little variation in healthcare spending in different areas

of the United States.

• True

*b. False

• US life expectancy has steadily improved over the last 50 years.

• True

*b. False

• The World Health Organization has predicted that serious epidemics

could severely impact the world’s population.

*a. True

• False

• Physicians in America initially modeled their profession after

physicians in which country?

• Germany

*b. England

• France
• Holland

• In the mid-1800s, what was another name used at times for

hospitals?

*a. Pesthouses

• Hospices
• Hospitalarties
• Surgical centers

• Which technological advance made the centralization of patients

into hospitals and physician offices more practical?

• Penicillin
• Telegraph

*c. Cars and transportation 2 / 4

• Internet

• By the end of which century had most states implemented medical

licensure for physicians?

• Twentieth

*b. Nineteenth

• Eighteenth
• Seventeenth

• Which is the largest professional association of physicians and

medical students in the United States?

• American College of Healthcare
• Health Physicians United

*c. American Medical Association

• Federation of Physic ians

• What percentage of the US population has at least one chronic

disease?

*a. More than 50 percent

• Less than 25 percent
• Between 25 and 35 percent
• Between 35 and 50 percent

• What is the biggest healthcare problem for minorities in the United

States?

*a. Access to healthcare

• Eating habits
• Obesity
• Diabetes

• What percentage of Black and Hispanic children receive Medicaid

coverage?

• 20 percent
• 30 percent
• 40 percent

*d. 55 percent

• Which country has the lowest life expectancy?

*a. United States

• Australia 3 / 4

• Japan
• Canada

• People are recommended to eat about 2,000 calories per day. How

many calories on the average do Americans eat per day?

• 1,500
• 2,000

*c. 3,600

• 4,700

• Which is not one of the suggestions in the text for preparing for

future diseases?

• Increase access to healthcare.

*b. Lower healthcare costs.

• Set aside funds to fight the next big disease.
• Improve surveillance to detect new diseases.
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