QUESTION: 157

As health care resources increase:

Outcomes deteriorate.
Outcomes initially improve and then deteriorate.
Outcomes improve and then level off.
Outcomes are not affected.

Answer(s): C

QUESTION: 158

A medical intervention lying on a steeper portion of the aggregate cost-benefit curve indicates a major benefit fora relatively modest cost. An example of such an intervention would be:

childhood immunizations.
lung transplants.
care for an anencephalic infant.
purchasing MRI scanners to supplement CT scanners.

Answer(s): A

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QUESTION: 159

Which is not an underlying assumption of a theoretical model of costs and health outcomes?

The relevant outcome is the overall health of a population rather than of an individual.
It is possible to quantify health at a population level.
It is necessary to focus on health outcomes, those aspects of health status directly under the influence of health care.
It is impossible to reduce cost without also reducing health outcomes.

Answer(s): D

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QUESTION: 160

Price inflation has been a major contributor to the rise of healthcare costs in the recent decades. This inflation has been due to:

Prices of health care rising more rapidly than prices in the overall economy.
An increase in the quantities of health care utilized relative to increases in the overall quantity of goods and services.
Both A and B
Factors other than price or quantity of health care.

Answer(s): C

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