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Healthcare Reform in the United States

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What percentage of the US federal budget is allocated to healthcare?

20 percent

18 percent

25 percent (correct)

10 percent

What is the main challenge in shifting the emphasis of the US healthcare model?

Difficulty in prioritizing prevention over treatment (correct)

Inadequate healthcare infrastructure

Lack of funding

Political and philosophical divides

How much do other industrialized countries spend on healthcare, on average, as a percentage of their GDP?

8 percent

12 percent

10 percent (correct)

15 percent

What is the approximate percentage of US healthcare expenditures accounted for by three diseases?

70 percent (C) Signup and view all the answers

What is the primary reason for the deadlock on healthcare reform in the US?

Disagreement on the role of the government in healthcare (C) Signup and view all the answers

What is the percentage of the US GDP spent on healthcare?

18 percent (C) Signup and view all the answers

What is the main factor that sustains the focus on acute care and treatment rather than prevention?

Fee-for-service payment model (A) Signup and view all the answers

What is the result of the fee-for-service payment model in healthcare?

Physicians are rewarded for ordering more tests and performing surgeries (B) Signup and view all the answers

What is the analogy used to describe the fee-for-service payment model in healthcare?

Paying carpenters by the inch of lumber they use (A) Signup and view all the answers

What do most healthcare policymakers believe should be given to healthcare providers?

Financial incentives to promote health and wellness (A) Signup and view all the answers

What is the potential outcome of shifting the focus from acute care to prevention?

Decrease in disease frequency and severity (D) Signup and view all the answers

What should healthcare providers who deliver cost-effective treatment and keep their patients healthy share in?

The savings of healthcare dollars (C) Signup and view all the answers