Chapter 15 Economic Issues

Chapter 15  Economic Issues

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Sample Questions

MULTIPLE CHOICE

1. Which of the following ethical theories of justice are based upon the rule that it is good to maximize the greatest good for the greatest number of people?
a.
Libertarian theories
c.
Deontological theories
b.
Utilitarian theories
d.
Communitarian theories

ANS: B PTS: 1

2. Three patients arrive at the free clinic in need of the same medication, but there is only enough in stock for one person. The nurse in charge of the clinic asks herself, “Who needs this medicine most?” This question suggests which of the following?
a.
The nurse is utilizing a material rule of distributive justice to make her decision.
b.
Decisions about how to distribute scarce medications are capricious.
c.
The nurse should collaborate with the clinic physician when she makes this type of decision.
d.
There are no rules regulating distribution of scarce medications in this facility.

ANS: A PTS: 1

3. The economics of Country A support the rights of property and liberty for each person and allow each citizen to improve life circumstances by his or her own effort. Health care can be purchased or given freely in Country A, but there is no entitlement program to ensure basic health care to vulnerable people. This type of economic structure best describes which of the following?
a.
Marxism
c.
Democracy
b.
Communitarianism
d.
Libertarianism

ANS: D PTS: 1

4. John Rawles suggested that in making decisions of distributive justice, one should examine the situation behind a “veil of ignorance” so that no one would be able to design principles to favor his or her particular condition. This idea supports which of the following economic theories for which Rawles was a proponent?
a.
Utilitarianism
c.
Egalitarianism
b.
Communitarianism
d.
Libertarianism

ANS: C PTS: 1

5. Different methods of paying for health care in the United States seek to provide superior care, equality of access, and freedom of choice for all citizens, while promoting the public interest through cost-containment programs. Citizens discuss the ideal of equal access to health care for everyone, including care for indigents. Yet, segments of the health care system maintain aspects of a free-market competition. Which of the following statements best describes this system?
a.
Utilitarian theory is the sole basis for U.S. health care financing, forming the foundation of Medicare, Medicaid, and privately purchased health care insurance.
b.
Libertarianism, which espouses a free market system and freedom of choice, undergirds the basic principles of U.S. health care financing.
c.
Several theories of justice try to achieve a balance between competing social goals in the U.S. health care system.
d.
Most health care financing occurs at the community level; therefore communitarian principles are most applicable to U.S. health care economics.

ANS: C PTS: 1