Health Economics Multiple Choice Questions and Answers

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

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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

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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

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Answer: Mortality rate

4 Life expectancy does not vary with:

A Birth rate

B Occupation

C Social class

D Gender

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Answer: Birth rate

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

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Answer: Nurses

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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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Answer: 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

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Answer: 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)

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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

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Answer: Health Education

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)

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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

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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)

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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

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