Which of the Following Statements Is NOT True About the Economics

question 18

Multiple Choice

Which of the following statements is NOT true about the economics of health care?

• A) The first substantial attempt to control Health Service Organization costs was the Prospective Payment system
• B) Payment models have incented the evolution of how Health Service Organizations deliver healthcare
• C) Basic scientific research grants are provided by the CDC
• D) Our aging population is driving up the cost of healthcare
• E) Excessive end of life care is an avoidable healthcare cost

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Definitions:

Vane Pump

A fluid pump consisting of a slotted rotor that turns within a pump liner or cam ring. The rotor is milled with radial slots in which vanes (blades/plates) float, being thrust out by centrifugal force into the liner to form pump chambers when the rotor turns.

Positive Displacement

A characteristic of a pump or motor that has its inlet positively sealed from its outlet so that no fluid can recirculate within the component; that is, what goes into the pump per cycle is what comes out per cycle.

Accumulators

Devices in hydraulic systems that store fluid under pressure, used to absorb shock or maintain pressure.

Potential Energy

The energy possessed by an object because of its position relative to others, stresses within itself, its electric charge, or other factors.