Most Observers Suggest That Health Care in the United States

question 72

Multiple Choice

Most observers suggest that health care in the United States faces two major problems:

• A) too many people have health insurance, and health care costs too much.
• B) a significant shortage of doctors, and health care costs too much.
• C) a vast oversupply of hospital rooms and a significant shortage of doctors.
• D) Health Maintenance Organizations are too common, and too many people do not have health insurance.
• E) too many people do not have health insurance, and health care costs too much.

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Definitions:

Measurement Approaches

Refer to the various methods and tools used to collect data in research studies, including quantitative and qualitative measures.

Reliability

The degree to which an assessment tool produces stable and consistent results over time.

Pilot Testing

Preliminary testing conducted to evaluate the feasibility, time, cost, risk, and adverse effects of a research study before implementing it on a larger scale.

Scale Construction

The process of developing a measurement tool that quantitatively assesses a range of values or attitudes.