Chapter 11 Self Quiz

. The theory of justice insisting that the benefits and burdens of society should be distributed through the fair workings of a free market and the exercise of liberty rights of noninterference is

Utilitarian

Rawlsian

Libertarian

Egalitarian

. Tarantola and Gruskin argue for a human rights approach in

Some hospitals

Healthy communities

Physician autonomy

Public health

. Allen Buchanan rejects

Societal duties

A right to a decent minimum of care

Rights of restitution

Prudential arguments

. In the United States, life expectancy at birth is 81.1 years. Life expectancy in Japan and France is

Much lower

About the same

Much higher

Slightly lower

. The United States has

Less frequent hospital admissions for preventable diseases than in comparable countriesre

Lower rates of medical, medication, and lab errors than comparable countries

Higher Five-year survival rates for certain cancers (colorectal, breast, and cervical, ages 15 and over) than in comparable countries

The lowest rate of deaths amenable to health care among comparable countries

. Health insurance is so expensive that its high cost is the main reason for lack of coverage.

True

False

. Critics of the U.S. health care system point to discrepancies between the huge expenditures for health care and surprisingly low grades on standard measures of national health.

True

False

. Most wealthy nations can provide maximum health care for everyone.

True

False

. The United States spends more on health care per capita than any other country.

True

False

. Utilitarian theories of justice affirm that important benefits and burdens of society should be distributed equally.

True

False

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