Chapter 11 Self-Practice 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 countries.

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 in the United States is so expensive that its high cost is the main reason for lack of coverage.

True

False

. Critics of the United States 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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