Universal health care can be provided in several ways: 1. The government can issue mandates requiring all people to have some form of health coverage. 2. The government can use the private sector to subsidize health care coverage. 3. The government can hand out vouchers or give tax credits to help people purchase private health insurance.

1. Please answer these 7 questions (with one most appropriate answer to you) in a MS-word
file and save the file as ‘UHC-Pre-YOURNAME’ and send me by email.
(Example for answers : 1. B, 2. B. etc and for file name: UHC-Pre-NahidIslam)
1. What do you assume by the phrase ‘Universal Health Coverage’?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Health for all
Health for all even if anyone is poor or unable to pay
A comprehensive system of health services and financing modality
Everyone gets every health service even if he is poor
2. In UHC. Which is the most important determinant?
a.
b.
c.
d.
Service
people
affordability
quality
3. Which of the following is NOT an advantage of universal health care?
a. Doctors and other health care professionals can focus on treating the patient instead of
worrying about insurance procedures, access paperwork, and malpractice liability.
b. Universal health care will cause a decrease in taxes.
c. All people will have equal access to health care, which promotes equality and fairness.
d. People would be encouraged to seek preventative care and get medical help early on
when treatment is not as aggressive. Many people skip out on preventative care to save
money.
4. Which of the following is NOT a disadvantage of universal health care?
a. People who have pre-existing conditions would not be able to be covered.
b. Businesses charge higher prices for their services to fund research that results in better
treatments and methods. Universal health care will eliminate competition and affect how
much businesses can charge for medical services, which can decrease innovation.
c. The initial cost of implementing a universal health care plan may be expensive.
d. Generating funds for universal health care may lead to spending cuts in other areas of the
government, including education and defense.
5. What is universal health care?

2. a. a specific type of accidental insurance plan where everyone is provided health coverage
regardless of their income, race, age, pre-existing conditions, gender, or wealth.
b. All of the options are correct.
c. A specific type of health care where everyone is provided health coverage regardless of
their income, race, age, pre-existing conditions, gender, or wealth.
d. a specific type of health care where everyone is provided health coverage based on their
income, race, age, pre-existing conditions, gender, or wealth.
6. What is a single payer system?
a. When the government provides all people with basic health care services and there is a
second system of care that allows people the option of purchasing additional health care
service and other health care benefits.
b. Setting up universal health care so that a single organization would be responsible for
collecting health care fees and health care payouts.
c. When the government mandates that all people have insurance.
d. None of the options are correct.
7. Universal health care can be provided in which of the following ways?
a. All of the options are correct.
b. The government can issue a mandate requiring all people to have some form of health
coverage.
c. Using the private sector in order to subsidize health care coverage.
d. Handing out vouchers or giving people refundable tax credits so that they are able to
purchase health care in the private sector.