From an Ethics of Rationing to an Ethic of Waste Avoidance
Who is the Author of this section?
A. Jk. Rowling
B. Howard Brody
C. John Green
D. Peter Ubel
B.
Howard Brody
Health Policy - What is rationing?
This word is used when talking about limiting or controlling how much health care people can get.
Who authored “The Pied Piper Returns for the Old Folks”?
A) Peter Piper
B) Peppa Pig
C) Nat Hentoff
D) Dr. Robert Butler
C) Nat Hentoff
What should be the special role of the elderly?
To guide the youth and be moral conservators
1. . Both of these authors spent their careers…
A. As writers
B. As founders
C. As advocates for Aging Research
D. All of the following
D. All of the following
What has the USA changed the debate of rationing to?
A. Avoiding Waste
B. Ethical Rationing
C. Patient Confidentiality
D. Doctor Fidelity
A.
Avoiding Waste
Health care cost - What is cost effectiveness ?
This is the method Peter Ubel thinks can help doctors decide which treatments are worth the money.
Whose opinion did the author disagree with?
A) Daniel Callahan
B) Daniel Radcliffe
C) Daniel Perry
D) Jonathan Swift
A) Daniel Callahan
What is meant by a “tolerable death?”
When death comes at an old age after a long and full life. It is simply a sad part of life itself.
2. Who gets the blame for costs being so high in healthcare?
A. Doctors
B. Hospitals
C. Older adults
D. Nurses
C. Older adults
What is the argument used to prove that rationing is UNethical?
A. Recourses are not scarce therefore it is unnecessary
B. When resources are exhausted, the patient who can no longer access it are real not statistics
C. Doctors have a RESPONSIBILITY to of fidelity to each patient *no matter cost*
D. How could we possibly do this fairly
C.
Doctors have a RESPONSIBILITY to of fidelity to each patient *no matter cost*
Insurance - Health care access - What is fee - for - service
This type of traditional insurance also limits how long patients stay in the hospital.
What essay did the author compare to Daniel Callahan’s “Setting Limits”?
A) Pricing Life (2000)
B) The Pied Piper Returns for the Old Folks (1988)
C) A Modest Proposal (1729)
D) Why We Must Set Limits (1987)
C) A Modest Proposal (1729)
What groups should be focused on first when it comes to a reform of elderly care?
Women, the poor, and minorities
What are the main factors that contribute to long-term care?
A. Incontinence, memory loss, bad hearing
B. Incontinence, bad hearing, bad sight
C. Incontinence, immobility, and bad sight
D. Incontinence, memory loss, and immobility
D. Incontinence, memory loss, and immobility
What percent of waste is caused by fraud?
A. 10%
B. 15%
C. 5%
D. 20%
A.
10%
Medicaid and Obama care - Who are the ones that find medicaid as non- essential ?
The wealthy
In the author’s opinion, Callahan’s ideas were…
A) Great
B) Justified
C) Class-biased
D) Complicated
C) Class-biased
What is a problem euthanasia and assisted suicide pose
Remove the purpose of one life for aged adults
Makes it seem that aging and the pain, suffering, and issues that come with it are unexceptional.
4. Instead of rationing healthcare by limiting access based on age, the better solution according to the authors is…
A. Working towards eliminating afflictions associated with aging
B. Family care
C. Eliminating waste in healthcare
D. Long-term care
A. Working towards eliminating afflictions associated with aging
What would an immediate reduction in spending disrupt?
A. The economy
B. The pharmaceutical industry
C. All of the above
C.
All of the above
The use of rationing - Who uses rationing ?
Government and Medical systems
The author states that new doctors adapting to rationing healthcare would have to…
A. Go back to med school
B. Do an online training
C. Nothing would change
D. Learn a new code of ethics
D. Learn a new code of ethics
In the key principles listed, what should the government be focusing on?
The care of aged individuals to help with the fulfillment of a natural lifespan. The government should not have the role of extending one’s natural lifespan with other interventions
5. What is osteoporosis?
A. A brain disorder that causes memory loss
B. Cells that make the pigment that gives skin color
C. A condition that weakens bones and increases the risk of fractures
D. Bacteria
C. A condition that weakens bones and increases the risk of fractures