Hsmu 251:Health Care Financing Question Paper
Hsmu 251:Health Care Financing
Course:Health Management System
Institution: Kenya Methodist University question papers
Exam Year:2011
FACULTY OF HEALTH SCIENCES DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH SYSTEM MANAGEMENT AND MEDICAL EDUCATION
DURATION: 3 HRS
INSTRUCTIONS: 1. Answer ALL Questions in Section A and TWO in Section B 2. Write your University ID on ALL scripts 3. Use only blue, black ball point or ink
SECTION A
Question 1
What are the main sources of health care financing? (10marks)
Question 2
Identify six financing mechanisms/ methods (10marks)
Question 3
Although fee-for-service is not popular among those advocating for free health care, it has certain advantages. List three of these advantages. (10marks)
Question 4
What are the four main disadvantages of case based system as a method of paying service providers? (10marks)
Question 5
Specify the three principles on which community based financing is based. (10marks)
SECTION B
Question 1
Explain what is entailed in each of the following human rights principles for financing health care.
a) Universal and unified
b) Free at point of access
c) Responsive to needs
d) Cost-effective
e) Accountable to the people (25marks)
Question 2
Kenya and many other countries in Africa have conducted National Health Accounts.
a) Explain what National Health Accounts does
b) In what ways has National Health accounts influenced policy where it has been carried out? (25marks)
Question 3
List the characteristics of each o f the following community financing schemes.
a) Provider based insurance
b) Community cost sharing
c) Community prepayment (mutual health organizations)
d) Government social insurance supported scheme. (25marks)
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