Indian Health Service Budget

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What is the primary purpose of the Indian Health Service Budget?

  1. To provide healthcare services to American Indian and Alaska Native communities.

  2. To fund research on diseases that disproportionately affect American Indian and Alaska Native populations.

  3. To support the construction and maintenance of healthcare facilities in Indian Country.

  4. All of the above.


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

The Indian Health Service Budget is a comprehensive funding mechanism that supports a wide range of healthcare services, research, and infrastructure projects in Indian Country.

Which federal agency is responsible for administering the Indian Health Service Budget?

  1. Indian Health Service

  2. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

  3. National Institutes of Health

  4. Department of Veterans Affairs


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The Indian Health Service is the federal agency responsible for administering the Indian Health Service Budget and providing healthcare services to American Indian and Alaska Native communities.

What is the approximate annual budget of the Indian Health Service?

  1. $6 billion

  2. $12 billion

  3. $18 billion

  4. $24 billion


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The Indian Health Service Budget is approximately $6 billion per year.

What percentage of the Indian Health Service Budget is allocated to direct patient care?

  1. 30%

  2. 50%

  3. 70%

  4. 90%


Correct Option: C
Explanation:

Approximately 70% of the Indian Health Service Budget is allocated to direct patient care, including medical services, prescription drugs, and mental health services.

What is the largest single line item in the Indian Health Service Budget?

  1. Personnel costs

  2. Hospital and clinic construction

  3. Prescription drugs

  4. Mental health services


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

Personnel costs, including salaries and benefits for healthcare professionals, are the largest single line item in the Indian Health Service Budget.

How many American Indian and Alaska Native people are served by the Indian Health Service?

  1. 2 million

  2. 4 million

  3. 6 million

  4. 8 million


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The Indian Health Service provides healthcare services to approximately 2 million American Indian and Alaska Native people.

What is the average per capita expenditure on healthcare for American Indian and Alaska Native people through the Indian Health Service?

  1. $2,000

  2. $4,000

  3. $6,000

  4. $8,000


Correct Option: B
Explanation:

The average per capita expenditure on healthcare for American Indian and Alaska Native people through the Indian Health Service is approximately $4,000 per year.

How does the Indian Health Service Budget compare to the overall federal budget?

  1. It is less than 1% of the overall federal budget.

  2. It is between 1% and 2% of the overall federal budget.

  3. It is between 2% and 3% of the overall federal budget.

  4. It is more than 3% of the overall federal budget.


Correct Option: A
Explanation:

The Indian Health Service Budget is less than 1% of the overall federal budget.

What are some of the challenges facing the Indian Health Service Budget?

  1. Inadequate funding

  2. Shortage of healthcare professionals

  3. Geographic isolation of Indian Country

  4. All of the above


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

The Indian Health Service Budget faces a number of challenges, including inadequate funding, shortage of healthcare professionals, and geographic isolation of Indian Country.

What are some of the ways that the Indian Health Service Budget could be improved?

  1. Increase funding

  2. Recruit and retain more healthcare professionals

  3. Improve access to healthcare services in Indian Country

  4. All of the above


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

The Indian Health Service Budget could be improved by increasing funding, recruiting and retaining more healthcare professionals, and improving access to healthcare services in Indian Country.

What is the Indian Health Service's mission statement?

  1. To raise the physical, mental, social, and spiritual health of American Indians and Alaska Natives to the highest level.

  2. To provide comprehensive healthcare services to American Indians and Alaska Natives.

  3. To promote self-determination and self-governance in Indian Country.

  4. All of the above.


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

The Indian Health Service's mission statement is to raise the physical, mental, social, and spiritual health of American Indians and Alaska Natives to the highest level, to provide comprehensive healthcare services to American Indians and Alaska Natives, and to promote self-determination and self-governance in Indian Country.

What are some of the key healthcare challenges facing American Indians and Alaska Natives?

  1. Higher rates of chronic diseases, such as diabetes and heart disease.

  2. Shorter life expectancy than the general population.

  3. Higher rates of poverty and unemployment.

  4. All of the above.


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

American Indians and Alaska Natives face a number of key healthcare challenges, including higher rates of chronic diseases, such as diabetes and heart disease, shorter life expectancy than the general population, and higher rates of poverty and unemployment.

How does the Indian Health Service Budget help to address the healthcare needs of American Indians and Alaska Natives?

  1. It provides funding for healthcare services, such as medical care, prescription drugs, and mental health services.

  2. It supports the construction and maintenance of healthcare facilities in Indian Country.

  3. It funds research on diseases that disproportionately affect American Indians and Alaska Natives.

  4. All of the above.


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

The Indian Health Service Budget helps to address the healthcare needs of American Indians and Alaska Natives by providing funding for healthcare services, supporting the construction and maintenance of healthcare facilities in Indian Country, and funding research on diseases that disproportionately affect American Indians and Alaska Natives.

What are some of the ways that the Indian Health Service Budget could be improved to better meet the needs of American Indians and Alaska Natives?

  1. Increase funding for healthcare services.

  2. Increase funding for research on diseases that disproportionately affect American Indians and Alaska Natives.

  3. Increase funding for the construction and maintenance of healthcare facilities in Indian Country.

  4. All of the above.


Correct Option: D
Explanation:

The Indian Health Service Budget could be improved to better meet the needs of American Indians and Alaska Natives by increasing funding for healthcare services, increasing funding for research on diseases that disproportionately affect American Indians and Alaska Natives, and increasing funding for the construction and maintenance of healthcare facilities in Indian Country.

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