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Quiz: Paying for Health Care

January 19, 2020

Most hospitals can tell you what it costs to park your car, but how many can tell you the cost of an EKG? Take the quiz to find out.

In a 2013 study, researchers called 20 hospitals to ask two questions: what’s the price of an electrocardiogram (a simple test to measure the rate of a heartbeat) and how much does parking cost? Nineteen hospitals were able to give the price of parking, but only ___ could give the cost of an electrocardiogram.
- Three
- Seven
- Ten
- Fifteen
Last year, a group of economists analyzed prices for inpatient services at hospitals between 2007 and 2014. They found that prices during that period increased __ percent.
- 21
- 29
- 35
- 42
One researcher used a new price transparency website to study whether it could help consumers find less expensive MRIs. He found that in a scenario where consumers have access to price data, the cost of an MRI was ___________ than a scenario with no price transparency.
- Significantly lower
- Slightly lower
- Slightly higher
- Significantly higher
GoFundMe, initially launched so people could raise money for “ideas and dreams”, says that _____ of the $5 billion raised on its platform has been used to pay medical expenses.
- One-fifth
- One-quarter
- One-third
- One-half
According to a poll from April 2019, how many Americans say the government should take action to protect patients from surprise medical bills?
- One-quarter
- One-half
- Two-thirds
- Three-quarters
Vox reported in 2016 that two new parents, after the birth of their baby, noticed a peculiar $39.95 charge on their hospital bill. What was it for?
- A redundant jaundice test
- Holding the baby
- Professional delivery room photographs
- Baby Formula
In a 2016 survey, ___ percent of people said that higher price is typically not a sign of better care.
- 51
- 61
- 71
- 81
Americans are receiving fewer surprise medical bills now that the media is heavily covering the issue.
- True
- False
A recent report by the Massachusetts Attorney General found that online pricing tools are failing to contain health care costs.
- True
- False
No matter how transparent prices are, most medical services are going to be expensive for people who are uninsured or underinsured. How many Americans say they have delayed treatment for a serious medical condition because of cost?
- One in two
- One in four
- One in seven
- One in ten

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