Which best describes a multilateral agency? A) Is based in ...

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Which best describes a multilateral agency?
 
  A) Is based in only one country but provides services to many other countries
  B) Is responsible for the health and welfare of citizens nationally
  C) Receives funding from both governmental and nongovernmental sources
  D) Acquires resources to help others from private rather than public sources

Question 2

Which type of payment system does the Netherlands have?
 
  A) Universal long-term payment system
  B) Dual-level payment system
  C) Private health insurance linked to employment
  D) Free health insurance paid by the government

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Answer to Question 1

Ans: C
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A multilateral agency is one that receives funding from both governmental and nongovernmental sources. A bilateral agency is one that is based in only one country but provides services to many other countries. The Department of Health and Human Services is a U.S. agency responsible for the health and welfare of citizens nationally. A nongovernmental organization (NGO) is an agency that acquires resources to help others from private rather than public sources.

Answer to Question 2

Ans: B
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The Netherlands has a dual-level healthcare payment system. All primary and acute care is financed from private mandatory insurance. Long-term care for the elderly, the dying, long-term mentally ill, and so on, is covered by money acquired from taxation and is considered a social insurance.