Answer to Question 1
Ans: C
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The average length of hospital stay in Germany has decreased in recent years from 14 to 9 days, still considerably longer than the 5- to 6-day average in the United States. Health insurance coverage is maintained by all citizens sharing in the effort to have an insurance pool, and payment is based on income, not risk. Currently, physicians in private practice provide ambulatory care, and centralized nonprofit hospitals offer the majority of inpatient care. Nurses in the German healthcare system, called sisters, are mostly diploma-educated individuals working with a physician.
Answer to Question 2
Ans: D
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The most powerful individuals in the Canadian healthcare system are not physicians but health administrators, who put an emphasis on cost efficiency and social responsibility. Private insurance exists to cover services not covered under Medicare, such as vision needs, dental services, and pharmaceuticals for nonelderly people. This type of private insurance is acquired through employment contributions and represents a small portion of total health expenditures (15). Nurses and nurse practitioners are important to the care of individuals and communities but play a lesser role in the administration of public healthcare.
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