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PH 450 Public Health Policy (Chapter
1-chapter 5)
Multi choice Exam The World Health Organization defined health as the "state of physical, mental, and social well-being and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity," in the organization's constitution in 1946 and continues unchanged through today. T or F? True 1 multiple choice option Scientists generally uses the 5 determinants of health: Behaviors, socioeconomic conditions, access to care, physical environment, and biological factors 2 multiple choice options The social and physical environments can shape an individual's behaviors and include all factors that affect the individual's life positively or negatively - all of which are out of their immediate or direct control. T or F? False 1 multiple choice option
Healthcare disparities and health disparities are the same. T or F? False 1 multiple choice option Health Policy is defined as, "Authoritative decisions made in the legislature, executive or judicial branches of government that are intended to direct or influence the actions, behaviors, or decisions of others." T or F? False 1 multiple choice option What are the three interconnected phases of Public Policy? Formulation, Implementation, Modification 2 multiple choice options Legislative Branch does what to policy? Formulates policy 2 multiple choice options
Judicial decisions are another form of public policy established by administrative agencies responsible for implementing laws. T or F? False 1 multiple choice option 3 multiple choice options All of the various forms of health policies fit into three basic categories - Allocative, Regulatory and Theoretical. T or F? False 1 multiple choice option The most credible arguments for policy intervention in the nations' domestic activities begin with the identification of situations in which markets are not functioning properly. T of F? True 1 multiple choice option
Health status and health determinants have a synergistic relationship. T or F? True 1 multiple choice option Health services resources that are heavily influenced by health policies: Money, workforce and technology 2 multiple choice options The founders established a government in which the powers to create, implement and adjudicate laws were separated into legislative, executive and judicial branches. T or F? True 1 multiple choice option Each branch of government is balanced by powers in the other two coequal branches. T or F? True 1 multiple choice option The president can't veto the laws of Congress. T or F?
Each state in the United States is a sovereign government unto itself. T or F? True 1 multiple choice option Each state has two branches of government and the duties of each branch are very different from those in the federal government. T or F? False The state government's executive branch passes laws and oversees the legislative branch. T or F? False The judicial branch of the state government determines the constitutionality of laws and adjudicates violations of the law. T or F? True 1 multiple choice option Which of the following is NOT a cooperative strategy indicator? Tangible goal is to get as much as they can
2 multiple choice options Health policies are made in the context of policy markets that operate like traditional economic markets in many ways. T or F? True 1 multiple choice option Who are individuals that consider health policies relevant to their own health? Demander 1 multiple choice option Who are individuals that view health policies as a means to achieve another desired end? Demander 1 multiple choice option Who are elected legislators, whether members of US Congress, state legislatures or city councils? Suppliers 1 multiple choice option
3 multiple choice options What years did Interactive Federalism take place? 2000-present 3 multiple choice options What years did Modern Federalism take place? 1970- 3 multiple choice options Which of the following is a concurrent power of the Federal Government and the State Government? Establish courts 2 multiple choice options The Medicaid program prohibits states from innovating and experimenting within the federal parameters of the program. T or F? False 1 multiple choice option
Each state in the United States is a sovereign government unto itself. T or F? True 1 multiple choice option Section 115(b) Medicaid Waivers Research and Demonstration Projects 2 multiple choice options Section 1332 Waivers The ACA and State Policy Innovation 2 multiple choice options Section 1915 Medicaid Waivers Managed Care or Freedom of Choice Waivers 2 multiple choice options The legalization of marijuana is an issue for which the federal power to regulate interstate commerce and the police power of the states collide. T or F? True
The Individual Mandate: The ACA requires every adult in the US between 18 and 64 years of age to obtain health insurance. 2 multiple choice options Decision and Rationale: Congress has broad power to levy taxes, even taxing a failure to act. 2 multiple choice options Expansion of Medicaid: The ACA required that Medicaid provide coverage for everyone whose income was less than 133% of the Federal Poverty Level. 2 multiple choice options For penalty the court was ruled for what in Decision and Rationale? "Non-compliance" by the states was the potential loss of all federal Medicaid funds Public health: The set of activities a society undertakes to monitor and improve the health of its collective membership
Policy: Authoritative decisions that guides the actions, behaviors, or decisions of others Public policy definition is by? B.B Longest Health policy is the collection of?
- Laws
- Programs
- Entitlement
- Rules and Regulations
- Administrative Directions
- Conditions of Participation Health determinants: a "range of personal, social, economic, and environmental factors that influence health." Health determinants definition is by?
- deal w/ taxes
- spends and sets conditions w/ spending
- regulates interstate commerce What are the tasks of the executive branch?
- proposes legislation or laws to the legislature
- approves or vetoes bills or legislation
- promulgates or issues and enforces rules and regulations What are the tasks of the judicial branch?
- develops body of case law
- preserves rights and Constitutional structure
- resolves disputes
- final interpreter of Constitutional and Federal statutory law Laws: policy decisions made by legislators codified in the statutory language of enacted legislation Rules or regulations:
policies made in the executive branch to establish or to implement the laws Implementation of decisions: typically made by the executive branch who establish the rules and regulations What are two categories of health policies?
- allocative
- regulatory Allocative policies:
- Provide net benefits to some distinct group at the expense of others
- Equivalent to subsidies (direct or indirect payment) What are regulatory policies designed to do? Influence the actions, behaviors, and decisions of others by directive How many categories of regulatory policies are there? Five categories
- assure competent workforce
- evaluate What's in the assessment category in public services?
- monitor health
- diagnose and investigate What's in the policy development category in public services?
- inform, educate, and power
- mobilize community partnerships
- develop partnerships What's in the system management category in public services?
- research What goes 1st in the symbiotic relationship with health status, health determinants, and health policy? health policy
What goes 2nd in the symbiotic relationship with health status, health determinants, and health policy? health determinants What goes 3rd in the symbiotic relationship with health status, health determinants, and health policy? health status Congress (Senate and House of Representatives):
- makes or amends laws via the legislative process
- establishes annual federal budget The Feral legislative branch is consisted of:
- congress (Senate and House of Representatives)
- house
- senate The federal legislative house is led by? Speaker of the House
