HSA 366 Temple Exam 1

HSA 366 Temple Exam 1 *Structurally and operationally, the healthcare market works very much like a freely competitive economic market - ✔✔False Only the legislative branch of government makes health policy. - ✔✔False ...

HSA 366 Temple Exam 1 *Structurally and operationally, the healthcare market works very much like a freely competitive economic market - ✔✔False Only the legislative branch of government makes health policy. - ✔✔False Healthcare disparities are best described as - ✔✔differences in variables such as access, insurance, coverage, and quality of services received. Primary responsibility for implementation of public laws rests with which government branch? - ✔✔Executive Public policies can be defined as - ✔✔none of the answer choices *A policy described as "allocative": - ✔✔seeks to distribute goods and resources to one group at the expense of others. Health policies affect health through an intervening set of variables called - ✔✔health determinants. Compared to other Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD) countries, the US: - ✔✔spends considerably more on health and healthcare. Policies can take the form of laws, rules, implementation decisions, and judicial decisions. - ✔✔True Policies usually fall within one or two basic categories: - ✔✔allocative or regulatory The president vetoes and bill that has passed in both the House and Senate. Which of the following could happen next? - ✔✔Congress can override the veto with a majority vote in each chamber. How many years are the terms for members of the House of Representatives and Senate? - ✔✔Two years for the House, six years for the Senate. Federal judges, who are nominated by the president and confirmed by the Senate, hold their office for: - ✔✔life tenure, or until they resign, die, or are impeached and convicted by Congress. A bill is: - ✔✔a piece of proposed legislation Which statement most accurately describes the pluralist and/or elitist perspectives on interest groups? - ✔✔An elitist perspective holds that a small portion of the population controls the nation's key institutions and most of its wealth. Cases that are decided by the Supreme Court: - ✔✔cannot be appealed. The demanders of health policies can include: - ✔✔anyone In the US, health policy is made at which of these levels of government? - ✔✔All three levels Unlike decision makers in economic markets, decision makers in policy markets: - ✔✔are more likely to base decisions on immediate costs and benefits. In the US, each state is a sovereign government unto itself. - ✔✔True The "grant-in-aid" approach... - ✔✔is a way for the federal government to get the states to act in particular ways. Which of the following characterizes the era of "cooperative federalism"? - ✔✔- enactment of the Hill-Burton legislation - enactment of Social Security Act of 1935 - Grant-in-Aid approach The Social Security Act is the legislative foundation for Medicare, Medicaid, and Children's Health Insurance Program, and parts of the Affordable Care Act. - ✔✔True Which of the following is not a power delegated to the federal government in the Constitution? - ✔✔Power to establish public schools States are permitted to devise variations in how they administer Medicaid... - ✔✔only with the issurance of a federal waiver. In the US, the term "federalism" means - ✔✔the federal and state governments are different sovereign powers that govern the same people but with different responsibilities. Which of the following is not a power left to the state governments in the Constitution? - ✔✔Power to regulate interstate commerce Which of the following is not an area of federal legislative interest? - ✔✔Licensure of long-term care facilities States can get waivers from the federal government to modify their Medicaid programs. - ✔✔True The Food and Drug Administration has primary responsibility for: - ✔✔ensuring the safety of the public with regard to the efficacy of prescription drugs.