Question 1

Managed care is popular because it gives patients more control over their health care.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False  False

Question 2

The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 used what policy approaches?

Accepted Answer

A)  rational and comprehensive 
B)  incremental and elite 
C)  group theory and institutional 
D)  game theory and public choice theory 
A)  rational and comprehensive 
B)  incremental and elite 
C)  group theory and institutional 
D)  game theory and public choice theory A

Question 3

Medicaid differs from Medicare in being

Accepted Answer

A)  for health care. 
B)  administered by the federal government. 
C)  means-tested. 
D)  for children only. 
A)  for health care. 
B)  administered by the federal government. 
C)  means-tested. 
D)  for children only. C

Question 4

The public option is the centerpiece of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 5

In a single payer plan, who is the payer?

Accepted Answer

A)  the health care provider 
B)  the insured 
C)  insurance companies 
D)  the government 
A)  the health care provider 
B)  the insured 
C)  insurance companies 
D)  the government

Question 6

The medical loss ratio is the relationship between

Accepted Answer

A)  insurance premiums and health care provided. 
B)  the insured and uninsured. 
C)  those on Medicare and those on Medicaid. 
D)  the costs of providing or not providing health care. 
A)  insurance premiums and health care provided. 
B)  the insured and uninsured. 
C)  those on Medicare and those on Medicaid. 
D)  the costs of providing or not providing health care.

Question 7

Which of these is true of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010?

Accepted Answer

A)  About 15% of Americans would be left without health insurance. 
B)  All employers would be forced to provide health insurance to employees. 
C)  The program creates a national health insurance system. 
D)  The goal of the program is health insurance for all Americans. 
A)  About 15% of Americans would be left without health insurance. 
B)  All employers would be forced to provide health insurance to employees. 
C)  The program creates a national health insurance system. 
D)  The goal of the program is health insurance for all Americans.

Question 8

Combined, Medicare and Medicaid provide health insurance to one-quarter of the U.S.population.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 9

The public option that did not make it into the final form of the Patient Protection and
Affordable Care Act was rejected because it

Accepted Answer

A)  would not have helped the poor. 
B)  looked too much like socialized medicine. 
C)  was too expensive. 
D)  interfered with Medicaid. 
A)  would not have helped the poor. 
B)  looked too much like socialized medicine. 
C)  was too expensive. 
D)  interfered with Medicaid.

Question 10

What is the purpose of health care deductibles?

Accepted Answer

A)  increase access to health care 
B)  discourage unnecessary use of hospitals and doctors 
C)  more open access to health care 
D)  spreading risk 
A)  increase access to health care 
B)  discourage unnecessary use of hospitals and doctors 
C)  more open access to health care 
D)  spreading risk

Question 11

SCHIP is designed to give

Accepted Answer

A)  the aged 
B)  low income wage earners 
C)  children 
D)  families 
A)  the aged 
B)  low income wage earners 
C)  children 
D)  families

Question 12

The United States is tenth in health care spending among industrialized nations.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 13

The United States compares well to other advanced developed nations in which of these?

Accepted Answer

A)  life expectancy 
B)  infant death rates 
C)  health care costs 
D)  access to health care 
A)  life expectancy 
B)  infant death rates 
C)  health care costs 
D)  access to health care

Question 14

Being a modification to the Social Security Act, Medicare illustrates incrementalism in public policy.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 15

Currently, health care costs represent roughly what percentage of the GDP?

Accepted Answer

A)  6 
B)  16 
C)  26 
D)  36 
A)  6 
B)  16 
C)  26 
D)  36

Question 16

The traditional approach to health care policy has followed the public choice model.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 17

Under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, private insurance will be allowed.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 18

The main goal of patients' bills of rights is

Accepted Answer

A)  lower health care costs. 
B)  access to health care. 
C)  lower deductibles. 
D)  higher quality health care. 
A)  lower health care costs. 
B)  access to health care. 
C)  lower deductibles. 
D)  higher quality health care.

Question 19

In the U.S., the leading cause of death (total number of all deaths in a year) is

Accepted Answer

A)  cancer. 
B)  heart disease. 
C)  stroke. 
D)  diabetes. 
A)  cancer. 
B)  heart disease. 
C)  stroke. 
D)  diabetes.

Question 20

The agency primarily responsible for administering the Patient Protection and
Affordable Care Act is

Accepted Answer

A)  the Department of the Interior. 
B)  the Department of Health and Human Services. 
C)  the IRS. 
D)  HUD. 
A)  the Department of the Interior. 
B)  the Department of Health and Human Services. 
C)  the IRS. 
D)  HUD.

Managed care is popular because it gives patients more control over their health care.

The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 used what policy approaches?

Medicaid differs from Medicare in being

The public option is the centerpiece of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.

In a single payer plan, who is the payer?

The medical loss ratio is the relationship between

Which of these is true of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010?

Combined, Medicare and Medicaid provide health insurance to one-quarter of the U.S.population.

The public option that did not make it into the final form of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act was rejected because it

What is the purpose of health care deductibles?

SCHIP is designed to give

The United States is tenth in health care spending among industrialized nations.

The United States compares well to other advanced developed nations in which of these?

Being a modification to the Social Security Act, Medicare illustrates incrementalism in public policy.

Currently, health care costs represent roughly what percentage of the GDP?

The traditional approach to health care policy has followed the public choice model.

Under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, private insurance will be allowed.

The main goal of patients' bills of rights is

In the U.S., the leading cause of death (total number of all deaths in a year) is

The agency primarily responsible for administering the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act is

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Exam 8: Health Care

Managed care is popular because it gives patients more control over their health care.

The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 used what policy approaches?

Medicaid differs from Medicare in being

The public option is the centerpiece of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act.

In a single payer plan, who is the payer?

The medical loss ratio is the relationship between

Which of these is true of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010?

Combined, Medicare and Medicaid provide health insurance to one-quarter of the U.S.population.

The public option that did not make it into the final form of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act was rejected because it

What is the purpose of health care deductibles?

SCHIP is designed to give

The United States is tenth in health care spending among industrialized nations.

The United States compares well to other advanced developed nations in which of these?

Being a modification to the Social Security Act, Medicare illustrates incrementalism in public policy.

Currently, health care costs represent roughly what percentage of the GDP?

The traditional approach to health care policy has followed the public choice model.

Under the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, private insurance will be allowed.

The main goal of patients' bills of rights is

In the U.S., the leading cause of death (total number of all deaths in a year) is

The agency primarily responsible for administering the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act is

Policy Analysis

Models of Politics

The Policymaking Process

Policy Evaluation

Federalism and State Policies

Criminal Justice

Health and Welfare

Education

Economic Policy

Tax Policy

International Trade and Immigration

Energy and the Environment

Civil Rights

Defense Policy

Homeland Security

Filters