D546 HEALTHCARE POLICY AND
GOVERNANCE REPORT EXAMPREP
REVIEW SHEET WITH TESTED QUESTIONS
AND COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
●● What are the three fundamental parts of public policy making?
Answer: Problems, stakeholders, and the policy.
●● What role does politics play in health policy?
Answer: Politics influences the likelihood of success in advancing an
effective agenda when a policy issue aligns with private sector interests
and government values.
●● What is systems thinking in public policy?
Answer: It shows various interconnections and interdependencies within
the policy process.
●● What is the Policy Life Cycle?
Answer: The life cycle of public policies, which are subject to
modification as events and opinions change.
●● What are the three general categories of public policy?
Answer: Social, economic, and foreign policy.
, ●● What is the first step in the legislative policy process?
Answer: Identifying a problem that needs to be addressed.
●● How does public opinion influence policy formulation?
Answer: Public opinion heavily influences the drafting of policies as
individuals appeal to Congress members to vote for or against them.
●● What happens after a policy is enacted?
Answer: The government determines the best way to implement it and
assesses its effectiveness over time.
●● What was the purpose of the Affordable Care Act (ACA)?
Answer: To increase insurance coverage, improve quality and access,
and reduce costs.
●● What was a significant roadblock to the ACA?
Answer: The individual mandate's tax penalty for not having insurance,
which was reduced to $0 in 2018.
●● What was ruled unconstitutional by the Supreme Court regarding the
ACA?
Answer: The state Medicaid expansion requirement.
GOVERNANCE REPORT EXAMPREP
REVIEW SHEET WITH TESTED QUESTIONS
AND COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
●● What are the three fundamental parts of public policy making?
Answer: Problems, stakeholders, and the policy.
●● What role does politics play in health policy?
Answer: Politics influences the likelihood of success in advancing an
effective agenda when a policy issue aligns with private sector interests
and government values.
●● What is systems thinking in public policy?
Answer: It shows various interconnections and interdependencies within
the policy process.
●● What is the Policy Life Cycle?
Answer: The life cycle of public policies, which are subject to
modification as events and opinions change.
●● What are the three general categories of public policy?
Answer: Social, economic, and foreign policy.
, ●● What is the first step in the legislative policy process?
Answer: Identifying a problem that needs to be addressed.
●● How does public opinion influence policy formulation?
Answer: Public opinion heavily influences the drafting of policies as
individuals appeal to Congress members to vote for or against them.
●● What happens after a policy is enacted?
Answer: The government determines the best way to implement it and
assesses its effectiveness over time.
●● What was the purpose of the Affordable Care Act (ACA)?
Answer: To increase insurance coverage, improve quality and access,
and reduce costs.
●● What was a significant roadblock to the ACA?
Answer: The individual mandate's tax penalty for not having insurance,
which was reduced to $0 in 2018.
●● What was ruled unconstitutional by the Supreme Court regarding the
ACA?
Answer: The state Medicaid expansion requirement.
