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INTRODUCTION TO HEALTH POLICY STUDY GUIDE
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS (VERIFIED
ANSWERS) 2024/2025
What term can be defined as a collective decision made by government
organizations with a degree of authority to shape life; policy, public policy, or
policy implementation?
Policy
Policy
A collective decision made by government organizations with a degree of authority
to shape life
What term can be defined by what the government chooses to do and not do
based on a framework of values and beliefs; policy, public policy, or policy
implementation?
Public policy
Public Policy
What the government chooses to do and not do based on a framework of values
and beliefs
What term can be defined as policy implemented through laws, regulations, and
programs; policy, public policy, or policy implementation?
Policy implementation
Policy Implementation
Policy implemented through laws, regulations, and programs
Process of Policy Development
Emerging need for a policy
Agenda setting (e.g. gather input from stakeholders)
Policy adoption/formation (e.g. rough draft)
Policy implementation (e.g. add it to standards/procedures)
Evaluation (e.g. proposed changes, amendments)
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2 Types of Policy Development
1. Public
2. Organizational
Who are public policies developed by?
Governmental officials or agencies
What is a health policy?
Policies developed, adopted, and implemented by governments in the health sector
(e.g. AOTA, TOTA, NBCOT, ACOTE)
What organizations can highly influence healthcare policies?
American Medical Association
Specialty-specific groups
Patient advocacy groups
Third parties (e.g. insurance, association of hospitals)
How does policy impact occupational therapy practice?
Establishes scope of practice (e.g. can/can not do)
Shapes clients' environment (e.g. living situation, leisure)
Reimbursement of services (e.g. insurance coverage)
Service accessibility (e.g. telehealth)
New opportunities (e.g. mental health, primary care)
Americans with Disabilities Act (1990)
A law that requires employers and public facilities to make "reasonable
accommodations" for people with disabilities, prohibiting discrimination in
employment opportunities
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (2004)
INTRODUCTION TO HEALTH POLICY STUDY GUIDE
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS (VERIFIED
ANSWERS) 2024/2025
What term can be defined as a collective decision made by government
organizations with a degree of authority to shape life; policy, public policy, or
policy implementation?
Policy
Policy
A collective decision made by government organizations with a degree of authority
to shape life
What term can be defined by what the government chooses to do and not do
based on a framework of values and beliefs; policy, public policy, or policy
implementation?
Public policy
Public Policy
What the government chooses to do and not do based on a framework of values
and beliefs
What term can be defined as policy implemented through laws, regulations, and
programs; policy, public policy, or policy implementation?
Policy implementation
Policy Implementation
Policy implemented through laws, regulations, and programs
Process of Policy Development
Emerging need for a policy
Agenda setting (e.g. gather input from stakeholders)
Policy adoption/formation (e.g. rough draft)
Policy implementation (e.g. add it to standards/procedures)
Evaluation (e.g. proposed changes, amendments)
, 2|Page
2 Types of Policy Development
1. Public
2. Organizational
Who are public policies developed by?
Governmental officials or agencies
What is a health policy?
Policies developed, adopted, and implemented by governments in the health sector
(e.g. AOTA, TOTA, NBCOT, ACOTE)
What organizations can highly influence healthcare policies?
American Medical Association
Specialty-specific groups
Patient advocacy groups
Third parties (e.g. insurance, association of hospitals)
How does policy impact occupational therapy practice?
Establishes scope of practice (e.g. can/can not do)
Shapes clients' environment (e.g. living situation, leisure)
Reimbursement of services (e.g. insurance coverage)
Service accessibility (e.g. telehealth)
New opportunities (e.g. mental health, primary care)
Americans with Disabilities Act (1990)
A law that requires employers and public facilities to make "reasonable
accommodations" for people with disabilities, prohibiting discrimination in
employment opportunities
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (2004)
