BSHS 4400 Heath Policy Making
chapter 7 EXAM ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS
Medicare is a federal entitlement program that only provides health insurance to people age 65
and older . - ANSWER False
Which statement most accurately states where the responsibility for policy implementation lies
? - ANSWER It lies primarily with the executive branch , but it is shared with the legislative and
judicial branches as well .
Funding appropriations are one powerful technique in effective - ANSWER legislative oversight .
Entitlement programs like Medicare require funding appropriations from Congress . - ANSWER
False
Administrative law judges in the implementing agencies hear the appeals of people or
organizations who are dissatisfied with the way the implementation of a policy affects them . -
ANSWER True
The long legislative history of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services ( CMS ) - ANSWER -
includes many modifications .
-has survived initial opposition by powerful interest groups such as the AMA
-includes recent additional provisions in the ACA , passed in 2010 .
-All of the above
chapter 7 EXAM ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND VERIFIED ANSWERS
Medicare is a federal entitlement program that only provides health insurance to people age 65
and older . - ANSWER False
Which statement most accurately states where the responsibility for policy implementation lies
? - ANSWER It lies primarily with the executive branch , but it is shared with the legislative and
judicial branches as well .
Funding appropriations are one powerful technique in effective - ANSWER legislative oversight .
Entitlement programs like Medicare require funding appropriations from Congress . - ANSWER
False
Administrative law judges in the implementing agencies hear the appeals of people or
organizations who are dissatisfied with the way the implementation of a policy affects them . -
ANSWER True
The long legislative history of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services ( CMS ) - ANSWER -
includes many modifications .
-has survived initial opposition by powerful interest groups such as the AMA
-includes recent additional provisions in the ACA , passed in 2010 .
-All of the above
