Healthcare Policy and Regulation
"Delegated governance" is best described as the delegation of responsibility for
publicly funded social welfare programs to ____. - ANS non-state actors
"Rich democracies" are countries that have large enough per capita incomes and
responsive enough political arrangements so that underlying economics and
sociology ____. - ANS enable similar policies, if the political systems so choose
A congressionally-mandated study released in 2007 found that ____. - ANS
abstinence-only education had been ineffective in either delaying sexual initiation or
in reducing the numbers of sexual partners
A key factor in the convergence of Democrats around essentially the same reform
plan was the ____. - ANS failure of the Clinton plan
A key factor in the convergence of Democrats around essentially the same reform
plan was the ____. - ANS failure of the Clinton plan
A likely outcome of a social insurance program is that ____. - ANS a small
proportion of the insured account for a large proportion of the expenses
A likely outcome of a social insurance program is that ____. - ANS a small
proportion of the insured account for a large proportion of the expenses
A prerequisite for the health care reform that occurred in 2010 was the ____. - ANS
election of a Democratic president
A problem of supply-side methods is ____. - ANS potentially longer waits for
services
A problem of supply-side methods is ____. - ANS potentially longer waits for
services
A Section 1115 demonstration waiver led directly to ____. - ANS near universal
health insurance coverage in Massachusetts
According to several surveys, in which group does a majority support various
mandates that require all but the tiniest employers to provide health benefits or pay a
fee? - ANS small business owners
,After passage of the Affordable Care Act, a 2011 Institute of Medicine report
recommended that ____. - ANS all insurance plans include contraceptive coverage
without co-payments
After passage of the Affordable Care Act, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce ____. -
ANS focused on revision of the regulations and implementation details
After the passage of the Affordable Care Act, ____. - ANS health lobbyists were
busy with issues of implementation, interpretation, and repeal
After the U.S. Supreme Court's 2012 decision regarding the Affordable Care Act, the
Republican governors involved ____. - ANS were immediately engaged in
implementation
After the U.S. Supreme Court's 2012 decision regarding the Affordable Care Act, the
Republican governors involved ____. - ANS were immediately engaged in
implementation
All rich democracies other than the U.S. provide ____. - ANS virtually universal
coverage
Among the poorest states listed by the author is ____. - ANS Mississippi
An analysis that measured obesity-related health care spending as a component of
overall spending growth between 1987 and 2001 found that spending on
obesity-related conditions accounted for __ - ANS 27% of the rise in per capita
spending
An intergovernmental pattern that emphasizes interaction between the executive
branches at the national and state levels to modify grant programs primarily through
the administrative process is called ____. - ANS executive federalism
An intergovernmental pattern that emphasizes interaction between the executive
branches at the national and state levels to modify grant programs primarily through
the administrative process is called ____. - ANS executive federalism
Attitudes are fundamentally based on ____. - ANS comparisons
Better-informed citizens tend to treat health problems as ____. - ANS an area of
contested attribution of causal responsibility
By the close of the 1980s, Medicare had developed a new regulatory regime for
paying providers in which ____. - ANS federal policymakers asserted power over
medical providers
, By the close of the 1980s, Medicare had developed a new regulatory regime for
paying providers in which ____. - ANS federal policymakers asserted power over
medical providers
Children spend so much of their time in school that any proposed change to improve
the content or quantity of food and beverages at school is likely to be opposed by
____. - ANS agricultural and commercial interests
Commercial insurance is based on what concept? - ANS classification of risk
Commercial insurers assert that actuarial fairness requires them to ____. - ANS
closely review individual medical records
Commercial insurers assert that actuarial fairness requires them to ____. - ANS
closely review individual medical records
Compared to low-income uninsured children, children with Medicaid coverage were
____. - ANS substantially more likely to have a usual source of care
Delegated governance helps policymakers accommodate a fundamental ambiguity
at the heart of American public opinion: that Americans dislike government but ____.
- ANS like government programs
Delegated governance typically results in ____. - ANS government that is different
rather than smaller
Demand-side policies are ____. - ANS favored by those who believe in market
solutions
Demand-side policies are ____. - ANS favored by those who believe in market
solutions
Early on, President Obama's team cut sweetheart deals with the pharmaceutical and
hospital industries. In the long run, ____. - ANS they largely took off the table tools
of cost control used in other nations
Employers became the primary purchasers of health insurance through ____. - ANS
a series of government decisions starting during World War II
For nearly a century, the Comstock laws linked contraception with ____. - ANS
obscenity
"Delegated governance" is best described as the delegation of responsibility for
publicly funded social welfare programs to ____. - ANS non-state actors
"Rich democracies" are countries that have large enough per capita incomes and
responsive enough political arrangements so that underlying economics and
sociology ____. - ANS enable similar policies, if the political systems so choose
A congressionally-mandated study released in 2007 found that ____. - ANS
abstinence-only education had been ineffective in either delaying sexual initiation or
in reducing the numbers of sexual partners
A key factor in the convergence of Democrats around essentially the same reform
plan was the ____. - ANS failure of the Clinton plan
A key factor in the convergence of Democrats around essentially the same reform
plan was the ____. - ANS failure of the Clinton plan
A likely outcome of a social insurance program is that ____. - ANS a small
proportion of the insured account for a large proportion of the expenses
A likely outcome of a social insurance program is that ____. - ANS a small
proportion of the insured account for a large proportion of the expenses
A prerequisite for the health care reform that occurred in 2010 was the ____. - ANS
election of a Democratic president
A problem of supply-side methods is ____. - ANS potentially longer waits for
services
A problem of supply-side methods is ____. - ANS potentially longer waits for
services
A Section 1115 demonstration waiver led directly to ____. - ANS near universal
health insurance coverage in Massachusetts
According to several surveys, in which group does a majority support various
mandates that require all but the tiniest employers to provide health benefits or pay a
fee? - ANS small business owners
,After passage of the Affordable Care Act, a 2011 Institute of Medicine report
recommended that ____. - ANS all insurance plans include contraceptive coverage
without co-payments
After passage of the Affordable Care Act, the U.S. Chamber of Commerce ____. -
ANS focused on revision of the regulations and implementation details
After the passage of the Affordable Care Act, ____. - ANS health lobbyists were
busy with issues of implementation, interpretation, and repeal
After the U.S. Supreme Court's 2012 decision regarding the Affordable Care Act, the
Republican governors involved ____. - ANS were immediately engaged in
implementation
After the U.S. Supreme Court's 2012 decision regarding the Affordable Care Act, the
Republican governors involved ____. - ANS were immediately engaged in
implementation
All rich democracies other than the U.S. provide ____. - ANS virtually universal
coverage
Among the poorest states listed by the author is ____. - ANS Mississippi
An analysis that measured obesity-related health care spending as a component of
overall spending growth between 1987 and 2001 found that spending on
obesity-related conditions accounted for __ - ANS 27% of the rise in per capita
spending
An intergovernmental pattern that emphasizes interaction between the executive
branches at the national and state levels to modify grant programs primarily through
the administrative process is called ____. - ANS executive federalism
An intergovernmental pattern that emphasizes interaction between the executive
branches at the national and state levels to modify grant programs primarily through
the administrative process is called ____. - ANS executive federalism
Attitudes are fundamentally based on ____. - ANS comparisons
Better-informed citizens tend to treat health problems as ____. - ANS an area of
contested attribution of causal responsibility
By the close of the 1980s, Medicare had developed a new regulatory regime for
paying providers in which ____. - ANS federal policymakers asserted power over
medical providers
, By the close of the 1980s, Medicare had developed a new regulatory regime for
paying providers in which ____. - ANS federal policymakers asserted power over
medical providers
Children spend so much of their time in school that any proposed change to improve
the content or quantity of food and beverages at school is likely to be opposed by
____. - ANS agricultural and commercial interests
Commercial insurance is based on what concept? - ANS classification of risk
Commercial insurers assert that actuarial fairness requires them to ____. - ANS
closely review individual medical records
Commercial insurers assert that actuarial fairness requires them to ____. - ANS
closely review individual medical records
Compared to low-income uninsured children, children with Medicaid coverage were
____. - ANS substantially more likely to have a usual source of care
Delegated governance helps policymakers accommodate a fundamental ambiguity
at the heart of American public opinion: that Americans dislike government but ____.
- ANS like government programs
Delegated governance typically results in ____. - ANS government that is different
rather than smaller
Demand-side policies are ____. - ANS favored by those who believe in market
solutions
Demand-side policies are ____. - ANS favored by those who believe in market
solutions
Early on, President Obama's team cut sweetheart deals with the pharmaceutical and
hospital industries. In the long run, ____. - ANS they largely took off the table tools
of cost control used in other nations
Employers became the primary purchasers of health insurance through ____. - ANS
a series of government decisions starting during World War II
For nearly a century, the Comstock laws linked contraception with ____. - ANS
obscenity
