HOSA Healthcare Issues | 60+ Practice Questions with Correct Answers | Public Health, Opioids, Vaccines, Policy Updates | 2025/2026 | HOSA-Future Health Professionals

This document features 60+ up-to-date, real-world healthcare issues questions with correct answers, tailored specifically for the HOSA Healthcare Issues Exam for the 2025/2026 academic year. It covers critical and current developments in public health, disease outbreaks, medical policy, pharmaceutical safety, and sociopolitical healthcare controversies that reflect the kinds of questions asked in the HOSA competitive testing environment. Topics include: – Infectious disease outbreaks (Legionnaires', Hepatitis A, Tuberculosis, Zika) – Public health policies (opioid crisis, CHIP, vaccine mandates, ACA alternatives) – High-profile medical cases and ethics (Selena Gomez transplant, cosmetic lawsuit, Adderall in candy) – FDA and CDC updates (new blood pressure standards, Narcan, dietary risks) – Mental health, REM sleep, and lifestyle impacts on wellness – Social determinants of health and tech-related behavior changes – Emerging drug resistance (e.g., Gonorrhea) – Global health patterns (unsafe abortion rates, aging HIV populations, childhood obesity) This document is ideal for: – High school and postsecondary HOSA competitors – Students preparing for the Healthcare Issues Exam – Public health, nursing, or allied health learners interested in health policy – Health science instructors and competition coaches – Learners needing fast, fact-based updates in modern medical news It serves as a reliable practice and review tool to reinforce awareness of real-time healthcare trends, policy shifts, and global medical news—ensuring students are both competitive and well-informed. Keywords: healthcare issues, public health, opioid epidemic, disease outbreak, vaccine policy, ACA, CHIP, fentanyl, Narcan, Legionnaires, CDC, FDA, cervical cancer, STI trends, Alzheimer’s, stroke, healthcare news, HOSA current events