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MHA 708 EXAM A HEALTHCARE POLICY NEWEST
2026-27 ACTUAL EXAM – LSUS: 200 PRACTICE
QUESTIONS & RATIONALES
COMPETENCY DOMAINS
• Foundations of Health Policy and Population Health
• Determinants of Health and Health Equity
• Government Branches, Federalism, and the Policymaking Process
• Major Federal Legislation: ACA, Medicare, Medicaid, EMTALA, HIPAA
• Healthcare Financing, Payment Models, and Economic Principles
• Policy Stakeholders, Interest Groups, and the Iron Triangle
• Policy Analysis, Implementation, and Evaluation
• Regulatory Compliance and the Administrator’s Role
INTRODUCTION
This comprehensive examination is designed to assess the knowledge, skills, and competency of
candidates preparing for MHA 708 Exam A Healthcare Policy at Louisiana State University
Shreveport. The assessment evaluates essential competencies across core domains through
multiple-choice and scenario-based questions. Candidates must demonstrate critical thinking,
analytical skills, and decision-making abilities required to apply knowledge effectively in
professional practice. Emphasis is placed on policy analysis, health equity, regulatory
compliance, and the administrator’s role in shaping and implementing healthcare policy.
1. Which statement best describes health policy?
A. A treatment plan for an individual patient
B. A decision or set of decisions intended to influence health and health systems
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C. A hospital billing statement
D. A clinical diagnosis
☑ Correct Answer: B
☑ Explanation: Health policy consists of decisions, laws, regulations, and actions
that influence health, healthcare delivery, financing, or outcomes. It is broader than
individual treatment, billing, or diagnosis.
2. Which is a primary goal of public health?
A. Maximizing hospital revenue
B. Preventing disease and promoting health in populations
C. Eliminating all private insurance
D. Replacing primary care with specialty care
☑ Correct Answer: B
☑ Explanation: Public health focuses on population-level prevention, health
promotion, surveillance, and protection, rather than revenue maximization or
eliminating insurance.
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3. Which measure describes the number of new cases of a disease occurring in a
population during a specified period?
A. Prevalence
B. Incidence
C. Case-fatality rate
D. Mortality
☑ Correct Answer: B
☑ Explanation: Incidence counts new cases over a defined period and is useful
for assessing disease occurrence and risk. Prevalence includes existing cases.
4. Which measure includes both existing and new cases at a given time or over a period?
A. Prevalence
B. Incidence
C. Attack rate
D. Mortality rate
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☑ Correct Answer: A
☑ Explanation: Prevalence reflects the total burden of a condition, including
existing cases, whereas incidence captures only new cases.
5. Which policy approach generally relies on competition and consumer choice to allocate
resources?
A. Market-oriented approach
B. Command-only approach
C. Public health surveillance
D. Clinical governance
☑ Correct Answer: A
☑ Explanation: A market-oriented approach emphasizes competition, consumer
choice, and price signals, in contrast to command-and-control regulation.
6. What is an externality in health economics?
A. A cost or benefit affecting people who are not directly involved in a transaction
MHA 708 EXAM A HEALTHCARE POLICY NEWEST
2026-27 ACTUAL EXAM – LSUS: 200 PRACTICE
QUESTIONS & RATIONALES
COMPETENCY DOMAINS
• Foundations of Health Policy and Population Health
• Determinants of Health and Health Equity
• Government Branches, Federalism, and the Policymaking Process
• Major Federal Legislation: ACA, Medicare, Medicaid, EMTALA, HIPAA
• Healthcare Financing, Payment Models, and Economic Principles
• Policy Stakeholders, Interest Groups, and the Iron Triangle
• Policy Analysis, Implementation, and Evaluation
• Regulatory Compliance and the Administrator’s Role
INTRODUCTION
This comprehensive examination is designed to assess the knowledge, skills, and competency of
candidates preparing for MHA 708 Exam A Healthcare Policy at Louisiana State University
Shreveport. The assessment evaluates essential competencies across core domains through
multiple-choice and scenario-based questions. Candidates must demonstrate critical thinking,
analytical skills, and decision-making abilities required to apply knowledge effectively in
professional practice. Emphasis is placed on policy analysis, health equity, regulatory
compliance, and the administrator’s role in shaping and implementing healthcare policy.
1. Which statement best describes health policy?
A. A treatment plan for an individual patient
B. A decision or set of decisions intended to influence health and health systems
,2
C. A hospital billing statement
D. A clinical diagnosis
☑ Correct Answer: B
☑ Explanation: Health policy consists of decisions, laws, regulations, and actions
that influence health, healthcare delivery, financing, or outcomes. It is broader than
individual treatment, billing, or diagnosis.
2. Which is a primary goal of public health?
A. Maximizing hospital revenue
B. Preventing disease and promoting health in populations
C. Eliminating all private insurance
D. Replacing primary care with specialty care
☑ Correct Answer: B
☑ Explanation: Public health focuses on population-level prevention, health
promotion, surveillance, and protection, rather than revenue maximization or
eliminating insurance.
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3. Which measure describes the number of new cases of a disease occurring in a
population during a specified period?
A. Prevalence
B. Incidence
C. Case-fatality rate
D. Mortality
☑ Correct Answer: B
☑ Explanation: Incidence counts new cases over a defined period and is useful
for assessing disease occurrence and risk. Prevalence includes existing cases.
4. Which measure includes both existing and new cases at a given time or over a period?
A. Prevalence
B. Incidence
C. Attack rate
D. Mortality rate
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☑ Correct Answer: A
☑ Explanation: Prevalence reflects the total burden of a condition, including
existing cases, whereas incidence captures only new cases.
5. Which policy approach generally relies on competition and consumer choice to allocate
resources?
A. Market-oriented approach
B. Command-only approach
C. Public health surveillance
D. Clinical governance
☑ Correct Answer: A
☑ Explanation: A market-oriented approach emphasizes competition, consumer
choice, and price signals, in contrast to command-and-control regulation.
6. What is an externality in health economics?
A. A cost or benefit affecting people who are not directly involved in a transaction
