PBH 400 Quiz 1/ PBH 400 Exam 1 With complete
solu on ques ons and answers Newest 100% PASS
What is health policy - Ans Refers to decisions, plans, ac ons that are taken in order to achieve
health care goals
Levels of Public Health Policy (fields) - Ans Epidemiology, sta s cs, environmental, social,
biomedical science, health policy
(Key terms related to health policy): Incidence rates - Ans new cases of disease
Prevalance rates - Ans total cases
health dispari es - Ans differences in health that impact individual
uninsured vs. underinsured - Ans No insurance vs. not a fi+ng plan
access to care - Ans environment, educa on, transporta on all play roles
Legisla ve branch - Ans Makes laws
Execu ve branch - Ans Signs laws
Judicial branch - Ans Enforces laws and makes sure they are cons tu onal
, Policy - Ans A guiding principle used to set a direc on and influence decisions, short term
Law - Ans A system of rules that a governing body regulates and enforces with penal es, long
term
Policy cycle - Ans Agenda se+ng -> Policy formula on -> Decision making -> Policy
implementa on -> Policy monitoring/Evalua on
Example: No smoking, no smoking in restaurants, no smoking in restaurants 25 6 from door,
Fine if caught smoking within 256 of the door, check restaurants
How a bill becomes a law - Ans 1.Bill goes to house or senate
2. looked at by senators or house commi:ee
3. changes are made to bill
4. voted on by full commi:ee
5. bill goes to other side
6. president vetos or not
(Models of health care): Bismarck - Ans private en es, employer and employee sponsored-
cover everybody don't make profit
Beveridge model - Ans Government provides health care through tax payments- medical
treatment is public service like fire department
Na onal Health Insurance - Ans single payer system, government run- providers of health care
are private but payer is government-run insurance that every ci zen pays into
Out of pocket - Ans Most medical care is paid for by the pa ent, with no insurance or
government plan to help
solu on ques ons and answers Newest 100% PASS
What is health policy - Ans Refers to decisions, plans, ac ons that are taken in order to achieve
health care goals
Levels of Public Health Policy (fields) - Ans Epidemiology, sta s cs, environmental, social,
biomedical science, health policy
(Key terms related to health policy): Incidence rates - Ans new cases of disease
Prevalance rates - Ans total cases
health dispari es - Ans differences in health that impact individual
uninsured vs. underinsured - Ans No insurance vs. not a fi+ng plan
access to care - Ans environment, educa on, transporta on all play roles
Legisla ve branch - Ans Makes laws
Execu ve branch - Ans Signs laws
Judicial branch - Ans Enforces laws and makes sure they are cons tu onal
, Policy - Ans A guiding principle used to set a direc on and influence decisions, short term
Law - Ans A system of rules that a governing body regulates and enforces with penal es, long
term
Policy cycle - Ans Agenda se+ng -> Policy formula on -> Decision making -> Policy
implementa on -> Policy monitoring/Evalua on
Example: No smoking, no smoking in restaurants, no smoking in restaurants 25 6 from door,
Fine if caught smoking within 256 of the door, check restaurants
How a bill becomes a law - Ans 1.Bill goes to house or senate
2. looked at by senators or house commi:ee
3. changes are made to bill
4. voted on by full commi:ee
5. bill goes to other side
6. president vetos or not
(Models of health care): Bismarck - Ans private en es, employer and employee sponsored-
cover everybody don't make profit
Beveridge model - Ans Government provides health care through tax payments- medical
treatment is public service like fire department
Na onal Health Insurance - Ans single payer system, government run- providers of health care
are private but payer is government-run insurance that every ci zen pays into
Out of pocket - Ans Most medical care is paid for by the pa ent, with no insurance or
government plan to help
