PBHE112 Week 4 - Exam 1

1. Question: Policy competence involves of the following abilities EXCEPT: 2. Question: What's the projected mandatory Medicare and health expenditures for 2018? 3. Question: The 1996 Personal Responsibility and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act (P.L. 104-193) is also known as: 4. Question: Which of the following involves vindicating (or rejecting) the legal or constitutional rights of parties who come to court, alleging a violation of their rights? 5. Question: Name one of the traditional roles of judicial courts. 6. Question: Which of the following involves managing human, financial, and other resources in ways that facilitate achievement of the goals and objectives embodied in enacted legislation? 7. Question: Courts are not institutionally well-suited to formulate or implement policy. 8. Question: All of the following are basic categories of regulatory health policies EXCEPT: 9. Question: Health Policies are consciously made _____ decisions. Thus, policies are always developed to achieve certain desires or preferences. 10. Question: The policy modification phase exists because of the imperfections of policymakers in the formulation and implementation phases. 11. Question: The most effective demanders of policies are well-organized _____ groups. 12. Question: Which of the following statements is NOT true about the functions of the Medicare Payment Advisory Board Commission? 13. Question: Name one of the agencies at the federal level well-known in terms of safeguarding our health and safety. 14. Question: Which of the following statements is NOT true about the structural features of the judiciary as it relates to health policy? 15. Question: The role of the state in health policy includes regulation of food and drugs, support for medical research, prevention of diseases, and homeland security. 16. Question: The way in which a nation defines health varies and therefore the way it is defined by a nation is important. 17. Question: Which of the following statements is NOT true about how courts function and how their decisions may influence health policy and policymaking? 18. Question: The consequences of policies—including consequences for those who formulate and implement the policies and for the individuals, organizations, and interest groups outside the process but affected by policies—cause people to seek modification. 19. Question: The formulation phase of health policymaking is made up of two distinct and sequential parts. Which of the following is NOT included in the formulation phase of health policymaking? 20. Question: Which of the following is a health determinant?