HSA 408 Final Exam UPDATED
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
________________ is also called case law, judge-made law, or decisional law. - CORRECT
ANSWER common law
The _______________ requirement does not obligate a person to practice medicine; it is used to filter
out individuals who may not have the required knowledge or skills to practice medicine - CORRECT
ANSWER licensure
_____________________ are often to be identified based on their shortages of whole food providers
and their abundance of quick marts and fast food restaurants that sell processed, sugary, and fatty
foods. - CORRECT ANSWER food deserts
Fluoridation and chlorination of water and regulation of nursing homes fall under the
________________ core function of public health. - CORRECT ANSWER assurance
______________________ powers represent the inherent authority of state and local governments to
regulate individuals and private business in the name of public health promotion and protection. -
CORRECT ANSWER police
____________________ have been referred to as the "workhorses" of Congress, where key decisions
are made and legislative drafting takes place. - CORRECT ANSWER committee
True or False? Central authority and command and control approaches are generally not effective in
the complex organizational structures of the United States. - CORRECT ANSWER true
True or False? A problem statement should define a specific problem and should indicate how that
problem should be solved. - CORRECT ANSWER false
True or False? Federally qualified health centers are located in medically underserved areas and
provide primary care services to individuals on a sliding fee scale. - CORRECT ANSWER true
, True or False? Non-elderly women are more likely to be uninsured than non-elderly men. -
CORRECT ANSWER false
True or False? The United States has a unified national health system. - CORRECT ANSWER
false
True or False? The background element is the key to the policy analysis because it frames the current
problem. - CORRECT ANSWER false
Which element of the policy analysis is simple to define but is often one of the most difficult part of
the analysis to do well? - CORRECT ANSWER problem statement
Which element of a policy analysis provides factual information needed to understand the problem? -
CORRECT ANSWER background
True or False? Narrower problem statements may require more diverse information in terms of
background and may consider a wider range of issues in the paper's landscape section. - CORRECT
ANSWER false
Which section of the policy analysis provides the overall context for the analysis by identifying key
stakeholders and the factors that must be considered when analyzing the problem. - CORRECT
ANSWER Landscape
True or False? Nations that provide universal healthcare entitlements have incurred bankruptcy due to
the increasing cost of healthcare. - CORRECT ANSWER false
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act is notable mostly because the law defines "places of
public accommodation" to include private hospitals and other private healthcare providers. -
CORRECT ANSWER false
True or False? Any hospital in the United States must take an individual who need to access hospital
care in medical emergencies under the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act.
Question options: - CORRECT ANSWER false
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
________________ is also called case law, judge-made law, or decisional law. - CORRECT
ANSWER common law
The _______________ requirement does not obligate a person to practice medicine; it is used to filter
out individuals who may not have the required knowledge or skills to practice medicine - CORRECT
ANSWER licensure
_____________________ are often to be identified based on their shortages of whole food providers
and their abundance of quick marts and fast food restaurants that sell processed, sugary, and fatty
foods. - CORRECT ANSWER food deserts
Fluoridation and chlorination of water and regulation of nursing homes fall under the
________________ core function of public health. - CORRECT ANSWER assurance
______________________ powers represent the inherent authority of state and local governments to
regulate individuals and private business in the name of public health promotion and protection. -
CORRECT ANSWER police
____________________ have been referred to as the "workhorses" of Congress, where key decisions
are made and legislative drafting takes place. - CORRECT ANSWER committee
True or False? Central authority and command and control approaches are generally not effective in
the complex organizational structures of the United States. - CORRECT ANSWER true
True or False? A problem statement should define a specific problem and should indicate how that
problem should be solved. - CORRECT ANSWER false
True or False? Federally qualified health centers are located in medically underserved areas and
provide primary care services to individuals on a sliding fee scale. - CORRECT ANSWER true
, True or False? Non-elderly women are more likely to be uninsured than non-elderly men. -
CORRECT ANSWER false
True or False? The United States has a unified national health system. - CORRECT ANSWER
false
True or False? The background element is the key to the policy analysis because it frames the current
problem. - CORRECT ANSWER false
Which element of the policy analysis is simple to define but is often one of the most difficult part of
the analysis to do well? - CORRECT ANSWER problem statement
Which element of a policy analysis provides factual information needed to understand the problem? -
CORRECT ANSWER background
True or False? Narrower problem statements may require more diverse information in terms of
background and may consider a wider range of issues in the paper's landscape section. - CORRECT
ANSWER false
Which section of the policy analysis provides the overall context for the analysis by identifying key
stakeholders and the factors that must be considered when analyzing the problem. - CORRECT
ANSWER Landscape
True or False? Nations that provide universal healthcare entitlements have incurred bankruptcy due to
the increasing cost of healthcare. - CORRECT ANSWER false
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act is notable mostly because the law defines "places of
public accommodation" to include private hospitals and other private healthcare providers. -
CORRECT ANSWER false
True or False? Any hospital in the United States must take an individual who need to access hospital
care in medical emergencies under the Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act.
Question options: - CORRECT ANSWER false
