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Chapter 3: Public Policy and Advocacy in North America
1. Which of the following countries does NOT have universal health insurance in some form?
a. United Kingdom
b. United States
c. Sweden
d. Cuba
2. A law that addresses a variety of health care needs of indigent and older individuals is:
a. Medicare
b. Medicaid
c. Older Americans Act
d. Americans with Disabilities Act
3. An older adult with Parkinson’s disease is hospitalized for treatment of pneumonia. He is then transferred to a long-term care facility for rehabilitation, but as a result of his Parkinson’s, he shows little improvement in self-care and mobility goals. Medicare continues to pay for rehabilitation up to the usual time limit as a result of which of the following court cases?
a. King vs. Burwell
b. Kramer vs. Kramer
c. Jimmo vs. Sebelius
d. Bush vs. Gore
4. The part of the Medicare law that allows for private insurers to offer alternative plans is:
a. Part A
b. Part B
c. Part C
d. Part D
5. Hospice care for older adults is covered by:
a. Private pay only
b. Medicaid
c. Older Americans Act
d. Medicare
6. An example of successful advocacy by the occupational and physical therapy professional associations to influence federal policy is:
a. Elimination of the need for a physician referral for services
b. Expansion of scope of practice for these two professions
c. Reduction in educational standards for therapy assistants
d. Moratorium on therapy caps in the Balanced Budget Act of 1997
7. “Observation status” is important to patients because:
a. Hospital stay requirements for skilled and home health services are not met in this status
b. Observation ensures clear understanding of patient problems and goals
c. This construct describes the required assessment and associated reimbursement amounts
d. Observation status allows students and medical residents to evaluate the patient
8. Which of the following is NOT established as part of the Older Americans Act?
a. Nutrition programs
b. Senior centers
c. Transportation
d. Skilled nursing services
9. As a role in effective intervention for clients, therapists have a responsibility to advocate for:
a. Legislation that benefits the client and community
b. Bills that will keep others out of the profession
c. Legislation to increase payment to therapists
d. Policies that broaden the scope of practice
10. A therapist provides treatment that does not conform to the regulations of Medicare. As a rule, such services will be paid for through:
a. A forgiveness policy by the federal government
b. State supplemental funds
c. Local grants to uninformed therapists
d. The client, out of pocket
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