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Chapter 3—The Rest of the Story: Policy & Power Dynamics, Social Determinants and the role of States
Multiple Choice
- State regulation of insurance includes:
[1] Rooted in State sovereignty (U.S. Constitution, Amendment 10)
[2] Two Supreme Court decisions with opposite rulings
[3] The McCarran-Ferguson Act
[4] All of the above
Subject: Chapter 3
Complexity: Moderate
Simplified Functional Taxonomy: Recall
- Which of the following provider groups have been the target of Any Willing Provider and Freedom of Choice Laws?
[1] Physicians
[2] Hospitals
[3] Pharmacies
[4] DME providers
Subject: Chapter 3
Complexity: Moderate
Simplified Functional Taxonomy: Recall
- Which of the following statements about patient autonomy is incorrect?
[1] Evolved since the middle of the 20th century
[2] An unintended consequence of advanced medical technology
[3] Culminated in the Cruzan case
[4] Resulted in passage of the Patient Rights and Self Determination Act of 1990
Subject: Chapter 3
Complexity: Moderate
Simplified Functional Taxonomy: Recall
- State healthcare legislation includes all of the following except:
[1] Any Willing Provider and Freedom of Choice legislation
[2] ERISA
[3] Scope of practice laws
[4] Certificate of Need laws
Subject: Chapter 3
Complexity: Moderate
Simplified Functional Taxonomy: Recall
- Which of the following statements about substance abuse and mental health is incorrect?
[1] Deinstitutionalization occurred through the Community Mental Health (CMH) Act of 1963 (PL 88-164)
[2] Outpatient mental health treatment is coordinated through local Community Mental Health organizations
[3] The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration fulfills its mission “to reduce the impact of substance abuse and mental illness in America’s communities” through Community Mental Health Organizations
[4] Permanent parity was established with the CMH Act of 1963 and has been maintained since them
Subject: Chapter 3
Complexity: Moderate
Simplified Functional Taxonomy: Recall
- Which of the following statements about social determinants of health are correct?
[1] Defined as the conditions in which people are born, grow, live, work and age
[2] Administrators and legislators can influence the social determinants of health through community development and legislation
[3] Individual behaviors can be influenced by how lifestyle activities are incented or disincented
[4] Education has been linked to decreased mortality, decreased incidence of chronic illness, and increased self-reported health status
Subject: Chapter 3
Complexity: Moderate
Simplified Functional Taxonomy: Recall
- Which of the following statements about power is NOT true?
[1] Power is the ability to control and allocate resources.
[2] Resources controlled by power include: money, people, and political.
[3] Physician's power has positively escalated over the past 50 years.
[4] President Johnson exhibited the effective use of administrative and legislative power during the legislative development and passage of Medicare and Medicaid
Subject: Chapter 3
Complexity: Moderate
Simplified Functional Taxonomy: Recall
True/False
- The McCarran-Ferguson Act (PL15) reaffirms the Federal government as the primary insurance regulator.
Subject: Chapter 3
Complexity: Moderate
Simplified Functional Taxonomy: Recall
- Since passage of the McCarran-Ferguson Act (PL15), the Federal government has incrementally “chipped” away at state sovereignty over insurance regulation.
Subject: Chapter 3
Complexity: Moderate
Simplified Functional Taxonomy: Recall
- Approximately two-thirds of all Any Willing Provider and Freedom of Choice Laws have been enacted since 1990.
Subject: Chapter 3
Complexity: Moderate
Simplified Functional Taxonomy: Recall
- Public health focuses on threats to the health of the general population.
Subject: Chapter 3
Complexity: Moderate
Simplified Functional Taxonomy: Recall
- Certificate of Need laws have been uncontroversial and effective at controlling the increasing costs of healthcare services.
Subject: Chapter 3
Complexity: Moderate
Simplified Functional Taxonomy: Recall
- The trend in scope of practice laws has been expansion of the authority for physician extenders to diagnose and treat.
Subject: Chapter 3
Complexity: Moderate
Simplified Functional Taxonomy: Recall
Short Answer & Essay
- Discuss the establishment of insurance regulatory powers by the state and how the evolution of these powers demonstrates how our government is designed to perform.
Subject: Chapter 3
Complexity: Moderate
Simplified Functional Taxonomy: Analysis
- Discuss the establishment of public health in the United States.
Subject: Chapter 3
Complexity: Moderate
Simplified Functional Taxonomy: Analysis
- Discuss the evolution and current state of the provision of mental health services.
Subject: Chapter 3
Complexity: Moderate
Simplified Functional Taxonomy: Analysis
- Discuss the role of the social determinants of health in the health paradigm and how legislation or rules can be used to foster their inclusion.
Subject: Chapter 3
Complexity: Moderate
Simplified Functional Taxonomy: Analysis
- Briefly describe the policy process and how a public problem gets defined and moves through the process to become a law.
Subject: Chapter 3
Complexity: Moderate
Simplified Functional Taxonomy: Recall
- Discuss how health policy and organizational structure are influenced by power.
Subject: Chapter 3
Complexity: Moderate
Simplified Functional Taxonomy: Analysis
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