TEST BANK for Introduction to Health Policy 2nd Edition ISBN 9781640550254, ISBN- _TABLE OF CONTENTS_ PART I Introduction, Chapter 1 Overview of Health Policy, PART II Health Policy making, Chapter 2 Federal Health Policymaking, Chapter 3 Health Policymaking at the State and Local Levels and in the...
a. The absence of disease or infirmity
b. Physical and mental well-being
c. Social well-being
*d. All of the above
2. The environmental determinants of health
a. are the physical dimensions of an individual’s existence.
*b. have a greater impact on health than the medical care systemdoes.
c. have only a direct impact on health.
d. None of the above
3. Which of the following is a key healthcare reform initiative thatbecame US
federal law?
a. Health Care Freedom Act
b. American Health Care Act
*c. Affordable Care Act
d. Better Care Reconciliation Act
4. Which of the following is not a component of socioeconomic status?
a. Income
b. Education
*c. Race
d. Occupational status
5. Which of the following countries has the highest per capitahealthcare
expenditures?
a. Australia
*b. United States
c. Japan
d. Netherlands
6. Which of the following statements best describes public health?
a. It is a component of medical care.
b. It operates on a small scale.
*c. It includes preventing diseases and promoting good healthwithin communities
and populations.
d. It is intended for the treatment of diseases.
,7. Which of the following is a prominent theory of disease causality?
a. Lifestyle theory
b. Germ theory
c. Environmental theory
*d. All of the above
8. What is the primary goal of healthcare reform in the United States?
a. To allocate resources across care settings
b. To enhance healthcare services delivery
*c. To make health insurance more available
d. To bring together stakeholders and policymakers
9. In healthcare, “agency relationship” refers to
*a. a relationship between a patient and a provider in which the patient delegates
authority to the provider to make decisions andperform actions on the patient’s
behalf.
b. patients’ tendency to refer to and incorporate the decisions
of healthcare providers in their own decision making.
c. the referral of patients to specialists by primary careproviders.
d. None of the above
10. Which of the following statements best describes health policy?
a. It is policy related to the financing, delivery, andgovernance of
health services for the populations and subpopulations within a
jurisdiction.
b. It is a regulation that imposes restrictions for the purposeof controlling the
behavior of a target group.
*c. It is legislation over individuals, organizations, andsociety aimed at
improving the health of populations and subpopulations.
d. It cannot be established by the private sector.
11. What is the definition of healthcare policy?
*a. It is policy related to the financing, delivery, andgovernance of health
services for the populations and subpopulations within a jurisdiction.
b. It is a regulation that imposes restrictions for the purposeof controlling the
behavior of a target group.
c. It is legislation over individuals, organizations, and societyaimed at
improving the health of populations and subpopulations.
d. None of the above
, 12. Which of the following is not an example of regulatory policy?
a. Prohibition of smoking in public places
b. Legislation protecting customers from excessive premiums
c. Licensure requirements for medical professionals
*d. Medicaid
13. Which of the following is a distributive policy?
*a. Funding of medical research through the National Institutesof Health
b. Medicaid
c. Processes related to the approval of new drugs
d. Social welfare programs
14. Which of the following statements best describes stakeholders?
a. They are entities or individuals who have a direct role in thedevelopment of
policy.
b. They have equal influence in different types of politicalsystems.
c. They primarily influence the formulation of health policy.
*d. They have a stronger influence on policymaking when theirpositions
converge.
15. Which of the following statements is not true about mental health?
a. Mental health disorders are the second leading nationwideburden on
health and productivity.
b. It is measured by mental health conditions, perceptions,satisfaction,
and services received.
*c. Only two-thirds of adults diagnosed with a mental healthdisorder receive any
treatment.
d. Untreated mental illness is associated with social problems inboth public and
private settings.
16. Individuals have equal control over the three categories ofbehavioral risk
factors.
a. True
*b. False
17. The less control individuals have over the behavioral risk factors,the more
regulations the government tends to enforce (with a few exceptions, such as regulations
over illegal drugs).
*a. True
b. False
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