Which statement most accurately states where the responsibility for policy implementation lies?

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Choose the statement that best describes income as a health determinant:

The barriers to good health faced by low-income Americans can be reduced by sound health policy.

Policies usually fall within one of two basic categories:

allocative or regulatory.

Health policies affect health through an intervening set of variables called

health determinants.

"Healthcare disparities" are best defined as:

differences in variables such as access, insurance, coverage, and quality of services received.

Primary responsibility for implementation of public laws rests with which government branch?

Executive

Major factors in high health care spending in the United States include which of the following? (Select all that apply.)

The rise in chronic diseases and administrative costs, a greater number of low-income individuals seeking health care, technology and prescription drugs

Supreme Court justices are

appointed by the president and confirmed by the Senate.

A Senate subcommittee accepts a bill requiring a national prescription drug monitoring program. Select the two options that could be an immediate next step for the bill in its path to become legislation.

The bill proceeds to the full committee, which can approve, amend, or reject it and The full committee calls for a hearing to investigate the merits and flaws of the bill.

Cases that are decided by the Supreme Court:

cannot be appealed.

Unlike decision makers in economic markets, decision makers in policy markets

are more likely to base decisions on immediate costs and benefits.

Which statement most accurately describes the pluralist and/or elitist perspectives on interest groups?

An elitist perspective holds that a small portion of the population controls the nation's key institutions and most of its wealth.

A bill is

a piece of proposed legislation.

Punctuated equilibrium theorizes that policymaking occurs

in small incremental steps, disrupted by bursts of rapid transformation.

The three phases of policymaking are

formulation, implementation, and modification.

In agenda setting, the window of opportunity is created by the optimal interaction of

problems, possible solutions, and political circumstances.

Which of the following is not one of the four basic types of legislation?

Negotiated resolution

A "pocket veto" occurs when a president

takes no action on a bill after Congress has adjourned its second session.

The departments and agencies responsible for most federal policy implementation are components of the

executive branch.

When courts decide disputes regarding the extent of authority of a branch of government, they are often considered to be acting like

constitutional referees.

The term federalism refers to

the constitutional divisions in authority between the national (federal) government and the state governments.

In the context of constitutional law, "police power" is defined as:

the power of states to regulate a wide range of areas to protect their citizens.

The laws to which the courts must look when deciding how to rule in a particular case are sourced from

All of these choices

The concept that each branch of government possesses particular strengths and weaknesses relevant to policymaking is referred to as

institutional competence.

What is the purpose of the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Innovation (CMI), which was created by the ACA as a new center within the CMS?

To test and implement innovative payment and delivery models

The ACA established the Independent Payment Advisory Board (IPAB), which makes recommendations to Congress for

achieving specific Medicare spending reductions if costs exceed a target growth rate.

What is the greatest difference between the criteria used by those evaluating private versus public policy solutions?

Sensitivity to politics and the public at large

Which of these tactics is used by interest groups to influence policy?

All:
Litigation
Shaping public opinion
Electioneering
Lobbying

Though interest groups more often seek to influence the legislative and executive branches, pursuing policy goals in court might be attractive because

the groups may not have the resources to successfully lobby the legislative and executive branches.

Which of these statements about interest groups are true?

Interest groups sometimes use litigation to pursue their policy objectives and Interest groups are permitted by the US Constitution.

Which statement most accurately states where the responsibility for policy implementation lies?

It lies primarily with the executive branch, but it is shared with the legislative and judicial branches as well.

Which CMS program is responsible for health insurance for children?

CHIP

Which CMS center serves as the focal point for fraud and abuse issues in Medicare, Medicaid, and CHIP?

Center for Program Integrity

Which of the following acts created a prescription drug benefit for seniors in Medicare?

Medicare Modernization Act (MMA)

For which actions is the CMS Center for Clinical Standards and Quality responsible for? (Select all that apply.)

Developing and adopting performance measurement systems and Developing best practices

The implementation phase includes the following activities except

agenda setting.

Which of the following statements is true about the ACA's role in changing the usual policy implementation responsibilities of the CMS?

The ACA expanded the agency's role and responsibilities.

Enacted laws are typically _________, which makes rulemaking _____________.

vague; critical

Proposed and final rules are published in which daily publication?

Federal Register

Which of the following sequences correctly orders the four time-specific types of policy evaluations?

Ex-ante, maintenance, monitoring, and ex-post

Which of the following agencies is the investigative arm of Congress, also known as the "congressional watchdog"?

Government Accountability Office (GAO)

The designing activity involves which of the following actions? (Select all that apply.)

Organizing to carry out the agenda, Establishing the agenda of an implementing organization, Planning how to address the agenda

Which of the following was among the political barriers that delayed the enactment of the Medicare program?

The American Medical Association (AMA) was against a Medicare program at that time.

An executive order is a directive:

issued by a president or governor that has the force and effect of law.

In which component(s) of policymaking is policy modification most likely to occur? (Select all that apply.)

Legislation development, Rulemaking

A ________ comparison involves comparing conditions or situations before a policy is implemented, while a ________ comparison involves assessing the consequences of the policy as compared to situations in which the policy does not exist.

before-and-after; with-and-without

Which is the most widely used approach in policy analysis?

Before-and-after

A health policy that is enacted within a representative democracy with separation of powers at all governmental levels and that is characterized by the presence of well-funded interest groups:

will represent a compromise among multiple and competing interests.

Which of the following is not a principle affecting ethical decision making?

Utility theory

Which of the following is a real-world example of the ethical decision-making principle of respect for autonomy?

Advance directives

Which perspective of justice holds that everyone should have equal access to the benefits and burdens arising from the pursuit of health, and that fairness requires recognition of different levels of need?

Egalitarian perspective

Which ethical principles are defined as "seeking to do good" and "doing no harm"?

Beneficence and nonmaleficence

Which type of social power is drawn from an individual or group's relative position in the larger society?

Positional social power

The Supreme Court overrode a component of the ACA. What did the court decide?

States could not be penalized by the withholding of federal funds if they elected not to expand their Medicaid program.

The ACA extended coverage to:

dependent children under age 26.

According to federal law, the possession of marijuana is only permitted when used for:

federally approved research.

The Honorable Tim Murphy argued that which of the following contributes to violence?

Involuntary commitment laws that are not modernized

Under the ACA, what federal agency was tasked with establishing the federal marketplace?

HHS

The MMA required that Medicare Advantage Organizations to offer at least one plan that combines coverage under Parts A and B with ________ coverage.

drug

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