HSA 4150 FINAL EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
distributive policy - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Funding of medical research through the national institutes
of health
which of the following is not a component of socioeconomic status - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Race
the significance of a health policy is unrelated to the severity of the health problem it is targeting -
CORRECT ANSWER✅✅false
which best describes health policy - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅it is legislation over individuals,
organizations, and society aimed at improving the health of populations and subpopulations.
Agency Relationship refers to - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅a relationship between a patient and a provider
in which the patient delegates authority to the provider to make decisions and perform actions on the
patients behalf
the determinants of health policy include potential solutions to a health problem, stakeholders
influence, policymakers leadership role, and the prevalence of the health problem in other countries -
CORRECT ANSWER✅✅false
physicians who treat members of a health maintenance organization have an incentive to order more
tests, perform more procedures, and lengthen hospital stays - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅false
which of the following is a key healthcare reform initiative that become US federal law? - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅Affordable Care Act
which if not an example of regulatory policy - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅medicaid
Health policy addressing a particular problem will not appear on the policy agenda without the approval
of the governing body's leader - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅True
, which of the following is a prominent theory of disease casuality - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅lifestyle
theory, germ theory, environmental theory
definition of health - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅absence of disease of infirmity, physical and mental well-
being, social well-being
which country has highest per capita healthcare expenditures - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅US
definition of healthcare policy - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Policy related to the financing, delivery, and
governance of health services for the populations and subpopulations within a jurisdiction
social contacts and social resources are among the determinants of health - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅true
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) - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅true
behavioral risk factors are related to socioeconomic status - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅true
in 1965 US government assumed responsibility through all of the following legislation except - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅social security
"tabling legislation" is defined as - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅an action undertaken by congress to postpone
consideration of the legislation
which of the following is part of the health insurance portability and accountability act - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅the definition of protected health information as part of its privacy rule, national standards
for the secure use of electronic healthcare information, specifications for administrative, physical, and
technical security safeguards
which if not true about health policymaking in us - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅the approach to health
policymaking at the federal level is systematic
distributive policy - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Funding of medical research through the national institutes
of health
which of the following is not a component of socioeconomic status - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Race
the significance of a health policy is unrelated to the severity of the health problem it is targeting -
CORRECT ANSWER✅✅false
which best describes health policy - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅it is legislation over individuals,
organizations, and society aimed at improving the health of populations and subpopulations.
Agency Relationship refers to - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅a relationship between a patient and a provider
in which the patient delegates authority to the provider to make decisions and perform actions on the
patients behalf
the determinants of health policy include potential solutions to a health problem, stakeholders
influence, policymakers leadership role, and the prevalence of the health problem in other countries -
CORRECT ANSWER✅✅false
physicians who treat members of a health maintenance organization have an incentive to order more
tests, perform more procedures, and lengthen hospital stays - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅false
which of the following is a key healthcare reform initiative that become US federal law? - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅Affordable Care Act
which if not an example of regulatory policy - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅medicaid
Health policy addressing a particular problem will not appear on the policy agenda without the approval
of the governing body's leader - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅True
, which of the following is a prominent theory of disease casuality - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅lifestyle
theory, germ theory, environmental theory
definition of health - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅absence of disease of infirmity, physical and mental well-
being, social well-being
which country has highest per capita healthcare expenditures - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅US
definition of healthcare policy - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅Policy related to the financing, delivery, and
governance of health services for the populations and subpopulations within a jurisdiction
social contacts and social resources are among the determinants of health - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅true
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) - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅true
behavioral risk factors are related to socioeconomic status - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅true
in 1965 US government assumed responsibility through all of the following legislation except - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅social security
"tabling legislation" is defined as - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅an action undertaken by congress to postpone
consideration of the legislation
which of the following is part of the health insurance portability and accountability act - CORRECT
ANSWER✅✅the definition of protected health information as part of its privacy rule, national standards
for the secure use of electronic healthcare information, specifications for administrative, physical, and
technical security safeguards
which if not true about health policymaking in us - CORRECT ANSWER✅✅the approach to health
policymaking at the federal level is systematic
