CHAPTER 1-3 HEA 4440 EXAM
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS GRADED A+
2026
False - ANS True or False? Medicare was borne out of the prevailing societal mood that it was
an important role of government to expand legal rights for the poor and needy.
True - ANS True or False? It could be said that the Affordable Care Act shows a curbing of the
free market perspective and an elevation of the social contract perspective.
c) Social contract perspective - ANS Which historical perspective sees physicians as just one
of several stakeholders that lay claim to important rights and interests in the operation of the
healthcare system?
a) Free market perspective
b) Professional autonomy perspective
c) Social contract perspective
d) Bioethical perspective
False - ANS True or False? States must exercise their police powers in order to affect or
engage in policymaking related to public health.
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, a) Free market perspective - ANS Which historical perspective became dominant in the 1990s
and continues to be a forceful influence today?
a) Free market perspective
b) Professional autonomy perspective
c) Social contract perspective
d) Bioethical perspective
b) Public health policy and law - ANS In which of the following domains is the central focus on
why and how the government regulates private individuals and corporations in the name of
protecting the health, safety, and welfare of the general public?
a) Healthcare policy and law
b) Public health policy and law
c) Bioethics
d) Police powers of the state
b) Professional autonomy perspective - ANS Which of the following is the most dominant
historical health perspective in terms of both length of time it held favored status and its effect
in the actual shaping of health policy and law?
a) Free market perspective
b) Professional autonomy perspective
c) Social contract perspective
d) Bioethical perspective
b) 1990s - ANS Federal and state policymakers increased the role of managed care companies
in Medicare and Medicaid in the
a) 1980s
b) 1990s
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QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS GRADED A+
2026
False - ANS True or False? Medicare was borne out of the prevailing societal mood that it was
an important role of government to expand legal rights for the poor and needy.
True - ANS True or False? It could be said that the Affordable Care Act shows a curbing of the
free market perspective and an elevation of the social contract perspective.
c) Social contract perspective - ANS Which historical perspective sees physicians as just one
of several stakeholders that lay claim to important rights and interests in the operation of the
healthcare system?
a) Free market perspective
b) Professional autonomy perspective
c) Social contract perspective
d) Bioethical perspective
False - ANS True or False? States must exercise their police powers in order to affect or
engage in policymaking related to public health.
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, a) Free market perspective - ANS Which historical perspective became dominant in the 1990s
and continues to be a forceful influence today?
a) Free market perspective
b) Professional autonomy perspective
c) Social contract perspective
d) Bioethical perspective
b) Public health policy and law - ANS In which of the following domains is the central focus on
why and how the government regulates private individuals and corporations in the name of
protecting the health, safety, and welfare of the general public?
a) Healthcare policy and law
b) Public health policy and law
c) Bioethics
d) Police powers of the state
b) Professional autonomy perspective - ANS Which of the following is the most dominant
historical health perspective in terms of both length of time it held favored status and its effect
in the actual shaping of health policy and law?
a) Free market perspective
b) Professional autonomy perspective
c) Social contract perspective
d) Bioethical perspective
b) 1990s - ANS Federal and state policymakers increased the role of managed care companies
in Medicare and Medicaid in the
a) 1980s
b) 1990s
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