HSM 543 PRACTICE PACK 2026 SOLVED
QUESTION SET PREMIUM RESOURCE
◉According to one theory (Price 1978), the incentive for legislators
to intervene in problems or issues is greatest when Answer:
salience is high and conflict is low.
◉Examples of problems that reached unacceptable levels and were
addressed by the Affordable Care Act include Answer: a and b
◉Most Americans are members of one interest group or another.
Answer: true
◉In order for a problem to lead to a policy, there must be an actual
solution available. Answer: false
◉What is the purpose of the Center for Medicare and Medicaid
Innovation, which was created by the Affordable Care Act as a new
center within the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services?
Answer: To test and implement innovative payment and delivery
models
,◉The Affordable Care Act established the Independent Payment
Advisory Board, which makes recommendations to Congress for
Answer: achieving specific Medicare spending reductions if costs
exceed a target growth rate.
◉Which program established by the Affordable Care Act provides
grants for researchers conducting comparative clinical effectiveness
research? Answer: Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute
◉Which steps in the rational model of decision making are "criteria
based"? Answer: Evaluating alternatives and selecting a solution
◉What is the greatest difference between the criteria used by those
evaluating private versus public policy solutions? Answer:
Sensitivity to politics and the public at large
◉Which political circumstances most facilitated the passage of the
Affordable Care Act in 2010? Answer: The same party was in control
of the executive branch and both chambers of Congress.
◉Which of these tactics is/are used by interest groups to influence
policy? Answer: all of the above
◉Though interest groups more often seek to influence the legislative
and executive branches, pursuing policy goals in court might be
, attractive because Answer: the groups believe they have a bona fide
legal or constitutional question on their side.
◉Public opinion of the Affordable Care Act Answer: was split during
policy development and during implementation.
◉The amount of money spent on lobbying now is about the same as
it was at the turn of the century. Answer: false
◉Health services research is the multidisciplinary field of scientific
investigation that studies how social factors, financing systems,
organizational structures and processes, health technologies, and
personal behaviors affect access to healthcare, the quality and cost
of healthcare, and ultimately our health and well-being. Answer:
true
◉An interest group formed by healthcare providers and another
group formed by consumers would likely have similar health policy
objectives. Answer: false
◉Which of these statements about interest groups is/are true?
Answer: a and b
◉Which of the following are available to interest groups? Answer:
all of the above
QUESTION SET PREMIUM RESOURCE
◉According to one theory (Price 1978), the incentive for legislators
to intervene in problems or issues is greatest when Answer:
salience is high and conflict is low.
◉Examples of problems that reached unacceptable levels and were
addressed by the Affordable Care Act include Answer: a and b
◉Most Americans are members of one interest group or another.
Answer: true
◉In order for a problem to lead to a policy, there must be an actual
solution available. Answer: false
◉What is the purpose of the Center for Medicare and Medicaid
Innovation, which was created by the Affordable Care Act as a new
center within the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services?
Answer: To test and implement innovative payment and delivery
models
,◉The Affordable Care Act established the Independent Payment
Advisory Board, which makes recommendations to Congress for
Answer: achieving specific Medicare spending reductions if costs
exceed a target growth rate.
◉Which program established by the Affordable Care Act provides
grants for researchers conducting comparative clinical effectiveness
research? Answer: Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute
◉Which steps in the rational model of decision making are "criteria
based"? Answer: Evaluating alternatives and selecting a solution
◉What is the greatest difference between the criteria used by those
evaluating private versus public policy solutions? Answer:
Sensitivity to politics and the public at large
◉Which political circumstances most facilitated the passage of the
Affordable Care Act in 2010? Answer: The same party was in control
of the executive branch and both chambers of Congress.
◉Which of these tactics is/are used by interest groups to influence
policy? Answer: all of the above
◉Though interest groups more often seek to influence the legislative
and executive branches, pursuing policy goals in court might be
, attractive because Answer: the groups believe they have a bona fide
legal or constitutional question on their side.
◉Public opinion of the Affordable Care Act Answer: was split during
policy development and during implementation.
◉The amount of money spent on lobbying now is about the same as
it was at the turn of the century. Answer: false
◉Health services research is the multidisciplinary field of scientific
investigation that studies how social factors, financing systems,
organizational structures and processes, health technologies, and
personal behaviors affect access to healthcare, the quality and cost
of healthcare, and ultimately our health and well-being. Answer:
true
◉An interest group formed by healthcare providers and another
group formed by consumers would likely have similar health policy
objectives. Answer: false
◉Which of these statements about interest groups is/are true?
Answer: a and b
◉Which of the following are available to interest groups? Answer:
all of the above
