Part I & Chapter 1
INTRODUCTION Chapter 1 Test Bank
Health Policy Analysis, 4th Edition
McLaughlin
Multiple Choice
1. The Office of Personnel Management specifications for policy analysts include which quantitative
methods?
A. Statistical analysis
B. Cost/benefit analysis
C. Computer simulation models
D. All the above
Ans: D
Page: 5
2. Today, when people refer to the “healthcare system,” they generally mean:
A. Holistic approaches to health
B. The medical care system
C. The social environment that affects one’s access to health care
D. Preventive services
Ans: B
Page: 3
3. According to McGinnis and Foege, half of our individual health issues can be attributed to:
A. Our behaviors
B. Genetics
C. Environmental factors
D. The effectiveness of government programs
Ans: A
Page: 3
4. Between 1900 and 1995, average life expectancy in the United States increased by _____ years.
A. 25
B. 30
C. 45
D. 50
Ans: B
Page: 4
5. Which of the following is the initial stage of the policy analysis process?
A. Problem identification
B. Qualitative analysis
C. Process definition
D. Process analysis
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Health Policy Analysis, 4th Edition
McLaughlin
Ans: A
Page: 7
6. Policy makers have identified a problem and are working to determine reasonable expectations for
progress over a specified amount of time. This is the _____ phase of the policy analysis process.
A. process analysis
B. qualitative analysis
C. process definition
D. health technology assessment
Ans: D
Page: 7
7. What is one reason U.S. healthcare professionals have not been more involved in policy- making?
A. They are rarely interested in policy issues.
B. Healthcare administrators and researchers were making less than healthcare providers.
C. They often find the training requirements to be arduous.
D. Most healthcare professionals are happy with current healthcare policies.
Ans: B
Page: 9
8. The 10-Step policy development process of the Organ Procurement & Transplantation Network is
complex because:
A. It is government supported.
B. Process transparency is necessary to display fairness.
C. Many healthcare delivery organizations are involved.
D. All the above
Ans: D
Page: 7
9. Which of the following is a contributor to the increasing loss of autonomy among healthcare
professionals?
A. Specific provisions of the ACA dealing with the role of healthcare professionals
B. A greater concentration focus on preventive care
C. Fewer healthcare professionals are independent businesspeople, and more are being employed by
large organizations
D. Decreased wages as more people enter the healthcare profession
Ans: C
Pages: 9–10
10. Throughout the world, health disparities due to cultural and socioeconomic factors are referred to as:
A. Health prejudice
B. Health equity
C. Development problems
D. Access issues
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Health Policy Analysis, 4th Edition
McLaughlin
Ans: B
Page: 10
11. Healthy People 2030 is a set of targets for increasing health status that was issued by:
A. The National Institutes of Health
B. The U.S. Congress
C. President Biden
D. The CDC
Ans: D
Page: 11
12. A goal of Healthy People 2030 is to decrease the rate of infant deaths during the first year of life to:
A. 5.8%
B. 5.0%
C. 4.4%
D. 3.6%
Ans: B
Page: 15
13. Which of the following is an example of a social determinant of health?
A. A person’s genetic predisposition to disease
B. Government healthcare policy
C. The CDC’s response to a communicable disease threat
D. A person’s level of education
Ans: D
Page: 11
14. The group benefiting the most from the wealth transfers through Medicare is the ______.
A. Children
B. Working poor
C. Elderly
D. Immigrants
Ans: C
Page: 12
15. Proponents of _____ tend to favor mandated employer-based health insurance.
A. managed systems
B. administered systems
C. consumer-driven competition
D. oligopolistic competition
Ans: D
Page: 11
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, Chapter 1 Test Bank
Health Policy Analysis, 4th Edition
McLaughlin
16. Professionals must take leadership of the developing and disseminating intellectual capital, or:
A. Lose out to artificial intelligence
B. Be forced to go on salary
C. Lose even more autonomy
D. Gain freedom of expression
Ans: C
Pages: 9–10
True or False
17. True or False? The Office of Personnel Management specifications for policy analysts do not
emphasize professional subject matter expertise.
Ans: False
Page: 5
18. True or False? According to the WHO, “health” is more than just the absence of illness; it also
includes one’s mental and physical well-being.
Ans: True
Page: 4
19. True or False? According to McGinnis and Foege, a “real cause of death” among Americans is a
sedentary lifestyle.
Ans: True
Page: 4
20. True or False? Rising healthcare costs can affect employment rates in the United States.
Ans: True
Page: 5
21. True or False? The choice of metrics in policy analysis is value-free.
Ans: False
Page: 10
22. True or False? The problem of health disparities is not limited to the United States.
Ans: True
Page: 11
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INTRODUCTION Chapter 1 Test Bank
Health Policy Analysis, 4th Edition
McLaughlin
Multiple Choice
1. The Office of Personnel Management specifications for policy analysts include which quantitative
methods?
A. Statistical analysis
B. Cost/benefit analysis
C. Computer simulation models
D. All the above
Ans: D
Page: 5
2. Today, when people refer to the “healthcare system,” they generally mean:
A. Holistic approaches to health
B. The medical care system
C. The social environment that affects one’s access to health care
D. Preventive services
Ans: B
Page: 3
3. According to McGinnis and Foege, half of our individual health issues can be attributed to:
A. Our behaviors
B. Genetics
C. Environmental factors
D. The effectiveness of government programs
Ans: A
Page: 3
4. Between 1900 and 1995, average life expectancy in the United States increased by _____ years.
A. 25
B. 30
C. 45
D. 50
Ans: B
Page: 4
5. Which of the following is the initial stage of the policy analysis process?
A. Problem identification
B. Qualitative analysis
C. Process definition
D. Process analysis
1
, Chapter 1 Test Bank
Health Policy Analysis, 4th Edition
McLaughlin
Ans: A
Page: 7
6. Policy makers have identified a problem and are working to determine reasonable expectations for
progress over a specified amount of time. This is the _____ phase of the policy analysis process.
A. process analysis
B. qualitative analysis
C. process definition
D. health technology assessment
Ans: D
Page: 7
7. What is one reason U.S. healthcare professionals have not been more involved in policy- making?
A. They are rarely interested in policy issues.
B. Healthcare administrators and researchers were making less than healthcare providers.
C. They often find the training requirements to be arduous.
D. Most healthcare professionals are happy with current healthcare policies.
Ans: B
Page: 9
8. The 10-Step policy development process of the Organ Procurement & Transplantation Network is
complex because:
A. It is government supported.
B. Process transparency is necessary to display fairness.
C. Many healthcare delivery organizations are involved.
D. All the above
Ans: D
Page: 7
9. Which of the following is a contributor to the increasing loss of autonomy among healthcare
professionals?
A. Specific provisions of the ACA dealing with the role of healthcare professionals
B. A greater concentration focus on preventive care
C. Fewer healthcare professionals are independent businesspeople, and more are being employed by
large organizations
D. Decreased wages as more people enter the healthcare profession
Ans: C
Pages: 9–10
10. Throughout the world, health disparities due to cultural and socioeconomic factors are referred to as:
A. Health prejudice
B. Health equity
C. Development problems
D. Access issues
2
, Chapter 1 Test Bank
Health Policy Analysis, 4th Edition
McLaughlin
Ans: B
Page: 10
11. Healthy People 2030 is a set of targets for increasing health status that was issued by:
A. The National Institutes of Health
B. The U.S. Congress
C. President Biden
D. The CDC
Ans: D
Page: 11
12. A goal of Healthy People 2030 is to decrease the rate of infant deaths during the first year of life to:
A. 5.8%
B. 5.0%
C. 4.4%
D. 3.6%
Ans: B
Page: 15
13. Which of the following is an example of a social determinant of health?
A. A person’s genetic predisposition to disease
B. Government healthcare policy
C. The CDC’s response to a communicable disease threat
D. A person’s level of education
Ans: D
Page: 11
14. The group benefiting the most from the wealth transfers through Medicare is the ______.
A. Children
B. Working poor
C. Elderly
D. Immigrants
Ans: C
Page: 12
15. Proponents of _____ tend to favor mandated employer-based health insurance.
A. managed systems
B. administered systems
C. consumer-driven competition
D. oligopolistic competition
Ans: D
Page: 11
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, Chapter 1 Test Bank
Health Policy Analysis, 4th Edition
McLaughlin
16. Professionals must take leadership of the developing and disseminating intellectual capital, or:
A. Lose out to artificial intelligence
B. Be forced to go on salary
C. Lose even more autonomy
D. Gain freedom of expression
Ans: C
Pages: 9–10
True or False
17. True or False? The Office of Personnel Management specifications for policy analysts do not
emphasize professional subject matter expertise.
Ans: False
Page: 5
18. True or False? According to the WHO, “health” is more than just the absence of illness; it also
includes one’s mental and physical well-being.
Ans: True
Page: 4
19. True or False? According to McGinnis and Foege, a “real cause of death” among Americans is a
sedentary lifestyle.
Ans: True
Page: 4
20. True or False? Rising healthcare costs can affect employment rates in the United States.
Ans: True
Page: 5
21. True or False? The choice of metrics in policy analysis is value-free.
Ans: False
Page: 10
22. True or False? The problem of health disparities is not limited to the United States.
Ans: True
Page: 11
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