MHA 708 EXAM B FINAL QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT VERIFIED ANSWERS | 100% PASS (A+ GRADED)

MHA 708 EXAM B FINAL QUESTIONS WITH CORRECT VERIFIED ANSWERS | 100% PASS (A+ GRADED) 3 branches of government Correct Answer Legislative, Executive, Judicial Branch of government that holds the senate and the house of representatives Correct Answer Legislative # of senators per state Correct Answer 2 # of districts in the house of representatives Correct Answer 435 Legislative branch has the powers to Correct Answer 1. Power to use any reasonable means not directly prohibited by the Constitution to carry out the will of the people (Tenth Amendment not withstanding) 2. Power to tax and spend _______ must initiate all revenue bills - Origination Clause Correct Answer House of representatives Branch of government that has the president and cabinet members Correct Answer executive branch Branch that can craft legislation (but cannot introduce the bill) Correct Answer Executive branch Branch of government with the supreme court Correct Answer judicial branch Judicial branch is made up of the: Correct Answer US court system (District, Appellate and Supreme Courts) Which branch of government has statutory authority? Correct Answer Judicial Capacity to enforce legislation on behalf of the government as granted by the Constitution Correct Answer Statutory authority Branch with the power to declare that federal and state laws are unconstitutional (But, only if asked) Correct Answer Judicial How long are federal judges appointed for? Correct Answer For life Branch that can introduce the bill Correct Answer legislative branch Branch that can create policy by establishing rules and regulations used to implement statutes and laws Correct Answer executive branch Policymaking process steps: Correct Answer 1. policy formation 2. policy implementation 3. policy modification At which stage of the policymaking process do rule making and operation take place? Correct Answer Implementation Stage At which stage of the policymaking process do agenda setting and legislative development take place? Correct Answer Formulation stage At which stage of the policymaking process do feedback and analysis take place? Correct Answer Modification Stage Bill must be introduced in ___________ and _________ before it can be passed by Congress. Correct Answer each chamber, then reconciled by special joint committee These two people decide whether to allow a bill to be introduced OR NOT Correct Answer Speaker of the House and Senate Majority Leader Action undertaken by Congress (or a committee) to postpone consideration of legislation Correct Answer tabling legislation Change or addition to current law or piece of legislation - can be totally unrelated to purpose of the bill (pork!) Correct Answer amendment __________ can veto the bill (if no veto, automatically becomes law) Correct Answer President In the last 21 days of session, bill may pass through congress, but not be signed into law (passive) Correct Answer pocket veto Number of committees and subcommittees in the House of Representatives Correct Answer 14 3 important house committees for health: Correct Answer - Energy and Commerce Committee - Appropriations - div up the $ - Ways and Means - comes up with ways to get the money (taxes) House committee that comes up with ways to get the money (taxes) Correct Answer ways & means committee House committee that is responsible for dividing up the $ Correct Answer appropriations committee Number of senate committees and subcommittes Correct Answer 24 Important senate committees related to health Correct Answer - Health, Education, Labor and Pensions - Finance Committee How many legislative panels are there? Correct Answer Over 60 Examples of healthcare policies Correct Answer - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) - Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act - Indian Health Service - Medicare Prescription Drug, Improvement, and Modernization Act of 2003 - COVID Relief Bills Under Trump and Biden - Medicare Access and CHIP Reauthorization Act of 2015 - National institutes of health (NIH) Rules must be _________________________ when they are finalized Correct Answer published in Federal Register Process by which implementation agencies set detailed rules and regulations for the application of laws: Correct Answer 1. Experts agree on rules by which the new law will be enforced 2. Public may have an opportunity to provide input 3. Once finalized, rules/regs become guidelines for operationalizing the law Policy modification takes place: Correct Answer Typically after policy implementation Things that can impact the modification: Correct Answer - Update in logic model - Unintended consequences of implementation - Policy analysis and reevaluation - Resource constraints - Changing goals - Interest group involvement/interference - Oversight by three branches of government - Incremental nature of policy development Government is in ___________ role to the private sector in providing healthcare services Correct Answer subordinate Policymaking by government is limited to addressing ___________________ and ______________ (e.g., the creation of Medicare for the elderly and Medicaid for the poor) Correct Answer market failures and deficiencies Most important US health legislation has been passed when both congressional chambers are controlled by ___________________ Correct Answer the same party When ___________________________________, chances of success are even greater Correct Answer the president is of the same party affiliation Well-organized interest groups (policy demanders) Correct Answer - Combine and concentrate their members' resources - Pursue an active agenda to influence all phases of policymaking, from formulation to implementation to modification - Represent a variety of individuals and entities - usually counterbalance each other