1. Which statement accurately describes an assumption underlying the successful operation of markets?

Select one:

a.

Individuals are often overwhelmed by conflicting information.

 b.

Individuals are highly influenced by professional advice.

 c.

Individuals\' tastes for goods and services are predetermined.

 d.

Individuals are not always rational.

2. Which aspect of Assumption 1 does the text describe as the more troubling issue in health care?

Select one:

a.

Individuals are rational.

 b.

Individuals know what goods and services are likely to make them best off.

 c.

Individuals fail to respond to the logical arguments of providers.

 d.

Individuals can effectively use available information to achieve a best-off position.

3. Which partial sentence best describes a counterfactual question?

Select one:

a.

Who would provide the best …?

 b.

Who is responsible for …?

 c.

Why did … happen?

 d.

4. What would have happened if …?

The Uncompensated Care Pool ____.

Select one:

a.

provided solely outpatient services to the uninsured

 b.

reimbursed hospitals for uncompensated care provided to low- and moderate-income residents

 c.

required employers to contribute towards the out-of-pocket expenses of uninsured employees

 d.

provided subsidized coverage for people with family incomes up to 300% of the FPL with no other source of health insurance

5. Delegated governance typically results in ____.

Select one:

a.

government that is different rather than smaller

 b.

government that is smaller rather than different

 c.

an expansion in the size of government

 d.

a reduction in the size of government

6. Which statement is true regarding Medicaid coverage of long-term care?

Select one:

a.

Few states use federal options (e.g., 300% of SSI) to expand access to long-term care for the elderly.

 b.

Optional spending on the disabled is more like spending on children than on the aged.

 c.

Long-term care policymaking is an example of oppositional politics between Republicans and Democrats.

 d.

State policy decisions account for 85% of spending on the aged.

7. Recently released information indicates that President Johnson\'s role in the passage of Medicare in 1965 was greater than previously known. What was the source of this information?

Select one:

a.

White House telephone transcripts

 b.

President Johnson\'s autobiography

 c.

Congressman Wilbur Mills\'s biography

 d.

the White House Chief Usher\'s memoirs

8. The state of Texas is portrayed as ____.

Select one:

a.

state lacking a political culture

 b.

moralistic state

 c.

traditionalistic state

 d.

individualistic state

9. Which statement best describes President Obama\'s approach to health care reform?

Select one:

a.

His task force crafted the president\'s version of health care reform while the Republicans prepared their own, with the expectation of a final compromise between the two.

 b.

He set broad parameters and then left it to the Democratic leadership in Congress, working with committee chairs and members, to fill in the details and craft the actual legislation.

 c.

He made no effort to engage stakeholder interests or skeptics in Congress.

 d.

He sought to build universal coverage on the existing system of employer-sponsored insurance.

10. In response to rising health care costs and the high numbers of residents remaining uninsured, Oregon ____.

Select one:

a.

provided universal health insurance coverage

 b.

turned to the counties to fund safety-net hospitals

 c.

explored rationing of care and the use of lotteries

 d.

developed state health insurance exchanges

11. When Medicare was created in 1965, payment administration was assigned to Blue Cross and Blue Shield entities. Which form of delegated governance does this exemplify?

Select one:

a.

delegating choice to consumers who receive government subsidies to purchase services from social welfare marketplaces

 b.

delegating program management and service delivery to nonprofit organizations or trusted professionals such as physicians

 c.

delegating program governance to for-profit firms to introduce market competition

 d.

delegating to state and local governments who are charged with running publicly funded programs

12. The real political impact of delegated governance is to provide an immediate solution to social problems that de-rails the drive for a bigger role for government. This strategy is called ____.

Select one:

a.

the welfare state

 b.

 c.

issue preemption

 d.

the window of opportunity

13. How did Republican Newt Gingrich\'s actions in 1995 assist the passage of the Affordable Care Act in 2010?

Select one:

a.

He considerably weakened the right of filibuster in the Senate.

 b.

He engineered a more fragmented House of Representatives.

 c.

He engineered a more centralized House of Representatives.

 d.

14. He instituted the right of filibuster in the Senate.

In the case of Aetna Health Inc. v. Davila, what guided Justice Thomas\'s decision?

Select one:

a.

a public policy vision of the need for states to retain control over the business of insurance

 b.

a public policy vision of the need for a uniform national regulatory scheme for employee benefit plans

 c.

the clear language of Texas state law regarding preemption

 d.

the clear language of Section 502 of ERISA