Biology Forums - Study Force

Today, the U.S. Veterans Administration provides health care to veterans regardless of their financial need.
 
 

 
  Indicate whether the statement is true or false.

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The 1935 Social Security Act expanded programs for child and maternal health.
 
 

 
  Indicate whether the statement is true or false.

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The grant-in-aid mechanism was used to establish early programs for child and maternal health.
 
 

 
  Indicate whether the statement is true or false.

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Like early Poor Law provisions, early public health measures operated at the local, rather than federal level.
 
 

 
  Indicate whether the statement is true or false.

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Lobbyists for the health insurance industry have long been supporters of single-payer proposals.
 
 

 
  Indicate whether the statement is true or false.

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The PPACA of 2010 will require that
 
 

A. all Americans purchase health insurance
  B. Americans not exempted due to financial hardship, Native American status, or religious beliefs purchase health insurance
  C. Americans not exempted due to financial hardship, Native American status, or religious beliefs either purchase health insurance or pay a fee.
   D. all Americans who do not purchase health insurance pay a fee.

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The Community Living Assistance Services and Support Act would
 
 

A. establish government-run long-term care insurance.
   B. require that all Americans over age 60 purchase long-term care insurance.
   C. reform community-based care programs funded under Medicaid.
  D. require that people with disabilities be given the opportunity to live in the community.

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The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010
 
 

A: allows young adults to retain parents health insurance to age 26.
   B: gives small businesses tax credits for providing health insurance.
   C: is a comprehensive, single-payer health reform act.
   D: both A and B.

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Historically, insurance regulation in the U.S. has been carried out at the _________ level of government.
 
 

A. federal
   B. state
   C. county
   D. local

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A physicians fiduciary responsibility is to
 
 

A. place the patients interests above his or her own.
   B. do no harm.
   C. use only proven treatments.
   D. ensure that ethical standards of care are followed.
 
 

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:idea: Very good answer