Final exam study guide final draft 2023

PUBH 350 Fall 2023 Final Exam Study Guide Exam: multiple choice questions (~40 questions total, ½ point each) Questions will be derived from the posted slides, lectures, class discussion, reading assignments, and study guides used throughout the semester, especially as they pertain to the following topics.  The three distinct branches in our national and state governments and the different roles they play.  The numbers of elected lawmakers in the U.S. and Illinois House and Senate and the role they play to influence health policy.  When Social Security, Medicaid, Medicare, and the Affordable Care Act were passed and the major contributions and differences among those programs.  How the Constitution governs the relationship between the federal government and states, including the 10 th Amendment, which limits the federal government’s authority to establish health laws and policies across the country compared to the states.  The names and roles of the major health-related executive branch agencies in Illinois and the federal government  In general, the process of how a bill progresses through the Illinois and federal legislative process.  The role for rules and regulations that provide details for how the executive branch can implement a law after it is passed.  Main characteristics/values that influence US health policymaking.  Why public health policy is often viewed as political in nature.  The role and tactics of community organizing, advocacy, and lobbying to influence public policy.  Basics of the Affordable Care Act from earlier in the semester, as well as its mandate for community needs assessments and the creation of the Public Health Prevention Fund and National Prevention Strategy  The difference between lobbying and advocacy, and community organizing and how they each seek to change policy.  Who are considered policy makers, and policy influencers.  The healthcare triad/iron triangle of cost, access, and quality, and basic characteristics of each component  The different kinds of healthcare system models (Beveridge, Bismarck, National Health Insurance, out of pocket)  Understanding the importance of framing a message, repetition, and reinforcement of consistent messages for successful communication.  The basics and importance of Kingdon’s “policy window.”  YOUR (based on your home address) US Senators, US Representative and State senator and representative and what district they represent  The basic characteristics of fee-for-service, capitation, and other payment plans for patients, payers, and providers.  High-level knowledge of community organizing, how building community power translates to better policy.  The key public health planning methods, including Mobilizing for Action through Planning and Partnerships (MAPP).  Understand and anticipate how power, politics, and profit motives may affect who will support and oppose a policy proposal and their relationship to Lakoff’s strict father/nurturing parents’ metaphor to understand conservative and progressive thinking.