Social Welfare Policy
This type of policy aims to provide a safety net for vulnerable populations
What is social welfare policy?
This landmark legislation established Medicare and Medicaid in 1965
What is the Social Security Amendments of 1965?
This act, passed in 1946, aimed to improve mental health services in the United States
What is the National Mental Health Act?
This type of analysis examines the costs and benefits of a policy
What is cost-benefit analysis?
The Social Security Act of 1935 is an example of this type of policy
What is social insurance?
This type of health care system provides universal coverage funded by taxes
What is a single-payer system?
This process, promoted by mental health policy, involves treating patients in community settings rather than institutions
What is deinstitutionalization?
There are three elements that must be present to make a policy a success.
What is a compelling public problem, a solution, and political support?
This concept refers to the government's role in ensuring the well-being of its citizens
What is the welfare state?
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act is commonly known by this name
What is Obamacare?
This 2008 act requires insurance companies to provide equal coverage for mental and physical health conditions
What is the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act?
This term refers to the the timing of a public decision as the opening of a policy
What window of opportunity?
This policy approach emphasizes personal responsibility and reduced government intervention
What is neoliberalism?
This concept in health policy refers to the inability to afford necessary medical care
What is medical indigence?
This approach to mental health treatment emphasizes personal choice and self-determination
What is the recovery model?
This policy requires knowledge about values in all segments of society and about all possible alternative, their consequences and their costs and benefits.
What is Rational policy making?
This term describes policies that aim to reduce poverty and inequality
What are redistributive policies?
This type of health care organization aims to control costs through managed care
What is an HMO (Health Maintenance Organization)?
This term describes the coordination of mental health, substance abuse, and primary care services
What is integrated care?
What is public policy?