Social welfare policy
This only is accessible to cover lost income if you've been laid off or lost your job through no fault of your own.
What is Unemployment Insurance?
This program provides government-subsidized health insurance for people over the age of 65.
What is medicare?
This law banned discriminatory housing practices, such as redlining.
What is the Fair Housing Act?
Data shows that 64% of people approve of universal health care. Which criteria does this relate to?
What is acceptability?
Congressional committees and lobbying are involved in this phase of policy development.
What is adoption?
This set the agenda for social security and other social safety net programs.
What is the New Deal/Great Depression?
This program provides health care coverage to children of low-income parents who don't qualify for Medicaid.
What is CHIP (Children's Health Insurance Program)
This led to discriminatory practices by denying low interest loans to areas were people of color typcially lived.
What is redlining?
Data shows that children who participate in WIC are less likely to have health issues during their childhood. Which criteria does this relate to?
What is effectiveness?
The HONE Act includes a plan to collect data about it's impact. Which phase does this illustrate?
What is evaluation?
Who are the main stakeholders involved in WIC?
Who are infants, pregnant women and/or new moms.
Health care is the most expensive portion of this type of federal spending.
What is the mandatory spending?
What is public housing?
What is the main evaluation criteria that prevents universal health care from being adopted and implemented in the United States?
What is cost?
Mr. Patinella worked with lawmakers to develop a policy that would provide a more equitable education for baltimore city students. Which phase does this illustrate?
What is formulation?
This means-tested program provides supplemental income for individuals who earn below the poverty line.
What is TANF (temporary aid to need families)?
CHIP was created because of the strict requirements to qualify for this program.
What is Medicaid?
This Maryland law requires landlords to accept paying via Housing Choice Vouchers.
What is the HOME Act?
Redlining related to this evalation critera.
What is equity?
A study was conducted about homelessness in Baltimore City. What phase of the policy-making process would this be?
What is defining the problem?
What is the difference between means-tested and entitlement programs? Give one example of each.
Entitlement - all people are entitled to the benefit becuase they paid in directly through taxes. (Medicare, Social Secruity)
Means-tested - qualify based on income (SNAP, TANF, WIC, etc.)
Identify three provisions of the Affordable Care Act.
What is mandatory health care, no denial due to pre-existing conditions, on parents insurance until 26, no amont caps.
This law was passed in response to the housing crisis of 2008. It put strickter regulaions of banks and banned predatory loans.
What is the Dodd-Frank Act?
There are fewer people putting money into social security than taking out. What criteria does this relate to?
What is feasibility?
HUD (Department of Housing and Urban Development) is involved in this stage of public policy.
What is implementation?