Social Welfare Policy
Health Care Policy
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Policy Analysis
100

This type of policy aims to provide a safety net for vulnerable populations

What is social welfare policy?

100

This landmark legislation established Medicare and Medicaid in 1965

 What is the Social Security Amendments of 1965?

100

This act, passed in 1946, aimed to improve mental health services in the United States

What is the National Mental Health Act?

100

This type of analysis examines the costs and benefits of a policy

What is cost-benefit analysis?

200

The Social Security Act of 1935 is an example of this type of policy

What is social insurance?

200

This type of health care system provides universal coverage funded by taxes

What is a single-payer system?

200

This process, promoted by mental health policy, involves treating patients in community settings rather than institutions

What is deinstitutionalization?

200

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?

300

This concept refers to the government's role in ensuring the well-being of its citizens

What is the welfare state?

300

The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act is commonly known by this name

What is Obamacare?

300

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?

300

This term refers to the the timing of a public decision as the opening of a policy

What window of opportunity?

400

This policy approach emphasizes personal responsibility and reduced government intervention

 What is neoliberalism?

400

This concept in health policy refers to the inability to afford necessary medical care

What is medical indigence?

400

This approach to mental health treatment emphasizes personal choice and self-determination

What is the recovery model?

400

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?

500

This term describes policies that aim to reduce poverty and inequality

What are redistributive policies?

500

This type of health care organization aims to control costs through managed care

 What is an HMO (Health Maintenance Organization)?

500

This term describes the coordination of mental health, substance abuse, and primary care services

What is integrated care?

500
This term refers to the general term for decision, laws, and regulations put forth by governing bodies.

What is public policy?