This government program is the LARGEST health care program if you measure it by number of people covered.
What is Medicaid
100
Any policy analysis starts with this exercise.
What is defining the problem.
100
These are the three levels of government.
What is state, local, federal.
100
The age at which you can retire with a maximum social security benefit.
What is 70.
100
Presidential name for trickle down economics.
What is Reaganomics.
200
This is a service incredibly needed by elders but not paid for by Medicare
What is nursing home care (long term care)
200
The people affected by a policy change.
What are stakeholders.
200
These professionals are hired by groups of people to go to Washington to convince lawmakers to pass laws that are in the best interest of their group.
What are lobbyists.
200
The number of years you must work to qualify for social security.
What is 10.
200
This program provides cash assistance primarily to low income women with children.
What is TANF.
300
In order to get Medicaid, you must be eligible for this program, which no longer exists.
What is AFDC.
300
A short paper summarizing a social issue and policy options to address that issue. It is used to educate politicians.
What is a policy brief.
300
The place a bill first rests.
What is in committee.
300
The acronym SSDI stands for this.
What is social security disability insurance.
300
These long ago laws still impact current ideas about how and who we help in the United States.
What are the Elizabethean Poor Laws.
400
This is the inverse relationship that makes Medicaid a problematic policy.
What is the relationship between unemployment, taxes and need for Medicaid.
400
A result of a policy that is not directly related to its intent is called this.
What is an unintended consequence.
400
This model of social welfare policy was developed in Germany and requires that everyone pay into the system and everyone get the same benefits out of that system.
What is social insurance. (Bismark Model)
400
This population is going to place stress on the social security system.
What are the baby boomers.
400
This word described the gap between the richest individuals in the country and the poor.
What is income inequality.
500
The organ for which we have socialized medicine.
What is the kidney.
500
These factors (name three) are part of the Wakefield model.
What are: media, research, public opinion, political will, strong advocacy, crisis, economic circumstances
500
This type of economic theory was developed after the Great Depression and argues that intervention is needed to "smooth the rough edges of capitalism"
What is Keysenian Economics.
500
The term "Social Security" collectively refers to these three programs.
What is old age benefits, survivors insurance and disability insurance.