ISSUES IN PRACTICE - Health Policy

Question 1

What program created in 1997 was
intended to provide better health
insurance coverage for children in low
income families ineligible for Medicaid?
(3x)

Answer 1

The State Children’s Health Insurance

Program

Question 2

What is the difference between forprofit and non-profit hospitals? (2x)

Answer 2

For-profits give surplus revenue to

hospital shareholder

Question 3

Core aim of the Health Information
Technology for Economic and Clinical
Health (HITECH) Act of 2009? (2x)

Answer 3

Incentivize electronic health record use

Question 4

Guarantees access to acute psych care

regardless of insurance?

Answer 4

EMTALA

Question 5

Legislation to address differential
management and reimbursement of mental
illness?

Answer 5

Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity

Act

Question 6

Affordable Care Act of 2010 provides ______
in reference to mental health care for
children to young adults

Answer 6

Equal mandated insurance benefits

compared to other medical benefits

Question 7

Form of financing that has most impact on
organization of mental health services for
severe mental illness?

Answer 7

Medicaid

Question 8

What would be used to improve clinical and
population health outcomes according to
CMS’s “meaningful use” program?

Answer 8

Electronic Health Records

Question 9

Essential tool for population-based disease

control?

Answer 9

Patient registries

Question 10

International entity that helps shape

development of mental health programs?

Answer 10

World Health Organization

Question 11

What is “current procedural terminology

codes” in psychiatric billing?

Answer 11

Specific service delivered in a treatment

session

Question 12

Result of requiring out-of-pocket payments

on provision of mental health care?

Answer 12

Adverse impact on equity and access to

care

Question 13

In 1986 case Wickline v. California, duty of
the physician when managed care denies
coverage?

Answer 13

Appeal the decision with the insurance

company