Lec 2 Gov Involvement in Healthcare Flashcards

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what is the commerce clause?

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gives power to regulate commerce with foreign nations

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what is police power?

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power to enact and enforce laws to protect and promote the health, safety, morals, order, peace, comfort and general welfare of the people (this promotes health, not health care)

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true of false: the PPACA (ObamaCare) required everyone to purchase health insurance- “the Individual Mandate”

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true

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what is the major driver of regulation?

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safety

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what is an egalitarian viewpoint?

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a belief in human equality especially with respect to social, political and economic rights and privileges

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what is a libertarian viewpoint?

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they are an advocate of the doctrine of free will; one who upholds the principles of liberty especially of thought and action

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_____ trumps all for a Libertarian

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freedom

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what does legislature do?

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create and enact laws and oversee implementation of the law; answer to the Judiciary as to whether laws are constitutional

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what is the role of the Judiciary branch?

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interprets laws and adjudicates disputes arising from laws

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10
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four roles of government in health care

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regulator
financer
provider
purchaser

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WHO definition of health

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“a state of complete physical, mental, and social wellbeing and not merely the absence of disease or infirmity”

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Webster’s definition of health

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“sound physical or mental condition”

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DUBOS definition of health

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“a [state of being] enabling imperfect men to achieve a rewarding and not too painful existence while they cope with an imperfect world”

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