Question 1

The Center for Public Policy Priorities estimated that, through the Affordable Care Act, of the 6.1 million uninsured in Texas ____.

Accepted Answer

A) 1 million adults would become eligible for Medicaid at little cost to the state 
B) few adults or children would actually become eligible for Medicaid or subsidized coverage 
C) roughly 90% would become eligible for Medicaid coverage 
D) 1 million adults and children would become eligible for Medicaid at substantial cost to the state 
A) 1 million adults would become eligible for Medicaid at little cost to the state 
B) few adults or children would actually become eligible for Medicaid or subsidized coverage 
C) roughly 90% would become eligible for Medicaid coverage 
D) 1 million adults and children would become eligible for Medicaid at substantial cost to the state A

Question 2

After the passage of Medicare and Medicaid in 1965, in Texas ____.

Accepted Answer

A) most Medicaid recipients were either disabled, blind, or pregnant 
B) many families with low income became eligible for Medicaid 
C) few elders were able to qualify for Medicare 
D) most poor families were still covered by the Rainy Day fund 
A) most Medicaid recipients were either disabled, blind, or pregnant 
B) many families with low income became eligible for Medicaid 
C) few elders were able to qualify for Medicare 
D) most poor families were still covered by the Rainy Day fund A

Question 3

In 2011, the legislature was committed to not raising taxes and also to preserving the roughly $8 billion Rainy Day Fund. How did they accomplish that?

Accepted Answer

A) by cutting school funding and estimated requirements for health and human services 
B) by slightly raising the oil and gas production tax 
C) by significantly raising the oil and gas production tax 
D) by freezing salaries of state employees and legislators 
A) by cutting school funding and estimated requirements for health and human services 
B) by slightly raising the oil and gas production tax 
C) by significantly raising the oil and gas production tax 
D) by freezing salaries of state employees and legislators A

Question 4

In 1985, the Texas legislature passed a statute that placed responsibility for indigent care with ____.

Accepted Answer

A) the county 
B) the Rainy Day fund 
C) Medicaid 
D) Medicare 
A) the county 
B) the Rainy Day fund 
C) Medicaid 
D) Medicare

Question 5

Which statement is true regarding graduate medical education in Texas after the 2011 legislative session?

Accepted Answer

A) The Physician Education Loan Repayment program was reduced by about 75%. 
B) Funding for family practice residency programs was reduced by small, annual increments. 
C) Texas aggressively sought to keep Texas-educated physicians in Texas after medical school. 
D) The primary care residency program received increased funding at the expense of specialties. 
A) The Physician Education Loan Repayment program was reduced by about 75%. 
B) Funding for family practice residency programs was reduced by small, annual increments. 
C) Texas aggressively sought to keep Texas-educated physicians in Texas after medical school. 
D) The primary care residency program received increased funding at the expense of specialties.

Question 6

As of early 2013, Texas had ____.

Accepted Answer

A) drafted legislation to develop a state insurance exchange that was not voted out of committee 
B) committed to developing a state insurance exchange 
C) applied for federal funding 
D) had sought to expand Medicaid at little cost to the state 
A) drafted legislation to develop a state insurance exchange that was not voted out of committee 
B) committed to developing a state insurance exchange 
C) applied for federal funding 
D) had sought to expand Medicaid at little cost to the state

Question 7

Which statement is true regarding Texas?

Accepted Answer

A) Texas was so adept at drawing down additional Medicaid funds that the federal government instituted new rules to limit this. 
B) On principle, Texas has declined virtually all Medicaid funds. 
C) Currently, more than one in three adults in Texas is covered by Medicaid, but only one in twenty children. 
D) Few potential Medicaid recipients who are in a category unrelated to income, such as blindness or disability, actually receive benefits. 
A) Texas was so adept at drawing down additional Medicaid funds that the federal government instituted new rules to limit this. 
B) On principle, Texas has declined virtually all Medicaid funds. 
C) Currently, more than one in three adults in Texas is covered by Medicaid, but only one in twenty children. 
D) Few potential Medicaid recipients who are in a category unrelated to income, such as blindness or disability, actually receive benefits.

Question 8

Which statement is true regarding the Texas state government?

Accepted Answer

A) The Governor usually exercises his line-item veto after the legislature adjourns. 
B) Newly elected legislators receive a crash course in the issues and strategies they will encounter. 
C) The legislature meets annually for 140 days. 
D) Increases in spending are readily supported by the oil and gas production tax. 
A) The Governor usually exercises his line-item veto after the legislature adjourns. 
B) Newly elected legislators receive a crash course in the issues and strategies they will encounter. 
C) The legislature meets annually for 140 days. 
D) Increases in spending are readily supported by the oil and gas production tax.

Question 9

Which statement is true regarding Texas?

Accepted Answer

A) Texas is home to some of the top medical institutions in the country. 
B) About 50% of the population of Texas lacks health insurance. 
C) In 1969, Houston physicians performed the first face transplant. 
D) In the late 1920s, the first managed care plan was formed in Dallas. 
A) Texas is home to some of the top medical institutions in the country. 
B) About 50% of the population of Texas lacks health insurance. 
C) In 1969, Houston physicians performed the first face transplant. 
D) In the late 1920s, the first managed care plan was formed in Dallas.

Question 10

Over time, a reluctant state of Texas has been forced to expand and improve services, including of the mental health and state school systems. By whom?

Accepted Answer

A) the Courts 
B) the President 
C) the Governor 
D) the Legislature 
A) the Courts 
B) the President 
C) the Governor 
D) the Legislature

Question 11

What does the author conclude regarding the role of the Affordable Care Act (ACA)in Texas?

Accepted Answer

A) Texas will not see the full range of benefits potentially on offer from the federal government. 
B) Texas will voluntarily expand Medicaid in accordance with the ACA to maximize its benefits. 
C) Texas will develop a state insurance exchange in order to provide the lowest level of insurance permitted under the ACA. 
D) Texas will soon leave behind the position of being first in the nation in numbers of uninsured. 
A) Texas will not see the full range of benefits potentially on offer from the federal government. 
B) Texas will voluntarily expand Medicaid in accordance with the ACA to maximize its benefits. 
C) Texas will develop a state insurance exchange in order to provide the lowest level of insurance permitted under the ACA. 
D) Texas will soon leave behind the position of being first in the nation in numbers of uninsured.

Question 12

What was the issue in the case of RAJ v. MHMR?

Accepted Answer

A) Patients' treatment standards and poor conditions in state hospitals 
B) Adequacy of screening and provision of services to children on Medicaid under the EPSDT program 
C) Constitutionality of provisions of the Affordable Care Act 
D) State ban on entities affiliated with an abortion provider from participation in the Texas Women's Health Program 
A) Patients' treatment standards and poor conditions in state hospitals 
B) Adequacy of screening and provision of services to children on Medicaid under the EPSDT program 
C) Constitutionality of provisions of the Affordable Care Act 
D) State ban on entities affiliated with an abortion provider from participation in the Texas Women's Health Program

Question 13

Which statement accurately reflects the current level of health insurance coverage in Texas?

Accepted Answer

A) Medicaid and CHIP have consumed an increasing amount of funds. 
B) Employer-based coverage has increased by roughly 10%. 
C) Compared to the U.S. as a whole, Texas has comparable rates of insurance. 
D) Texas has relatively high levels of unionization which leads to better insurance coverage. 
A) Medicaid and CHIP have consumed an increasing amount of funds. 
B) Employer-based coverage has increased by roughly 10%. 
C) Compared to the U.S. as a whole, Texas has comparable rates of insurance. 
D) Texas has relatively high levels of unionization which leads to better insurance coverage.

Question 14

The state of Texas has tried whenever possible to implement social policies ____.

Accepted Answer

A) on an experimental or pay-as-you-go approach 
B) through entitlements to benefits and services 
C) through raising the tax rate 
D) through use of the Rainy Day fund 
A) on an experimental or pay-as-you-go approach 
B) through entitlements to benefits and services 
C) through raising the tax rate 
D) through use of the Rainy Day fund

Question 15

Based on the 2010 and 2012 elections, what seems to be the likely makeup of the Texas House of Representatives for the foreseeable future?

Accepted Answer

A) a lopsided Republican majority 
B) an almost 50-50 Republican-Democrat split 
C) 95 Democrats and 55 Republicans 
D) a tenuous Republican majority 
A) a lopsided Republican majority 
B) an almost 50-50 Republican-Democrat split 
C) 95 Democrats and 55 Republicans 
D) a tenuous Republican majority

The Center for Public Policy Priorities estimated that, through the Affordable Care Act, of the 6.1 million uninsured in Texas ____.

After the passage of Medicare and Medicaid in 1965, in Texas ____.

In 2011, the legislature was committed to not raising taxes and also to preserving the roughly $8 billion Rainy Day Fund. How did they accomplish that?

In 1985, the Texas legislature passed a statute that placed responsibility for indigent care with ____.

Which statement is true regarding graduate medical education in Texas after the 2011 legislative session?

As of early 2013, Texas had ____.

Which statement is true regarding Texas?

Which statement is true regarding the Texas state government?

Which statement is true regarding Texas?

Over time, a reluctant state of Texas has been forced to expand and improve services, including of the mental health and state school systems. By whom?

What does the author conclude regarding the role of the Affordable Care Act (ACA)in Texas?

What was the issue in the case of RAJ v. MHMR?

Which statement accurately reflects the current level of health insurance coverage in Texas?

The state of Texas has tried whenever possible to implement social policies ____.

Based on the 2010 and 2012 elections, what seems to be the likely makeup of the Texas House of Representatives for the foreseeable future?

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Exam 13: Texas

The Center for Public Policy Priorities estimated that, through the Affordable Care Act, of the 6.1 million uninsured in Texas ____.

After the passage of Medicare and Medicaid in 1965, in Texas ____.

In 2011, the legislature was committed to not raising taxes and also to preserving the roughly $8 billion Rainy Day Fund. How did they accomplish that?

In 1985, the Texas legislature passed a statute that placed responsibility for indigent care with ____.

Which statement is true regarding graduate medical education in Texas after the 2011 legislative session?

As of early 2013, Texas had ____.

Which statement is true regarding Texas?

Which statement is true regarding the Texas state government?

Which statement is true regarding Texas?

Over time, a reluctant state of Texas has been forced to expand and improve services, including of the mental health and state school systems. By whom?

What does the author conclude regarding the role of the Affordable Care Act (ACA)in Texas?

What was the issue in the case of RAJ v. MHMR?

Which statement accurately reflects the current level of health insurance coverage in Texas?

The state of Texas has tried whenever possible to implement social policies ____.

Based on the 2010 and 2012 elections, what seems to be the likely makeup of the Texas House of Representatives for the foreseeable future?

Values in Health Policy: Understanding Fairness and Efficiency

Markets and Politics in Health Care

Congress

The Presidency

The Courts

Federalism and Health Care Policy

Why Health Reform Happened

Medicare: The Great Transformation

Medicaid: Designed to Grow

The Delegated Welfare State

The View From the States: an Introduction

Massachusetts

Oregon

Public Opinion

Ten Myths About Health Lobbyists

The Business of Health Care: How Employers Influence Politics

Aging Policy in the 21st Century

Reproductive Health

Children

Prescription Drugs: How a Pill Becomes the Law

Environmental Health

American Health Care in International Perspective

England

Canada

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