Deck 20: Children

Question 1

Under the Bush administration, governors ____.

A)derailed a proposal to transform Medicaid into a block grant program where states would bear the risk of future cost increases
B)took no action affecting child health policy because of partisan friction
C)fought to expand coverage to children beyond the parameters of current federal policy
D)won the right to make major changes to the administration of Medicaid through a waiver application and review process

Answer 1

derailed a proposal to transform Medicaid into a block grant program where states would bear the risk of future cost increases

Question 2

Title V exemplifies the more successful integration of public health and medical care strategies found in pediatric care compared to adult medicine, including ____.

A)immunization programs, newborn screening, and Healthy Start
B)contraception and abortion services
C)an emphasis on neonatal intensive care units
D)frequent transplant surgeries

Answer 2

immunization programs, newborn screening, and Healthy Start

Question 3

The privacy rights of families ____.

A)may be over-ridden if parents refuse life-saving medical treatment for their child
B)are paramount to the concerns of all health and welfare providers
C)may be over-ridden to enforce standard immunization schedules
D)are always a balance of parental authority versus state interests

Answer 3

may be over-ridden if parents refuse life-saving medical treatment for their child

Question 4

Compared to low-income uninsured children, children with Medicaid coverage were ____.

A)substantially more likely to have a usual source of care
B)substantially less likely to have a usual source of care
C)more likely to be below average in height and weight for age
D)more likely to be above average in height and weight for age

Question 5

The well-being of children in the United States is ____.

A)abysmally low both in comparison to groups within the United States and in international comparisons
B)the second highest in the world
C)far higher than that of the elderly in the United States
D)the result of years of successful anti-poverty programs

Question 6

Which statement is accurate regarding the Affordable Care Act's impact on children?

A)The ACA includes provisions that will significantly reduce barriers to care for some children.
B)The ACA requires insurers to allow children and young adults to stay on a family policy through age 30.
C)The ACA will affect children more than working-age adults.
D)The ACA will create a seamless system of coverage for children who live in complex family situations.

Question 7

Professional advocacy organizations, such as the Children's Defense Fund and the American Academy of Pediatrics, ____.

A)are limited to using the media to convey their message
B)can mobilize their constituencies to put grassroots pressure on legislators
C)have limited understanding of legislative processes
D)have good flows of communication to and from community-based parents

Question 8

Which statement is accurate regarding the culture of the child health community?

A)It has always integrated public health and prevention strategies with acute medical care more successfully than other areas of medicine.
B)It is too fragmented among providers and agencies to ever provide adequate health care.
C)Its role is simplified by the lack of adult health issues, such as drug and alcohol abuse and sexually transmitted diseases.
D)It focuses on cutting edge acute medical care solutions to problems of poverty.

Question 9

What do the authors believe will best serve children's needs?

A)a system of universal health coverage
B)the Affordable Care Act
C)the Children's Health Insurance Program
D)the legislative process and its checks and balances

Question 10

Who was the SCHIP legislation intended to reach?

A)children in families earning between 100% and 200% of the FPL
B)children in middle class families
C)children in families living at or below the FPL
D)children in families living at or below their state's poverty level

Question 11

On the topic of sex education, conservatives and liberals agree that ____.

A)there is an important role for government
B)sexual abstinence outside of marriage is the only acceptable standard of behavior for young people
C)programs need to cover birth control methods and strategies for protection against STDs
D)it is a family matter, not the domain of government action

Question 12

School-based health centers ____.

A)have expanded with the backing of the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation and state health departments
B)are still quite rare in most states
C)tend to be sites of agreement and cordiality in the community
D)are disfavored in the Affordable Care Act

Question 13

The original legislation authorizing CHIP was set to expire in 2007. What happened then?

A)President Bush vetoed two bills reauthorizing CHIP, stating that it was a "step toward the goal of government-run health care for every American."
B)Reauthorization was a certainty because Democrats had regained a congressional majority.
C)Reauthorization was in doubt because of powerful opposition by the pharmaceutical industry and others.
D)President Bush signed the bill reauthorizing CHIP, stating that it was a "step toward the goal of government-run health care for every American."

Question 14

An analysis that measured obesity-related health care spending as a component of overall spending growth between 1987 and 2001 found that spending on obesity-related conditions accounted for ____.

A)27% of the rise in per capita spending
B)10% of the rise in per capita spending
C)52% of the rise in per capita spending
D)8% of the decline in per capita spending

Question 15

Children spend so much of their time in school that any proposed change to improve the content or quantity of food and beverages at school is likely to be opposed by ____.

A)agricultural and commercial interests
B)child health advocacy organizations
C)local school boards
D)parents