Deck 13: How to Influence the Policy Process

Question 1

What is the single most important action a healthcare executive can take to influence public policy?

A) Provide legislators with a large amount of information
B) Provide legislators with indiscriminate information
C) Develop a strong relationship with the legislator's opponents
D) Develop a trusting relationship with the legislator
E) Provide legislators with solutions contrary to their philosophy

Answer 1

C

Question 2

Which of the following is true about the legislative process?

A) Legislators frequently disagree on the diagnosis of America's problems
B) Legislators frequently agree on the diagnosis of America's problems
C) Legislators frequently disagree on how to solve America's problems
D) A and C
E) B and C

Answer 2

E

Question 3

Which of the following is true about healthcare laws and actions taken under our Presidents?

A) Democrats more frequently back social justice solutions
B) Democrats more frequently seek legislative action to address healthcare problems
C) Republicans back market justice solutions more often than Democrats
D) A and B
E) All of the above

Answer 3

E

Question 4

Which of the following is true about how theories affect lobbying efforts?

A) Incrementalism is the way of American policy development
B) Influence tactics do not differ regardless of the policy phase
C) More health policies have been proposed and enacted in the most recent 100 years than in the previous 150 years
D) A and B
E) A and C

Question 5

Characteristics of policy process participants includes:

A) Having goals or objectives they would like to achieve in the public arena
B) Have a limited ability to process large quantities of information
C) Develop methods to process, understand, and interpret large quantities of information
D) Are emotional beings who are affected our emotions when making decisions
E) All of the above

Question 6

Healthcare leaders can keep up with policy issues and proposed solutions by all of the following actions except:

A) Reading national newspapers
B) Reading tabloid newspapers
C) Maintaining regular contact with industry interest groups
D) Maintaining regular contact with professional groups
E) Maintaining regular contact with business, professional, and governmental leaders

Question 7

Healthcare leaders can strengthen their relationship with legislators and governmental officials by all of the following actions except:

A) Underestimating the importance of staffers
B) Learning about the legislator's interests
C) Effective listening
D) Make concise and clear requests
E) Provide a friendly audience

Question 8

The development of good interpersonal relationships includes all of the following except:

A) Honesty & integrity
B) Sincerity & friendliness
C) Developing good listening skills
D) Understanding a competing view
E) Being able to disagree and be disagreeable

Question 9

Legislators have all of the following characteristics except:

A) Legislators want to develop & enact good public policy
B) Legislators are narcissistic & care little about their community
C) Legislators believe they are enacting policies that are the best for America
D) Legislators highly value their staff
E) Legislators view themselves as public servants

Question 10

Effective lobbying skills include all of the following except:

A) Speak with unity
B) Clearly state whom you represent
C) Bring up issues while your group is defining the problem and potential solutions
D) Make certain data is truthful and accurate
E) Keep lines of communication open with legislators, government officials, and staffers

Question 11

How important is the influence of interest groups to the development of health policy. Discuss.

Question 12

How can healthcare executives become engaged in health policy development? How important is their engagement in health policy?

Question 13

How important is the influence of interest groups during the implementation phase of health policy development. Discuss.