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20Q: Public Policy Advocacy

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1.  Which of the following correctly displays the timeline progression of public policy?
  1. Ideas/position papers - legislative actions - public law - programs
  2. Legislative actions - ideas/position papers - public law - programs
  3. Public law - legislative actions - programs - ideas/position papers
  4. Programs - ideas/position papers - legislative actions - public law
2.  Policy change that directly affected occupational therapy as a profession was the ______________, passed in 1975. As a result of this policy change, occupational therapists are employed in almost all public school districts to provide service to children with disabilities.
  1. Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA)
  2. Affordable Care Act (ACA)
  3. Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA)
  4. None of the above
3.  Medicare _____________________.
  1. Is a federally funded healthcare program
  2. Primarily covers people over 65 years old
  3. Began in 1965
  4. All of the above
4.  All of the following are effective strategies to influence policy makers for occupational therapy advocacy, EXCEPT:
  1. Go to town hall meetings
  2. Encourage your patient/clients to go to town hall meetings
  3. Wait for others to organize things you might want to do
  4. Get to know your elected officials and connect with them
5.  Which of the following are effective ways to learn more about becoming policy advocates for occupational therapy?
  1. Consider becoming a Robert Wood Johnson Health Policy Fellow
  2. Work on political campaigns to get to know policy makers
  3. Familiarize yourself with positions on healthcare that your elected officials advocate
  4. All of the above
6.  Public policy is important for occupational therapy practice because:
  1. It can limit or expand practice or insurance coverage
  2. It can affect the lives of the people occupational therapists serve
  3. Elected officials may like or not like occupational therapy
  4. Both A and B are correct
7.  Public health or population health is important to occupational therapy because:
  1. Occupational therapy believes occupation is a determinant of health
  2. Occupational therapy intervention concerns how people experience "place"
  3. Creative occupational therapists can develop programs to meet the needs of populations
  4. All of the above
8.  The Affordable Care Act ___________________.
  1. Was repealed by the Congress in 2017
  2. Intention was to enable all Americans to have quality affordable healthcare
  3. Supplemented Medicare and provides Universal Healthcare to all Americans
  4. Replaces Medicaid as a healthcare plan for those individuals who have incomes below the poverty line
9.  The Americans with Disability Act ___________________________.
  1. Guarantees people with disabilities to have the right to equal opportunities to access and participate in the community
  2. Guarantees full voting rights for individuals with disabilities
  3. Guarantees individuals with disabilities full medical care
  4. None of the above
10.  Medicaid _____________________.
  1. Is a state mandated program for the elderly
  2. Was enacted to help individuals who have incomes below the poverty line
  3. Was repealed by Congress in 2017
  4. Is a universal healthcare program

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