Discuss the issue of parity and mental illness. What political and legislative actions, if any, have dealt with this issue? Include in your discussion the Affordable Care Act, and the response of the Trump administration.
What will be an ideal response?
The ideal answer should include:
1. George W. Bush administration passed original parity legislation in 2008.
2. The 2010 Affordable Care Act (ACA) expanded parity by disallowing insurance companies the practice of denying coverage of pre-existing conditions.
3. The ACA moved toward electronic health records.
4. President Trump and Republicans attempted to dismantle the ACA. People may lose coverage or purchase so-called "junk insurance."
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A. a sanction. B. replication. C. a more. D. a typology.
Professor Spence decided to define socioeconomic status as a combination of income and education. Spence then determined the questions to be asked and the categories of responses. Spence was assigning socioeconomic status
a. a nominal and an operational definition. b. an operational and a real definition. c. a real definition only. d. a nominal and a real definition. e. a nominal definition only.
In most societies around the world women live longer than men.
Answer the following statement(s) true (T) or false (F)
Rebecca and her spouse have met with their attorney to prepare their advance directives, which means __________
a. they have decided to use the ACA b. they have prepared a written statement outlining their wishes for medical care c. they have made a will outlining where their assets will go d. they have purchased long-term care insurance