Which statements regarding the relationship between politics and healthcare are true? (Select all that apply.)

Question

A) Politics has a limited effect on healthcare.
B) The government should be interested in health matters when a problem affects a specific group or a whole population.
C) Politics has only negative effects on healthcare.
D) Republicans and Democrats generally agree on healthcare policies.
E) Political solutions can be achieved at both the federal and state levels.

Answer 1

Ans: B, E
Feedback:
Politics interferes with every aspect of healthcare in the United States. In reference to a political issue, the government should be interested in problems that affect a specific group or a whole population. There are many examples of the positive role that governments play through policies and legislations, including providing equal opportunity through universal provision of education, healthcare, and often housing and nutrition programs. There is little agreement between the two major U.S. political parties (Democrats and Republicans) when it comes to whom, how, what, and when healthcare should be provided and who should pay for it. Solutions can be achieved by working at either the federal or the state level.