Social Policy Exam #3 Focus:

1. Be able to explain various governmental food policies including: purpose of food commodities, food stamps, WIC, school food programs, and programs to feed the aged. 2. Explain the Medicaid program in terms of its purpose, how it is funded, who it serves in terms of numbers and costs. 3. Explain Medicare in terms of its purpose, how it is funded, and the meaning of Medicare parts A and B. 4. Name some factors that have led to the escalation of medical costs in the U.S. 5. Explain DRG’s, their purpose, and effects on the delivery of health care. 6. Explain HMOs and PPO’s in terms of their purpose, how they differ from each other, and how they have contributed to the concept of managed care in the delivery of health services. 7. Explain the War on Poverty (mid 1960’s), its purpose, whether the war was primarily focused on curative, preventative, or alleviative strategies for dealing with poverty. 8. Explain the purpose of the Economic Development Act (EDA) and Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) programs begun in the 1960’s and 1970’s. Explain the Manpower Development and Training Act (MDTA) begun during the 1960’s. What was the focus of these programs: area or case poverty? What happened to these programs during succeeding political administrations? 9. Was the War on Poverty successful in its intended mission? Explain. 10. List some of the programs created during the War on Poverty era that remain to this day. What about these programs have kept them around to this day?