Fhs 327 Quiz 2

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Title 1 I

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Grants to States for Old-Age Assistance for the Aged (Old Age Assistance)

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Title 3 III

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Grants to States for Unemployment Compensation Administration (Unemployment Insurance) money for this comes from: safety net

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Title 4 IV

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Grants to States for Aid and Services to Needy Families with Children and for Child-Welfare Services (Child Welfare) doesn’t include and prevention efforts. This provides money to pay DHS employees, pays for cars for employees to use for transportation, and funding for assistance with costs of treatment.

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Title 5 V

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Maternal and Child Health Services Block Grant (Maternal and Child Health)

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Title 10 X

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Grants to States for Aid to the Blind (Blind). Pays for school’s for the blind.

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Title 16 XVI

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Grants to States for Aid to the Aged, Blind, or Disabled (Supplemental Security Income) money for this comes from: taxpayers (NOT SS trust fund)

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Title XIX [19].

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Grants to States for Medical Assistance Programs (Medicaid). Covers 65 million Americans. It provides medical assistance for families with dependent children of the aged, blind, or disabled individuals whose income and resources are unable to cover necessary medical services. It also assists with rehabilitation and services to help retain or attain the capability for independence and or self care.

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Title XVIII [18].

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Health Insurance for the Aged and Disabled (Medicare). Covers over 42 million Americans over 65.

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Title 20 XX

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Block Grants to States for Social Services. Used for achieving or maintaining: 1) economic support to reduce, prevent, or eliminate dependency. 2) Self-Sufficiency including reduction or prevention of dependency. 3) Preventing or remedying neglect, abuse, preserving rehabilitation, or reuniting families. 4) Preventing or reducing inappropriate care. 5) Securing referral or admission for institutional care when other forms of care are inappropriate.

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Title XXI 21

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State Children’ Health Insurance Program (SCHIP). Provides funds to States to help with child health assistance for uninsured and or low-income children in order to coordinate with sources of health benefits and coverage for children

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Four Types of Eligibility: For social security, medicaid, medicare, etc.

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Age: People 62 and over are eligible for Social Security benefits; over 65 for Medicare

Income: People with low incomes are eligible for Medicaid benefits; children with families who are low income are eligible for SCHIP

Death: When an eligible family member who has paid Social Security taxes dies, certain family members-including widow(er)s(and divorced widow(er)s, children, and dependent parents-are eligible to collect survivor benefits. The more money an individual earns, the higher the value of his or her survivor’s insurance.

Health Status: People who are blind have specific benefits; people with developmental disabilities are eligible for Medicaid, Supplemental Security Income, and Social Security Disability income.

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Final Resolution to the Government Shutdown
Key Players:

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Government reopened on 10/17/13 ( was down for 16 days)

Final Vote: House: 244-187 & Senate: 81-18; the missing Senate vote was Cory Brooker. He is the newest house member and was not available for the vote.

Senator Ted Cruz, President Barack Obama,Senator Susan Collins, Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid, Senate Minority Leader Mitch McConnell.

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Final Resolution to the Gov't shutdown:
OBAMA

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• President Obama pledged to not negotiate on the shutdown or debt limit after 2011

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Final Resolution to the Government Shutdown
John Boehner

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• GOP John Boehner pledged to shut down the government and not raise debt limit unless Obamacare (Affordable Care Act) defunded

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Final Resolution to the Government Shutdown
The Compromise:

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• debt limit was extended
• Obama had full support of Democrats from the House and Senate
o Held his ground and his position on negotiations
• Boehner did not have the full support of Republicans, supported by the Tea Party. Essentially GOP was blamed for shutdown POLL RATINGS:
o Flip Flopping in Position: 1) Defund! 2) delay 2 years 3) delay 1 year 4) eliminate medical device tax 5) delay medical device tax
• Tea Party had hoped that there would be a public outcry and protest the ACA, but public was focused on the shutdown, which was a fatal miscalculation in Tea Party strategy.

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Final Resolution to the Government Shutdown

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* Suzanne Collins drafted the plan that led to the temporary measure that passed the senate. “Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid and Republican leader Mitch McConnell announced the fiscal agreement on the Senate floor on Wednesday to fund the government through Jan. 15, pay debts until Feb. 7, and give budget committees until Dec. 13 to come up with a long-term budget plan” (Ricker, 2013).
• “Women of the Senate” led by Suzanne Collins: bipartisan group of men and women (over half women) who attempted to draft a resolution bill. Goals: to negotiate and compromise

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Basic Parts of Medicare (Title XVIII. [18])

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Social insurance program offers health care coverage to persons age 65 and older, available to everyone despite need or status. Money for the program comes from income taxes. 50 million people in the United States receive these services
A. Hospital Insurance: hospice care, hospitalization, emergency services
B. Medical Insurance: outpatient care, physician visits
C. Medicare Advantage: combines part A. & B., sometimes with D.
D. Prescription Coverage: prescription medication insurance


MediGap Coverage: supplemental coverage that covers the costs that are not covered by Medicare
What is not covered by Medicare: routine dental, vision, long-term residential care, hearing aids
Currently, medicare spending is unsustainable because less workers are paying in with income taxes

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Medicaid (Title XIX. [19])

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Paid for by U.S governments income tax and corporate tax
Also paid for by State provider tax (hospitals, nursing homes, doctors, care facilities, managed care organizations)
• average state coverage is limited to serving the population of working parents with income at 61% of the federal poverty line (~$15,860 or 34 hrs/wk at min. wage)
• Funding can potentially go to services that prevent (when there is enough funding): child abuse/neglect, youth crime, alcohol/drug abuse, domestic violence, prison recidivism, adverse health outcomes
• DHS administers this $


Affordable Care Act extends medicaid program to cover 40 million (more) Americans who are currently uninsured. All individuals will be mandated to have health insurance coverage.


Medicaid Waivers: “States waiver their rights and privileges under Federal legislation in return for flexibility in the administration of implementation of the given program.”


Oregon’s Waiver Program: Oregon Health Plan

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IDEA: INDIVIDUALS WITH DISABILITIES EDUCATION ACT

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This federal
law guarantees pre-school and school-age children with disabilities a “free and appropriate pubic
education” (“FAPE”) in the least restrictive environment (“LRE”) to meet their individual needs.

“Specially designed instruction" is further defined as:
“. . . adapting, as appropriate to the needs of an eligible child under
this part, the content, methodology, or delivery of instruction: (a)
To address the unique needs of the child that result from the child's
disability; and (b) To ensure access of the child to the general
curriculum, so that he or she can meet the educational standards
within the jurisdiction of the public agency that apply to all
children.