11. The Affordable Care Act (ACA) was enacted in 2010, but many of its provision

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11. The Affordable Care Act (ACA) was enacted in 2010, but many of its provisions did not take effect until 2014. The ACA made significant changes to the US medical system. How politically popular was this major piece of legislation when it was first enacted? A. It received strong bipartisan political support in Congress. B. It received no bipartisan political support in Congress. C. It received some bipartisan political support in Congress. D. It received some bipartisan support in the Senate but not in the House of Representatives. 12. The middle class is important politically. What did President Obama promise the ACA would do for the middle class? A. It would decrease health insurance premiums by $2,500. B. It would pay for itself and would not increase the federal deficit. C. It would allow insured people to keep their current doctors and health insurance. D. All of the above 13. What benefits did the Obama Administration promise the pharmaceutical industry if the industry supported and heavily advertised the ACA? A. Pharmaceutical firms’ high-tech biological medicines would receive protection against early competition from low-cost generics. B. The ACA would not include any price controls on Medicare prescription drugs. C. Congress would not enact any legislation allowing Americans to import low-cost prescription drugs from overseas. D. All of the above 14. What did the American Medical Association (AMA) want included in the ACA? A. The AMA wanted only physicians to be able to bill for Medicare services performed by nurse practitioners. B. The AMA wanted tort reform that would reduce malpractice costs for physicians. C. The AMA wanted the sustainable growth rate, which determined the rate of increase in Medicare physician fees, to be changed. D. B and C 15. What did the politically powerful aged receive as a benefit from the ACA? A. The aged’s cost sharing for using services was reduced. B. Premiums paid by the aged for enrolling in Medicare Advantage plans were reduced. C. The Medicare prescription drug “donut hole” was phased out. D. A and B 16. What benefit did hospitals receive for supporting the ACA? A. Hospitals were given the authority to hire physicians. B. Hospitals were to be given larger annual updates under the Medicare DRG system. C. Hospitals expected to gain additional insured patients and revenues, which would reduce their bad debts. D. Freestanding diagnostic imaging centers were prohibited from competing with community hospitals. 17. What was the political position of the trade association for small business—the National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB)—toward the ACA? A. The NFIB favored the ACA because of the subsidies it provided to low-wage employees for buying insurance on the health insurance exchanges. B. The NFIB opposed the ACA because it believed the ACA would increase labor costs, hence prices, and small businesses would hire fewer workers. C. The NFIB favored the ACA because not all small businesses provided health insurance to their employees and the ones that did were at a competitive disadvantage. D. The NFIB opposed the ACA because employees who become eligible for subsidies on the health insurance exchanges are less dependent on the employer for health insurance and more likely to switch employers. 18. What was the political position of health insurers toward the ACA? A. Health insurers favored the ACA because it would increase the number of privately insured. B. Health insurers opposed the public option, which they believed would be a government single-payer system. C. Health insurers opposed the ACA’s tax on insurers. D. All of the above. 19. Why were unions politically supportive of the ACA? A. Unions strongly favored the government-run public option, which they believed would lead to a single-payer system. The unions could then increase their members’ wages by shifting the cost of health benefits to the taxpayer. B. Unions strongly favored covering the uninsured so that the uninsured would have better health benefits. C. Unions wanted the government to require a more comprehensive set of health benefits to all so that they would have more health benefits than they currently had. D. Unions wanted a single-payer system because they believed it was more efficient, would eliminate insurance companies, and would lower their premiums. 20. What was the political position of large employers, such as Walmart, toward the ACA? A. Many large employers favored the ACA because it would decrease the number of uninsured. B. Many large employers opposed the ACA because they believed it would increase the federal deficit. C. Some large employers favored the ACA because they already provided health insurance to their employees and wanted to increase the cost to competitors that did not. D. Many large employers opposed the ACA because they believed the additional regulations of the employer mandate would compromise the quality of care provided to their employees. 11. The Affordable Care Act (ACA) was enacted in 2010, but many of its provisions did not take effect until 2014. The ACA made significant changes to the US medical system. How politically popular was this major piece of legislation when it was first enacted? A. It received strong bipartisan political support in Congress. B. It received no bipartisan political support in Congress. C. It received some bipartisan political support in Congress. D. It received some bipartisan support in the Senate but not in the House of Representatives. 12. The middle class is important politically. What did President Obama promise the ACA would do for the middle class? A. It would decrease health insurance premiums by $2,500. B. It would pay for itself and would not increase the federal deficit. C. It would allow insured people to keep their current doctors and health insurance. D. All of the above 13. What benefits did the Obama Administration promise the pharmaceutical industry if the industry supported and heavily advertised the ACA? A. Pharmaceutical firms’ high-tech biological medicines would receive protection against early competition from low-cost generics. B. The ACA would not include any price controls on Medicare prescription drugs. C. Congress would not enact any legislation allowing Americans to import low-cost prescription drugs from overseas. D. All of the above 14. What did the American Medical Association (AMA) want included in the ACA? A. The AMA wanted only physicians to be able to bill for Medicare services performed by nurse practitioners. B. The AMA wanted tort reform that would reduce malpractice costs for physicians. C. The AMA wanted the sustainable growth rate, which determined the rate of increase in Medicare physician fees, to be changed. D. B and C 15. What did the politically powerful aged receive as a benefit from the ACA? A. The aged’s cost sharing for using services was reduced. B. Premiums paid by the aged for enrolling in Medicare Advantage plans were reduced. C. The Medicare prescription drug “donut hole” was phased out. D. A and B 16. What benefit did hospitals receive for supporting the ACA? A. Hospitals were given the authority to hire physicians. B. Hospitals were to be given larger annual updates under the Medicare DRG system. C. Hospitals expected to gain additional insured patients and revenues, which would reduce their bad debts. D. Freestanding diagnostic imaging centers were prohibited from competing with community hospitals. 17. What was the political position of the trade association for small business—the National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB)—toward the ACA? A. The NFIB favored the ACA because of the subsidies it provided to low-wage employees for buying insurance on the health insurance exchanges. B. The NFIB opposed the ACA because it believed the ACA would increase labor costs, hence prices, and small businesses would hire fewer workers. C. The NFIB favored the ACA because not all small businesses provided health insurance to their employees and the ones that did were at a competitive disadvantage. D. The NFIB opposed the ACA because employees who become eligible for subsidies on the health insurance exchanges are less dependent on the employer for health insurance and more likely to switch employers. 18. What was the political position of health insurers toward the ACA? A. Health insurers favored the ACA because it would increase the number of privately insured. B. Health insurers opposed the public option, which they believed would be a government single-payer system. C. Health insurers opposed the ACA’s tax on insurers. D. All of the above. 19. Why were unions politically supportive of the ACA? A. Unions strongly favored the government-run public option, which they believed would lead to a single-payer system. The unions could then increase their members’ wages by shifting the cost of health benefits to the taxpayer. B. Unions strongly favored covering the uninsured so that the uninsured would have better health benefits. C. Unions wanted the government to require a more comprehensive set of health benefits to all so that they would have more health benefits than they currently had. D. Unions wanted a single-payer system because they believed it was more efficient, would eliminate insurance companies, and would lower their premiums. 20. What was the political position of large employers, such as Walmart, toward the ACA? A. Many large employers favored the ACA because it would decrease the number of uninsured. B. Many large employers opposed the ACA because they believed it would increase the federal deficit. C. Some large employers favored the ACA because they already provided health insurance to their employees and wanted to increase the cost to competitors that did not. D. Many large employers opposed the ACA because they believed the additional regulations of the employer mandate would compromise the quality of care provided to their employees. 11. The Affordable Care Act (ACA) was enacted in 2010, but many of its provisions did not take effect until 2014. The ACA made significant changes to the US medical system. How politically popular was this major piece of legislation when it was first enacted? A. It received strong bipartisan political support in Congress. B. It received no bipartisan political support in Congress. C. It received some bipartisan political support in Congress. D. It received some bipartisan support in the Senate but not in the House of Representatives. 12. The middle class is important politically. What did President Obama promise the ACA would do for the middle class? A. It would decrease health insurance premiums by $2,500. B. It would pay for itself and would not increase the federal deficit. C. It would allow insured people to keep their current doctors and health insurance. D. All of the above 13. What benefits did the Obama Administration promise the pharmaceutical industry if the industry supported and heavily advertised the ACA? A. Pharmaceutical firms’ high-tech biological medicines would receive protection against early competition from low-cost generics. B. The ACA would not include any price controls on Medicare prescription drugs. C. Congress would not enact any legislation allowing Americans to import low-cost prescription drugs from overseas. D. All of the above 14. What did the American Medical Association (AMA) want included in the ACA? A. The AMA wanted only physicians to be able to bill for Medicare services performed by nurse practitioners. B. The AMA wanted tort reform that would reduce malpractice costs for physicians. C. The AMA wanted the sustainable growth rate, which determined the rate of increase in Medicare physician fees, to be changed. D. B and C 15. What did the politically powerful aged receive as a benefit from the ACA? A. The aged’s cost sharing for using services was reduced. B. Premiums paid by the aged for enrolling in Medicare Advantage plans were reduced. C. The Medicare prescription drug “donut hole” was phased out. D. A and B 16. What benefit did hospitals receive for supporting the ACA? A. Hospitals were given the authority to hire physicians. B. Hospitals were to be given larger annual updates under the Medicare DRG system. C. Hospitals expected to gain additional insured patients and revenues, which would reduce their bad debts. D. Freestanding diagnostic imaging centers were prohibited from competing with community hospitals. 17. What was the political position of the trade association for small business—the National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB)—toward the ACA? A. The NFIB favored the ACA because of the subsidies it provided to low-wage employees for buying insurance on the health insurance exchanges. B. The NFIB opposed the ACA because it believed the ACA would increase labor costs, hence prices, and small businesses would hire fewer workers. C. The NFIB favored the ACA because not all small businesses provided health insurance to their employees and the ones that did were at a competitive disadvantage. D. The NFIB opposed the ACA because employees who become eligible for subsidies on the health insurance exchanges are less dependent on the employer for health insurance and more likely to switch employers. 18. What was the political position of health insurers toward the ACA? A. Health insurers favored the ACA because it would increase the number of privately insured. B. Health insurers opposed the public option, which they believed would be a government single-payer system. C. Health insurers opposed the ACA’s tax on insurers. D. All of the above. 19. Why were unions politically supportive of the ACA? A. Unions strongly favored the government-run public option, which they believed would lead to a single-payer system. The unions could then increase their members’ wages by shifting the cost of health benefits to the taxpayer. B. Unions strongly favored covering the uninsured so that the uninsured would have better health benefits. C. Unions wanted the government to require a more comprehensive set of health benefits to all so that they would have more health benefits than they currently had. D. Unions wanted a single-payer system because they believed it was more efficient, would eliminate insurance companies, and would lower their premiums. 20. What was the political position of large employers, such as Walmart, toward the ACA? A. Many large employers favored the ACA because it would decrease the number of uninsured. B. Many large employers opposed the ACA because they believed it would increase the federal deficit. C. Some large employers favored the ACA because they already provided health insurance to their employees and wanted to increase the cost to competitors that did not. D. Many large employers opposed the ACA because they believed the additional regulations of the employer mandate would compromise the quality of care provided to their employees.

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Correct option: D. It received some bipartisan support in the Senate but not in the House of Representatives.

Reason: The ACA did not receive much support from the House of Representatives, with only 17% republicans voting in favor of it.

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