Author Question: What is the contribution of the 2010 Affordable Care Act (ACA) with respect to mental illness? a. ... (Read 15 times)

segrsyd · **on:** Jul 2, 2018

What is the contribution of the 2010 Affordable Care Act (ACA) with respect to mental illness?

a. The ACA eliminated the parity in insurance coverage between physical and mental illness.
b. The ACA built 13 new mental hospitals between 2010 and 2015, with 9 more planned by 2020.
c. The ACA disallowed insurance companies from denying coverage for family members with prior illnesses, physical or mental.
d. The ACA mandated that halfway houses be built in every city with more than 200,000 people.

Question 2

According to the text, which group has greater influence over politicians, police officers, and other public officials to promote or defend government policies in their interests?

a. the affluent, because they can purchase both possessions and influence
b. the poor, because they are the largest users of government services
c. the middle class, because they constitute the largest social class
d. the elderly, because they have more experience working within the system