Social Policy Final Review
Weighted Index of Social Progress
among the most complex measure of social welfare, it examines 40 variables across 10 subsets of social health
single payer system
centralized system of healthcare payment in which government assumes the cost but not the delivery of health services
means tested social welfare
concept in which income and assets are evaluated to determine whether or not an individual or household meets the criteria necessary for receiving government cash transfers or in-kind services; ex: TANF, SNAP, WIC, FAFSA, Medicaid, CHIP
institutional social welfare
concept of welfare that government social programs that assure citizens of their basic needs are essential to an advanced economy; such programs are considered a right of citizenship; ex: entitlements
residual social welfare
conception of social welfare holding that family and market are individual's primary sources of assistance, but that government "safety net" programs may provide temporary assistance; ex: those not eligible for means tested social welfare
entitlements
government programs whose benefits certain groups are entitled to receive, based on their abilities to meet established criteria; these programs have open-ended resources in that people cannot be denied benefits because of government resource restraints
corporate sector
large for-profit human service corporations
Indian Child Welfare Act
legislation that restored child placement decisions to Indian tribes; this was instituted so that they will not lose their heritage and culture
Human Development Index
measure of social welfare of a country including life expectancy, literacy and school rates, and income distribution
Health Maintenance Organizations (HMOs)
membership organizations that typically provide comprehensive healthcare
diagnostic related groups
method of payment in which the medical provider is paid a fixed amount for each person regardless of the actual number of patients served or services rendered
Gini coefficient
most simplistic measure of the social welfare of a country, it examines the distribution of income across a country
in-kind benefits
non-cash goods or services provided by the government that function as a proxy for cash; ex: Section 8 housing vouchers, food stamps
PRWORA
passed in 1996, this act limited benefits to both legal and illegal immigrants, changed the qualifications for SSI, and established the precedent that government no longer had the responsibility for maintaining the poor indefinitely
fee for service
payment method based on payment for services rendered
capitation
payment method that establishes rates, prices, or budgets before the medical services are rendered and costs incurred
voluntary sector
private nonprofit agencies, uses volunteers; ex: Red Cross, United Way
emergency assistance programs
program that operated under AFDC and was intended to provide short-term cash assistance for families in crisis
public transfer programs
programs such as TANF, SSI, and Social Security that transfer money from government sector to families or individual who are either entitled to it or earned it
prospective payment system
prospective form of payment for Medicare-related medical expenses
standardization
reduction of services to common denominator in order to lower provider costs
Job Opportunity and Basic Skills Act
required a portion of a state's welfare caseload to participate in a work or training program
governmental sector
social programs administered by the government, especially the federal government; ex: TANF
income maintenance programs
social welfare programs designed to contribute to or supplement the income of an individual or family
general assistance programs
state or locally run programs designed to provide basic benefits to low-income people who are ineligible for federally funded public assistance programs; ex: ineligible for means tested social welfare
circuit breaker programs
tax rebate programs designed to relieve the low-income, elderly, or disabled homeowner or renter from the burden of property or utility taxes
Temporary Aid to Needy Families
this act was a replacement for AFDC and is based on a time-limited, workfare oriented approach to welfare
managed care
umbrella term for organization of networks of healthcare providers into system that is cost-effective
electronic benefit transfer
use of technology to deposit public assistance benefits directly to the participant such as into the savings account of an individual or debit card used for food stamps