Discuss the health and societal issues that had an impact on the development of the health care policy.
HCS/455 v9
Current Policy: Topic Selection
As a team, research and identify a health care policy topic.
Review the following choices or obtain approval from your faculty for a different topic. Faculty approval
must be obtained at least 3 days in advance of your assignment due date.
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Medicare
Medicaid
Health care reform policy [e.g., Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA)]
HIPAA
HITECH
Or faculty-approved topic
Note: As you consider a topic, review the Week Five assignment requirements to ensure the policy
selected can be used to satisfy those requirements.
Complete the following chart with research your group has identified for the policy selected. Research
information that needs to be identified for the policy is listed on the left. Your group will insert research it
has found regarding the prompt on the left. To prevent plagiarism, record all information and research in
your own words.
Policy selected:
Research Prompt
Information your group identified using the policy selected
Year policy was created
Identify the various stakeholders
involved in the creation of this
policy.
Select a level of government
(federal, state, or local) and discuss
the role and function it had in the
process of implementing the policy.
Why was the policy created?
Why is the policy important to
health care?
What stakeholders are impacted by
this policy (e.g., health care
consumers, medical staff, etc.)?
In your opinion:
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Is the policy effective?
Is it meeting the needs of the
population as intended?
How has the effectiveness of the
policy been verified?
Discuss the health and societal
issues that had an impact on the
development of the health care
policy.
References
Cite at least 2 reputable references used to complete the prompts within the chart. Reputable references
include trade or industry publications; government or agency websites; scholarly works; your textbook,
Health Policymaking in the United States (6th ed.); or other sources of similar quality.
Format your reference section and references used in your chart according to APA guidelines.
Submit your assignment.
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