Assignment 1 -

Write 260- to 350-word response to the following questions as a New Message into the discussion area:

How should a health care leader interface with local, state, or nationally elected officials to create a dialogue concerning local health care challenges?

What happens when an innovative idea threatens the system that supports the business and the employees?

Assignment 2 -

Select a health care facility or service (e.g., hospital, physician practice, long-term care facility, ambulance service, pharmacy, or skilled nursing facility).

Identify and read one recently proposed or enacted state or federal legislation that has an impact on your selected health care facility or service.

Write a 700- to 1,050-word policy brief on the effects the legislation will have on your selected facility or service and on the state's population. Use the following structure when putting together your policy brief:

Title

Executive Summary (175 to 260 words)

Recommendations

Introduction

State recommendation again

Body

Overview of problem

Review of relevant research

Application of research results

Policy Implications

Conclusion