he policymaking process will impact the ability of your topic to become a successful policy
- Which stage of the policy process will be the most difficult for your policy to pass, and why.
- Differentiate information needed for the development of health policy.
Consider the following:
- What data and research indicate a need for the proposed policy.
- What information you will present to the legislator and why this information will be selected.
- Differentiate key stakeholders and interest groups involved in health policymaking.
Consider the following:
- Who the key stakeholders are and why they are important to your policy proposal.
- What special interest group would support your policy and why you chose the group.
- Analyze the drivers of health policy formulation.
Consider the following:
- What factors will drive the formulation of the policy and why these policies elevate the issue from a topic to an agenda item.
- Analyze the roles of legislative committees.
- Consider the following:
- What legislative committee(s) would be involved in reviewing your policy, their role, and how the structure of those committees might impact the success of your policy in the legislative stage.
- Analyze local, state, and federal roles in the development of health policy.
Consider the following:
- How any prior policy attempts related to your policy, either at local, state, or federal levels, have impacted the development of your selected policy.
- Evaluate the impact of individuals and groups on the development of health policy.
- Consider the following:
- How either individual stakeholders or stakeholder interest groups have previously attempted to develop other policies like yours, and the impact of those efforts on the development of your policy.
- Evaluate the impact of advocacy methods on the development of health policy.
Consider the following:
- The impact of prior advocacy methods with regards to your policy and why you feel these efforts have been either successful or unsuccessful.
- Contrast local, state, and federal policy implementation processes.
- Consider the following:
- Which level of government--federal, local, or state--would be primarily responsible for implementing your policy, and how the role of that level of government and differs from the roles of the other levels of government.
- Analyze the differing roles of public and private regulatory agencies as they relate to the implementation of health policy.
Consider the following:
- Which public and/or private regulatory agency (or agencies) is responsible for implementing your policy and how that agency's role would impact the implementation of your policy.
- Analyze the effect of current health policy on the health care environment.
Consider the following:
- How the policy would impact the healthcare environment
- What resources healthcare organizations would need devote to implementing the policy
- How the proposed policy will impact the cost of delivering care (both short and long term)
- How implementing the policy will impact the quality of patient care
- What important tradeoffs might occur if the policy is implemented