Policies are constantly being reviewed and considered to help improve the federal, state, or local health care systems. Each one has the potential to affect each of us on a daily basis, so careful consideration must be given when policies are proposed. It is important to understand the process of how a topic eventually becomes a policy.
Choose a health care topic for which a policy might be formed.
Health Care Topic: Uninsurance Rates and the Affordable Care Act
Write a 1,050- to 1,400-word paper on the complete process of how your chosen topic becomes a policy.
In your paper, include the following information:
• State the objective of the policy.
• Define Formulation stage:
• Explain the process to formulate your policy and the involvement of stakeholders.
o Define Legislative stage:
o Explain the legislative body's approval process needed to gain support (ie funding) for the policy and how stakeholders influence legislators' decisions.
- Define Implementation stage:
- Identify the accountable parties and their roles in the various implementation stages of your policy.
Cite a minimum of five references.
Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines.Health Care Reform Matrix
- With your learning team, complete the Health Care Reform matrix below. Listed in this matrix are some of the topics addressed by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act policy. You are required to describe the issue, in your own words, and list 2-3 points about each topic under each heading in the matrix.
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Describe the issue:
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Key concerns regarding the issue:
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How is this issue addressed in the current health care environment?
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How will this issue be addressed by the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act?
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Review of Insurance Plans
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Student Health Plans
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Self-funded, Non-federal Governmental Plans
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Medicaid Expansion
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Be sure to properly cite any references used in APA format.