HEALTH POLICY – A PRIMER

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HEALTH POLICY – A PRIMER

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HEALTH POLICY – A PRIMER. WHAT IS POLICY? A PLAN OR COURSE OF ACTION DESIGNED TO DEFINE ISSUES, INFLUENCE DECISION-MAKING, AND PROMOTE BROAD COMMUNITY ACTION. POLICY DEVELOPMENT IS THE PROCESS BY WHICH SOCIETY MAKES DECISIONS. SELECTS GOALS. HANDLES CONFLICTING VIEWS. - PowerPoint PPT Presentation

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WHAT IS POLICY?

A PLAN OR COURSE OF ACTION DESIGNED TO DEFINE ISSUES, INFLUENCE DECISION-MAKING, AND PROMOTE BROAD COMMUNITY ACTION.

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POLICY DEVELOPMENT IS THE PROCESS BY WHICH SOCIETY MAKES DECISIONS.

SELECTS GOALS. HANDLES CONFLICTING VIEWS. DECIDES WHAT SHOULD BE DONE.

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PRIVATE POLICY

CONSISTS OF A SERIES OF ACTIONS INTENDED TO PURSUADE PRIVATE SECTOR DECISION-MAKERS TO ADDRESS A LOCAL PROBLEM.

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PUBLIC POLICY

IS A SET (POLICY) OF RULES THAT PEOPLE (THE PUBLIC) MUST ABIDE BY.

LAWS, REGULATIONS, COURT ORDER, ETC.

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FEDERAL LAWS

MOST FEDERAL HEALTH POLICY IS ESTABLISHED DURING THE BUDGET-MAKING PROCESS WHEN APPROPRIATIONS AND AUTHORIZATION FOR NEW AND EXISTING PROGRAMS ARE DEBATED

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STATE LAWS

MANY STATE LAWS OF INTEREST TO COMMUNITY HEALTH ACTIVISTS ARE THOSE ENACTED TO PUT THE STATE IN COMPLIANCE WITH FEDERAL LAW.

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EXAMPLE

MEDICAID MANAGED CARE LAWS OR LAWS WHICH CREATE A NEW STATE-BASED HEALTH PROGRAM.

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MORE HEALTH ISSUES THAN YOU CAN REALLY IMAGINE….

THE VAGARIES OF HEALTH-CARE FLEXIBLE SPENDING ACCOUNTS.

HEALTH COSTS AND LONGER LIVES.

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PHARAMACEUTICS

MEDICAL SAVINGS ACCOUNTS

MANAGED CARE AND MANAGED COMPETITION

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THE MEDICARE SYSTEM

HEALTH INSURANCE ISSUES

HEALTH CARE REFORM

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POLICY-MAKING IS NOT ALWAYS A RATIONAL AND ORDERLY PROCESS, IT IS A POLITICAL PROCESS.

NEGOTIATION, CONFLICTS, COMPETITION

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FORMS OF PUBLIC POLICY

FOUNDATION OF ALL PUBLIC POLICY IS THE U.S. CONSTITUTION.

LEGAL STATUTES, ACTS, RESOLUTIONS.

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WHERE DOES POLICY BEGIN?

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THE AGENDA OF THE WHITE HOUSE

IDEAS ARE GENERALLY AS THIS HEADLINE READS…

“THE PRESIDENT CALLS ON CONGRESS……”

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http://www.whitehouse.gov/issues/health-care

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ENSURING THAT EVERY AMERICAN CAN CHOOSE AFFORDABLE HEALTH CARE THAT MEETS THEIR NEEDS.

EVERYONE SHOULD BE ABLE TO CHOOSE A HEALTH PLAN THAT MEETS THEIR NEEDS.

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IMPROVING THE QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE

PATIENTS’ BILL OF RIGHTS

PROHIBIT GENETIC DISCRIMINATION

EFFECTIVE PRIVACY PROTECTION FOR MEDICAL RECORDS.

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SOCIAL SECURITY REFORM

KEEP SOCIAL SECURITY FINANCIALLY SOUND SO CITIZENS CAN DEPEND UPON WHAT WAS PROMISED THEM IN THEIR RETIREMENT YEARS.

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WHAT IS POLICY?

A PLAN OR COURSE OF ACTION DESIGNED TO DEFINE ISSUES, INFLUENCE DECISION-MAKING, AND PROMOTE BROAD COMMUNITY ACTION.

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THE BASIC PRINCIPLES OF CREATING POLICY REMAIN THE SAME, HOWEVER, THERE WILL BE A WHOLE NEW GROUP OF PEOPLE WITH A DIFFERENT AGENDA WITH THE NEW ADMINISTRATION.

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It’ll soon be Thanksgiving…

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End of Lecture for 6th Period, November 7th, 2011

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