Assignment:
1. Apply the following health policies: Identification & Definition, Health Technology Assessment, Evidence-Based Medicine,
2. Evaluation of Political Feasibility, Evaluation of Economic Viability, Analysis of Values, and Implementation Strategy and Planning.
3. Analyze similarities and differences in two U.S. health systems.
4. Apply policy to healthcare research in quality improvement.
Introduction
You will evaluate all the health policy processes. You will research and present these processes from the stance of a healthcare leader/manager. Additionally, you will highlight issues and benefits relating to past, current, and future U.S. health policies. You will highlight in your paper the challenges faced while gathering the information for your research.
Text:
1. McLaughlin, C. P., & McLaughlin, C. D. (2014). Health Policy Analysis: An interdisciplinary approach (2nd ed.).
a. Chapter : Conclusion: All Those Levers and No Fulcrum
Multimedia:
1. Deane, C. (2011). Public opinion and health care policy tutorial [Video file].
o Deane (2011) highlights the impact that governmental policies have on the U.S. healthcare system, specifically related to cost of care. She outlines several key cost concerns that the American public have with healthcare as a whole. The information reviews past and current statistics and changes that have taken place with healthcare rebursement, the uninsured, polictics, trusted stakeholders, and personal satisfaction with policies. The statistics presented review trends between 1994 and 2009.
o Accessibility Statement :R eview Deane's (2011) presentation via PowerPoint .
o Privacy Policy .
Recommended Resources
Articles
1. Atkinson, J., Page, A., Wells, R., Milat, A., & Wilson, A. (2015). A modelling tool for policy analysis to support the design of efficient and effective policy responses for complex public health problems.
o The authors highlighted tools that assist in supporting decision-making for solutions to complex healthcare problems. The authors specifically assessed Australian policy changes and choices for prevention of suicide.
2. Bambauer, K. (2005). Proposition 63: Should other states follow California's lead? Psychiatric Services, 56 (6), 644.
o Bambauer (2005) discussed Proposition 63 (Mental Health Services Act). This policy was a voting initiative on the November 2004 ballots in California. This Act was implemented in an effort to fund mental health. Proposition 63 was well supported by California voters, even though it imposed mandated taxes of 1% on persons with income greater than $1M.
3. Kardish, C. (2015). Health-care issues states should watch in 2015: Going beyond the upcoming U.S. Supreme Court ruling on subsidies and looming reauthorization of the Children's Health Insurance Program. Governing.
o Kardish (2015) discusses the fiscal and access concerns that could result from key U.S. Supreme Court rulings. Kardish warns that these rulings could become controversial. The rulings, according to the author, could impact health policy in terms of inaccessibility of care for underserved children (children served under the states' Children Health Insurance Program), in as many as 30 states.
4. Reeves, A., McKee, M., Basu, S., &Stuckler, D. (2014). The political economy of austerity and healthcare: Cross-national analysis of expenditure changes in 27 European nations 1995-2011. Health Policy, 115(1), 1-8.
o The research analyzed the correlation between economic factors and the influences on health care spending. The authors focused on European nations expenditures during the great recession.
5. Thow, A., Snowdon, W., Labonté, R., Gleeson, D., Stuckler, D., Hattersley, L., et al. (2014). Will the next generation of preferential trade and investment agreements undermine prevention of non-communicable diseases? A prospective policy analysis of the Trans Pacific Partnership Agreement . Health Policy, 119, 88-96.
o The authors analyzed the Trans Pacific Partnership Agreement (TPPA) trade agreement. The study highlights specifically, the TPPA policy on health promotion as it relates to "healthy diet." This is an important policy as it is part of the WHO's initiative on the call for global action in the prevention and control of communicable diseases.
DISCUSSION : The Past, Current, and Future of U.S. Health Policy
Health policy reinforces decision-making and planning processes that aim explicitly at societal health improvement. Policy, if implemented meticulously, allows healthcare leaders to forecast based on financial, political, and societal trends. Policy also provide objectives and contingency plans to facilitate growth through definition and/or redefinition of the company's mission and vision (McLaughlin & McLaughlin, 2014).
In a minimum of 250 words, discuss the following:
• Choose one of the following processes and apply it to ACA:
o Policy Analysis Process of Identification & Definition
o Policy Analysis Process of Health Technology Assessment
o Policy Analysis Process of Evidence-Based Medicine
o Policy Analysis Process of Evaluation of Political Feasibility
o Policy Analysis Process of Evaluation of Economic Viability
o Policy Analysis Process of Analysis of Values
o Implementation Strategy and Planning
• What are the defining characteristics of policy change? Provide a scholarly supported rationale.
Final Policy Research Paper:
The final policy paper is cumulative and covers Chapters of McLaughlin and McLaughlin (2014) textbook. To complete the final assignment you are required to use at least eight peer-reviewed sources with at least two from Ashford University Library. Watch Kaiser Permanente Overview of U.S. Health Policy .
• Choose four policy analysis processes and apply each one to a policy case or choose from the list below:
o Trans Pacific Partnership Agreement
o Policy response to the problem of suicide in Australia
o Cross-national analysis of expenditure changes in 27European nations 1995-2011
o Proposition 63: Should Other States Follow California's Lead?
• Provide details on the other policy processes that were not utilized in your research. How could they be applied? Why would they be applicable?
• All applicable information from previous weeks must be included.
• A conclusion MUST be included at the end of the paper summarizing the key aspects of health policy.
The Final Paper:
1. Must be 10 to 15 double-spaced pages in length, and formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.
2. Must begin with an introductory paragraph that has a succinct thesis statement.
3. Must address the topic of the paper with critical thought.
4. Must end with a conclusion that reaffirms your thesis.
5. Must use at least eight scholarly sources in addition to the text.
6. Must document all sources in APA style, as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.
7. Must include a separate reference page, formatted according to APA style as outlined in the Ashford Writing Center.