What is the role of public opinion in policy making

Question

Assignment:

1) With 600 to 800 words, Choose a health policy issue in your workplace or community that is related to health care cost, quality, or access, and then discuss the following questions:

1. What are the principal features of U.S. health policy, and what are the various stages in the policy cycle?
2. What is the role of public opinion in policy making?
3. What strategies and tools can be employed by various stakeholder groups?
4. What is the relationship between states and the federal government in policy making?
5. What has been the impact of presidential leadership on health policies?
6. How and why have health reform proposals been unsuccessful in the past?

You may need to conduct additional research to support your analysis.

Note: Your post must include 4 quality references, 2 of which is from a peer-reviewed source and published within the last 5 years.

2) With 600 to 800 words, Complete the following:

1. Describe 2 key lessons that you have learned from state or local health reform efforts, and provide an analysis on how these lessons might inform health policy changes taking place at the federal level, if at all.
2. Identify 1 reform effort that is considered a benchmark at the local level that in some way reduces health care costs, improves quality, or increases access to health care.

Provide the link to the article or Web site in your post and list as a reference in APA format.

Note: Your post must include 4 quality references, 2 of which is from a peer-reviewed source and published within the last 5 years.

3) With 600 to 800 words, Locate a recent peer-reviewed article from a health care journal (2 years) that reports on how well the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) is working.

Provide an analysis of whether or not you agree with the author of this article, and assess what can be learned from past health reform efforts that can help improve the U.S health system in the future.

Note: Your post must include 4 quality references, 2 of which is from a peer-reviewed source and published within the last 5 years.