1 / 27

HEALTH POLICY – A PRIMER

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.

rune
Download Presentation

HEALTH POLICY – A PRIMER

An Image/Link below is provided (as is) to download presentation Download Policy: Content on the Website is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use and may not be sold / licensed / shared on other websites without getting consent from its author. Content is provided to you AS IS for your information and personal use only. Download presentation by click this link. While downloading, if for some reason you are not able to download a presentation, the publisher may have deleted the file from their server. During download, if you can't get a presentation, the file might be deleted by the publisher.

E N D

Presentation Transcript

  1. HEALTH POLICY – A PRIMER

  2. WHAT IS POLICY? • A PLAN OR COURSE OF ACTION DESIGNED TO DEFINE ISSUES, INFLUENCE DECISION-MAKING, AND PROMOTE BROAD COMMUNITY ACTION.

  3. POLICY DEVELOPMENT IS THE PROCESS BY WHICH SOCIETY MAKES DECISIONS. • SELECTS GOALS. • HANDLES CONFLICTING VIEWS. • DECIDES WHAT SHOULD BE DONE.

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

  5. PUBLIC POLICY • IS A SET (POLICY) OF RULES THAT PEOPLE (THE PUBLIC) MUST ABIDE BY. • LAWS, REGULATIONS, COURT ORDER, ETC.

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

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

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

  9. MORE HEALTH ISSUES THAN YOU CAN REALLY IMAGINE…. • THE VAGARIES OF HEALTH-CARE FLEXIBLE SPENDING ACCOUNTS. • HEALTH COSTS AND LONGER LIVES.

  10. PHARAMACEUTICS • MEDICAL SAVINGS ACCOUNTS • MANAGED CARE AND MANAGED COMPETITION

  11. THE MEDICARE SYSTEM • HEALTH INSURANCE ISSUES • HEALTH CARE REFORM

  12. POLICY-MAKING IS NOT ALWAYS A RATIONAL AND ORDERLY PROCESS, IT IS A POLITICAL PROCESS. • NEGOTIATION, CONFLICTS, COMPETITION

  13. FORMS OF PUBLIC POLICY • FOUNDATION OF ALL PUBLIC POLICY IS THE U.S. CONSTITUTION. • LEGAL STATUTES, ACTS, RESOLUTIONS.

  14. WHERE DOES POLICY BEGIN?

  15. THE AGENDA OF THE WHITE HOUSE • IDEAS ARE GENERALLY AS THIS HEADLINE READS… • “THE PRESIDENT CALLS ON • CONGRESS……”

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

  17. 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.

  18. IMPROVING THE QUALITY OF HEALTH CARE • PATIENTS’ BILL OF RIGHTS • PROHIBIT GENETIC DISCRIMINATION • EFFECTIVE PRIVACY PROTECTION FOR MEDICAL RECORDS.

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

  20. WHAT IS POLICY? • A PLAN OR COURSE OF ACTION DESIGNED TO DEFINE ISSUES, INFLUENCE DECISION-MAKING, AND PROMOTE BROAD COMMUNITY ACTION.

  21. 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.

  22. It’ll soon be Thanksgiving…

  23. End of Lecture for 6th Period, November 9th, 2009 • Discussion? • Questions?

More Related