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Chapter 10. Health Care Policy Issues . Policy Defined. Course of action developed to deal with a concern Guidelines for directing behavior Reflect values and beliefs of people setting the policy . Types of Policy. Social Health Regulatory policies Allocative policies . Regulations.
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Chapter 10 Health Care Policy Issues
Policy Defined • Course of action developed to deal with a concern • Guidelines for directing behavior • Reflect values and beliefs of people setting the policy
Types of Policy • Social • Health • Regulatorypolicies • Allocative policies
Regulations • Guidelines written by governments that clearly explain how a law is implemented • Ex: Americans with Disabilities Act(PL101- 336) enacted in 1994
Health and Health Policy • Health determinants • Biology and genetics • Environment (physical, socio-economic, and cultural) • Lifestyle choices and behaviors • Availability of health related information and services
How Policies Are Made • Stakeholders • Issue at hand • Advocacy • Lobbyists
Types of Policy • Rational • Incrementalist • Stage sequential
Health Policy and Finance • Implications for: • Medicare • Medicaid • State Children’s Health Insurance Plan (SCHIP) • Military insurance • Social Security
Big Issues Affecting Policy in the United States • Cost • Quality • Access
Healthy People 2010 • Federal, state, and local implications for health care and other social policies
Table 10-3: Leading HealthIndicators for the United States • Physical activity • Overweight and obesity • Tobacco use • Substance abuse • Responsible sexual behavior
Table 10-3: Leading Health Indicators for the United States • Mental Health • Injury and Violence • Environmental Quality • Immunization • Access to Health Care