Impact of Health Care Policy and Determinants
Part 1
Research health care policy and health care determinants.
Respond to the following prompt using 90 to 175 words:
- Explain the importance of health care policy and its impact on health care determinants.
All organizations make policies regardless of the different industries. According to Longest & Association of University Programs in Health Administration (2016), “policies are officially or authoritatively made decisions for guiding actions, decisions, and behaviors of others” (p.9). Usually, these decisions are “authoritative because they are made by people who are entitled to make them based on their positions in their entities” (Longest & Association of University Programs in Health Administration, 2016 p.9). In the healthcare sector, the federal, state, and local governments’ policies and influence both the individuals and healthcare firms at large. These health policies are made to enhance the achievement of health objectives in the U.S., such as the provision of affordable and quality care to citizens. These policies may also shape the social and physical environments, the behavioral choices and biology, crucial determinants of the healthcare industry.
Part 2
Complete the following chart. Use the weekly textbook readings and other resources you have researched to support your answers.:
| Identify the four different forms of health care policy. | Identify an example of each form identified. | Classify the form identified into one of the two categories of the health care policy. | Describe why the health care form identified fits in the category identified (15 to 45 words). |
| 1.Laws | Food and Drugs Administration Amendments Act of 2007 | Regulatory health policy | The Food and Drugs Administration Amendments Act of 2007 was passed to amend the existing FDA. This act falls under the five categories of regulatory policy, as defined by the Longest & Association of University Programs in Health Administration (2016). |
| 2.Rules and regulations | Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit | Allocative health policy | This is a federal-government program of the U.S. that is optional to Medicare beneficiaries. As defined, allocative health policy protects the interests of a given group, in this case, the Medicare beneficiaries. |
| 3.Implementation decisions | Water Quality Improvement | Regulatory health policy | According to Eberhard, Brodie & Waterhouse (2017), water quality improvement “primarily aims at mitigating the adverse impacts of intensive agricultural land use adjacent to streams and rivers” (p.267). This act protects public interests. |
| 4. Judicial decision | Supreme Court’s 2008 MetLife v. Glenn decision
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Allocative health policy | MetLife v. Glenn’s decision was a U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling in 2008 on the Employee Retirement Income Security Act (ERISA) benefits litigation, which protects the interests of retired employees. |
Part 3
Respond to the following prompt using 90 to 175 words:
- Describe how the different forms of health care policy can be used to shape future policies.
Healthcare is a high-risk industry for investors primarily because it deals with the overall well- being of individuals. Thus, policies are implemented to ensure that the interests of individuals, a group, or the organization at large are protected. That said, the modification of these policies depend on trends or weaknesses in a given policy; thus, improvements are made to such policies to rectify the weaknesses. This ensures that healthcare industries minimize risks that may arise. With different forms of healthcare policies, stakeholders should rest assured that the overall healthcare quality delivery is improved.
References
Eberhard, R., Brodie, J., & Waterhouse, J. (2017). Chapter 15 – Managing Water Quality for the Great Barrier Reef (B. T. Hart & J. Doolan (eds.)). ScienceDirect; Academic Press. https://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/B9780128105238000161
Longest, B. B., & Association of University Programs in Health Administration, (2016). Health policymaking in the United States.
Cite at least 2 reputable references used to complete your prompts and chart. One reference must be your textbook, Health Policymaking in the United States (6th ed.). Reputable references include trade or industry publications, government or agency websites, scholarly works, textbook, or other sources of similar quality.
Format your reference section and references used in your prompts and chart according to APA guidelines.
Submit your assignment.