The Influence of Politics on Health Care Regulations, Laws and Policies
Politics is always a major influence in any society and affects its social economic activities that include health. As mentioned, all aspects relating to laws in health care move through the policy formulation process where they transform from being a mere proposal to an act that is enacted under the influence of lawmakers or elected officials or groups. When making laws, politics plays a major role where the political parties with majority influence having a significant influence on the process and outcomes. In this case, politics can be with personal or national interests but always comes with drawbacks.
Throughout everyone's daily lives, politics determines who can …show more content…
As a result, agencies charged with the administration of these sectors are charged with the responsibility to offer clarity on these enactments on issues such as offering definitions, eligibility, standards, benefits and authority among others. These regulatory agencies are created by the consumers, professional associations, and the government as a watchdog, industry players, service providers, and interest groups among others.
The main role of agencies in the formulation of policies is the provision of guidance, expert opinions, market data and consumer comments regarding the policies and how they affect all the stakeholders. When based on research, policies offer an evidence-based opinion or information on outcomes of the policies. The well-known agencies include Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Department of Veteran Affairs (VA) in the US, Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) as well as Food and Drug Administration (FDA) among many others (American Nurses Association, …show more content…
Finding a just and equitable resource distribution method to many people is not feasible. There is no one time that any government can have sufficient resources which create the additional problem of allocation. In addition, there are many perspectives to resources where they can be construed as both social goods and commodities. There is also the macro and micro levels at which health care resources can be viewed with the ability to pay or cost and price relationship that allows survival or institutions that deal with these resources.
In order to allocate resources, the government relies on legislative policies which are the case in the health care sector. However, there are ethical issues regarding distribution of resources that arise from the complex nature and challenges as mentioned above. Legislative policy makers have to make difficult decisions which are passed on to managers on the ground making the issue even more complex. On the other hand, it is important to mention that despite the complex nature of resource allocation, the legislature should involve experts or regulatory agencies in formulating these
Politics is always a major influence in any society and affects its social economic activities that include health. As mentioned, all aspects relating to laws in health care move through the policy formulation process where they transform from being a mere proposal to an act that is enacted under the influence of lawmakers or elected officials or groups. When making laws, politics plays a major role where the political parties with majority influence having a significant influence on the process and outcomes. In this case, politics can be with personal or national interests but always comes with drawbacks.
Throughout everyone's daily lives, politics determines who can …show more content…
As a result, agencies charged with the administration of these sectors are charged with the responsibility to offer clarity on these enactments on issues such as offering definitions, eligibility, standards, benefits and authority among others. These regulatory agencies are created by the consumers, professional associations, and the government as a watchdog, industry players, service providers, and interest groups among others.
The main role of agencies in the formulation of policies is the provision of guidance, expert opinions, market data and consumer comments regarding the policies and how they affect all the stakeholders. When based on research, policies offer an evidence-based opinion or information on outcomes of the policies. The well-known agencies include Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Department of Veteran Affairs (VA) in the US, Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) as well as Food and Drug Administration (FDA) among many others (American Nurses Association, …show more content…
Finding a just and equitable resource distribution method to many people is not feasible. There is no one time that any government can have sufficient resources which create the additional problem of allocation. In addition, there are many perspectives to resources where they can be construed as both social goods and commodities. There is also the macro and micro levels at which health care resources can be viewed with the ability to pay or cost and price relationship that allows survival or institutions that deal with these resources.
In order to allocate resources, the government relies on legislative policies which are the case in the health care sector. However, there are ethical issues regarding distribution of resources that arise from the complex nature and challenges as mentioned above. Legislative policy makers have to make difficult decisions which are passed on to managers on the ground making the issue even more complex. On the other hand, it is important to mention that despite the complex nature of resource allocation, the legislature should involve experts or regulatory agencies in formulating these