Policy modification is an important process that offers its authors the opportunity to make changes that may be needed for a variety of reasons. Longest & Huber, (2010) argue that policies may need to be changed to respond different circumstances that may arise in the dynamic world we live in. An example of a recent health care policy change is the elimination of the 2% reduction in payment for inpatients admissions. This change in policy was driven due to the fact that Secretary of Health and Human Services failed to disclose the methodology utilized to determine the economic impact of the reduction in payment before public comment was made (Wachler, 2017). Once re-analyzed, and the proper commenting period was completed it was decided
