Health policy has a symbiotic relationship with the delivery of health care. When policy actions are endorsed the health care administered to patients is impacted. Yet, better care exists because of the existence of health policy. Secondly, health policy and the laws that are derived from it involve government in ways that are contradictory. The contradictions serve to help vulnerable populations get health services; yet, places individuals in need of care at risk. Additionally, the quality of services being performed improves because of health policies and enforcement of same by how clinicians and hospitals are paid for the services they render.
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441). Basically, the ACA policy, will allow newly available insurance to folks to afford coverage that will in essence improve their health. ACA “expands Medicaid and creates state-specific health insurance exchange market places where low-to-middle income people can shop for free or low cost health insurance. The law works to curb the growth in healthcare spending which had until recently been rising at an unsustainable rate” (White, 2014, p. 82). The policy was necessary for many reasons and will forever impact the way healthcare is delivered. One way is that now “pre-existing conditions” and services such as “diabetic footwear” are covered (p. 82). This speaks to the relationship between policy and patient care. The policy was enacted and now diabetics’ health outcomes are better as a result. Quality of care is also improved because the patient that may have needed specifically prescribed footwear for diabetic foot pain now has coverage for said footwear and the medical provider has treated the whole person and not just the
Therefore, health policy is necessary and is a benefit to society. This is because throughout …show more content…
441). Basically, the ACA policy, will allow newly available insurance to folks to afford coverage that will in essence improve their health. ACA “expands Medicaid and creates state-specific health insurance exchange market places where low-to-middle income people can shop for free or low cost health insurance. The law works to curb the growth in healthcare spending which had until recently been rising at an unsustainable rate” (White, 2014, p. 82). The policy was necessary for many reasons and will forever impact the way healthcare is delivered. One way is that now “pre-existing conditions” and services such as “diabetic footwear” are covered (p. 82). This speaks to the relationship between policy and patient care. The policy was enacted and now diabetics’ health outcomes are better as a result. Quality of care is also improved because the patient that may have needed specifically prescribed footwear for diabetic foot pain now has coverage for said footwear and the medical provider has treated the whole person and not just the