Health policy

Health Legislation Policy Vendetta Ramgobin Mercy College Professor Claudia Mighty The registered nurse safe staffing act lobbied for by the American Nurses Association (ANA) was introduced on Tuesday 30th of April to the senate and is being supported by junior senator in the Democratic Party from Oregon Jeff Merkley. Before becoming law it must both be passed by the house and the senate and then be signed by the president (govtrack.us). This bill primarily seeks to empower…

History of Health Care Policy Initiatives in the United States Compared to the health care delivery system of other countries, “The United States has the most expensive health care system in the world (16 percent of GDP) with health status indicators that are, at best, only average in comparison with the less costly health systems of other countries” (Shortell, Gilles, & Wu, 2010, p. 191). As cited by Edelman, Kudzma, and Mandle (2014), “The rising cost of health care is consuming a growing…

Mental Health policies within Public Health are more prominent today than they were ten years ago, however, there are still a lot of gaps when it comes to children with mental illnesses. “It is estimated that one of every five children and adolescents in the United States has a mental disorder” (Kataoka, 2002). All across the United States, different states have different policies regarding access and availability to mental health professionals. Many states have policies requiring children to…

review of health financing policy analysis and assessment toward universal health coverage. 23 articles were identified. We had two main objectives that we discuss in turn: (1) what assessment or policy analysis studies of health financing toward universal health coverage have been done and what did they imply? (2) And what are the policy options for health financing toward universal coverage? Results from the studies included in this systematic review suggest that different issues in health…

Health policies are laws, rules, or regulations that are created or enforced by the government to achieve specific health care goals (World Health Organization, 2015). These policies are intended to influence behaviors of a population in hopes to better the health of society. Health policies can be divided into two groups: allocative or regulatory. This paper will compare and contrast allocative and regulatory policies as they relate to dental public health. Allocative Policies provide a…

1) From the case study, provide one example of each of the forms that public policies can take: laws, rules or regulations, other implementation decisions, and judicial decisions. Law: Social Security Amendment of 1965 is a public law 89-96. It was created to aid senior citizens with health insurance (Medicare) and to provide health care to indigent population and disabled (Medicaid). Rules/Regulations: Title VI of Civil Rights Act of 1964 forbid all racial, color, and national origin…

that gave all Americans an equal opportunity to affordable health care. Finally, during the Obama administration, the first steps to providing a process that enables Americans to be able to afford and obtain affordable insurance is beginning to move forward and although the program is not perfect it is a stepping stone towards the right direction. The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act, also known as ObamaCare, is the new health care reform law in the United States. This law was passed…

Health-In-All-Policies seems like a very innovative way to improve the science of public health across all sectors. One of the major key points of Health-In-All-Policies that I like is the method of involving all people in the decision-making process for improving their health. According to Merson, the most important way of obtaining good outcomes for health conditions is shared power and responsibility among patients and providers.1 This can lead to equity in health outcomes for all involved.…

Policies are some of the world’s most implemented programs, principles, and procedures that focus on protecting the rights and lives of individuals, businesses, companies, and more. These different courses of action can help regulate and provide clarity and consistency among many organizations, issues of the nation, and people. Creating policies can have its strengths and weaknesses which can affect society in a variety of ways. People are mainly affected by policies because they are the…

NURS 6050N-11: Policy and Advocacy for Improving Population Health Discussion Post: Week 8: Nurses as Health Advocates Through near and beyond the United States are hauled into worldwide horror violence and that of September 11, 2001, have created a major sustenance for the men and women who serve Frontlines of the battle. The elder veteran has been the most deserted segments in spite of abundant veterans’ health care programs, and within the last two years, these programs have dwindled, now…