Health Care Policy Case Study

A stakeholder is anyone with an interest in a business. Stakeholders are individuals, groups or organisations that are affected by the activity of the business. There are two different types of stakeholders; internal and external. Internal stakeholders are groups within the business e.g owner/workers and employees. External stakeholders are local and national communities and governments, these are groups outside of the business.

An organisation has external stakeholders and internal stakeholders. External stakeholders are individuals or groups outside the business who are linked to the organisation in some way but not directly these can be customers, shareholders, society, suppliers and the government. On the other hand are Internal Stakeholders, these stakeholders are individuals or groups who work directly inside the business. These are the employees, managers and owners of the company.

There are two types of stakeholders- internal and external. Internal stakeholders mean the business/organisation that runs the activities, for example – managers, employers, supervisors etc. On the other hand, external stakeholder means when the business/organisation depends on external factors that can affect the businesses’ decisions: for example- customers, suppliers and the government.

House Resolution (H.R.) 370 was introduced to Congress on January 9th, 2017 by Republican Rep. Bill Flores of Waco, Texas. The bill itself is quite simple, totaling two pages in length. The main purpose of the bill is repeal the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 (ACA), completely restoring or reviving the laws it amended as if it had never existed. Unlike similar repeals to the ACA, this bill does not have a replacement plan or any sort of alternate plan. It simply takes the ACA away and restores the law to their pre-ACA state. This is concerning for many reasons, but it may also have some benefits as well. The future of America’s health care is ever changing and it is more important

The health care, policy-making process is composed of three major stages; the formulation stage, legislative stage, and the implementation stage. The policy process refers to the specific decisions and events that are required for a policy to be proposed, considered, and finally either implemented and/or set aside. It is an interactive process with multiple points of access providing opportunities to influence the multiple decision makers involved at each stage (Abood, 2007). Each stage presents a unique set of events for a policy to be proposed, considered, and either implemented or rejected. In the formulation stage there is

Health care is our nation’s greatest strength and most serious challenge. The organizing, financing, and delivery of health care in the United States is affected by a broad range of forces such as public, private, national, as well as local (Shi & Singh, 2015). The main theme of the Obama campaign of 2008, was to change health care provisions that were preventing American’s from accessing adequate health care. In March 21010, the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA) was passed by the U.S. congress and signed into law by President Obama, aimed at creating significant changes that impact every health care organization (Shi & Singh, 2015). The PPACA was enacted with the goal of increasing the quality and affordability of health insurance and this goal is achieved by increasing the Medicaid coverage for low income, uninsured-adults under 65 years of age, with income up to 138% of the federal poverty level (Ayanian, 2013). Moreover, the Medicaid expansion demands for the full practice of advanced practice nurses, with the increase in the number of insured population and this will provide more autonomy in practice for advanced practice nurses. This paper discusses in detail about the PPACA, and one of its key components “Medicaid expansion policy’.

Every nation holds multitudes of health care policy facing debate. Analyzing the strengths and weaknesses of other countries could benefit the United States of America to create improvements. For decades, the right to health care in the United States has fueled public debates and social conversation. Should we implement the right similar to European policies? The United States struggles in agreement to start making changes, but we can develop plans from successes seen in Italy. Italy has achieved cost containment and patient coverage, which are two of the largest struggles within the United States health care system. This paper will outline Italian structure and policies to aid in the process of formulating a plan for positive changes by describing the following: finances and structure of Italian health care, disparities seen within Italian health care offered, the overall structure of the United States health care system and conclusion of suggestions to better our health care system.

All people utilize health care services at one point or another. All federal policies that intend to reform health care will affect the lives of all citizens. Currently the United States spends the highest amount on health care with the one of the lowest health outcomes compared other developed countries. In 2010, $8,233 per person was spent on health care, but with a life expectancy of 78.7 years (Kane, 2012). As a response to the high health care cost and low health care outcomes, President Obama signed into law the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA), or most colloquially known as Obamacare. ACA was designed to address some of the issues that prevent people from receiving health insurance and transitioning from a privatized

Healthcare organization is constantly making changes to operate at their optimal functional level and budget. There are different ways it can be determined what and where adjustments are needed to be made within the organization. A common technique or strategic plan involved is the SWOT analysis. This technique involves a discussion about the strengths, weakness, opportunities and threats in an

In conclusion, with revenue at stake, hospital administrators are constantly looking for strategies to enhance the

Over the past century, individual health-care costs in the United States of America have tripled. Just in 2014, the annual health-care spending hit $3.8 trillion. (Munro) Not only does the overall cost of healthcare keep rising, but also the number of uninsured citizens is staying stagnant. Even with the recent controversies over Obama care, American citizens are not gaining the advantages that they need in obtaining basic health-care. The cost will only further increase, unless some action is taken. As much as implementing a universal health care system would seem to benefit the United States, it is fiscally impossible to do it with the current state of our economy. (Gibberman) The opportunity

In 2010, President Obama signed the Affordable Care Act (ACA) which put into place health insurance reform with the purpose of providing health care access to those who are uninsured and underinsured. The goals of the law are to make health care affordable, accessible and higher quality. In 2013, open enrollment began and now that three years have passed, it is time to evaluate how this law has impacted Ohioans (U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, 2014-a). In this paper, I will discuss health care reform in Ohio, examine positive and negative outcomes, and look at the effect of the ACA on health care economics.

The Federal government as well as the public understood the benefits of a healthy society they knew that understood that in order to conquer disease that it was necessary to understand it. In an effort to better understand and control disease it was imperative that hospitals and doctors the skills and technology to do so. In order to acquire top-notch physicians, scientist and technology the hospital and care facilities also needed the finances to be able to obtain such equipment and resources. The community and Federal Government understood that not all facilities would be able to produce the same positive health outcomes if critical equipment and resources were not available, nor would scientist be able to afford the latest and greatest

Healthcare spending increasing in emerging markets Traceability requirements on the rise in line with new legislations

Researchers must use caution when determining cause-and-effect relationships among health care delivery internationally. As discussed by Moore and Ehlke, it can prove difficult to adequately address cause and effect outcomes when applying the policy in the United States (2013). While health care policy can achieve positive outcomes in other countries, it can be risky to assume the same policy will be effective in the U.S. There are various types of health care delivery systems throughout the world, including universal care and health care assigned by geographic areas. While these systems have achieved particular goals in these other countries, they may not be effective in the United States. This could be due to the extraordinary health care