Choose a health policy issue in the United States to create a timeline of evolution.
Research events related to the policy’s creation, development, implementation, and modification.
Create a 700- to 1,050-word timeline detailing the evolution of your chosen health policy. Include the following:
- A summary of the chosen policy. In your summary include the objective of the policy and a discussion of the role the policy has played in the evolution of the US health care system
- At least five key events tracing the policy’s path from inception to its current status.
- For each event, include a 75- to 150-word explanation of why the event was significant in the development of the chosen policy.
Include at least two references.
Format any citations consistent with APA guidelines.
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HCS 550 WEEK 2 Policy Evaluation Worksheet
Complete the Policy Evaluation Worksheet.
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- Give an overview of the policy you selected including what factors led to its development and when the policy was implemented.
- Describe the purpose of the policy. If possible use language in the policy itself to describe the purpose.
- What indicators or determinants of health should be addressed by the policy?
- What data is needed to evaluate whether the policy is meeting its objectives? List at least two quantitative and two qualitative forms of data that could be used to evaluate your policy.
- How is data gathered to evaluate this policy? Who collects this data?
- Explain two specific evaluation metrics related to your policy. Use the data to explain whether or not you believe the policy is meeting its objectives.
HCS 550 WEEK 4 Email to the CEO
You work for a local health care organization. Your CEO feels she should have more of an impact on the legislative process and would like to know how she can have a more active role in shaping policy. She sent you an email asking you to explain the relationship between agenda setting and legislation, and to provide her with some practical ways your organization can influence policy development.
Write a 700- to 1,050-word email response to your CEO.
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HCS 550 WEEK 5 Rulemaking Report
Your CEO has again requested some information, this time from your team. She would like you to write a report regarding rulemaking that she can share with other leaders in the organization.
Create a 1,400- to 2,100-word report in which you:
- Explain how the rulemaking process relates to health care organizations
- Choose a health care regulation or rule
- Explain how that rule is implemented
- Identify which agency or regulatory body is responsible for overseeing it
- Explain how healthcare organizations or healthcare industries are impacted by the rule.
Include at least three references.
Format any citations consistent with APA guidelines.
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HCS 550 WEEK 3 Budget Impact Evaluation Presentation
The board of directors at your health care organization need some background on the budgetary process, and more specifically the Medicaid budget.
Create a 15- to 20-slide impact evaluation presentation that considers the following issue:
Medicaid is an entitlement program based on specific criteria and income levels, which means it is a mandatory program that must be provided in each of the states. Traditionally, both the states and the federal government together pay for the program. In times when the U.S. economy suffers challenges, such as high rates of unemployment or when a major crisis like Hurricane Katrina occurs, more individuals and families become eligible for Medicaid. This forces states to make difficult budgetary decisions, like shifting dollars from programs that are not mandatory, such as K-12 school funding, into Medicaid Match dollars.
Choose a specific state and analyze the budgetary impact of the Medicaid program in that state.
Address the following in your impact evaluation:
- What process do budgetary policies follow at the federal level and in the selected state? What legislative committee is assigned to each part?
- How do budgetary changes (increases or decreases) affect the community?
- How does the policy budget process in your selected state impact the health care environment? Give specific examples
Cite at least five references.
Format your analysis consistent with APA guidelines.
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