TO WHAT DEGREE SHOULD THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT GET INVOLVED IN HEALTH CARE POLICY MAKING?

This week, you will analyze the role of the federal government in health care policy making.

To prepare:

Review this week’s Learning Resources focusing on the France article and the textbook readings.
Identify two nursing or health care policies that address similar needs, one passed at the federal level and the other at another level of government (state or local).

Post a cohesive response that addresses the following:

1) Provide an example of two policies that address similar needs, passed at two levels of government (i.e., federal, state, or local).

2) What are the advantages and/or disadvantages of this duplication? How does this example reflect the implications of federalism? Provide support from the literature for your position.

Required Readings

Bodenheimer, T., & Grumbach, K. (2016). Understanding health policy: A clinical approach (7th ed.). New York, NY: McGraw-Hill Medical.

Chapter 15, “Health Care Reform and National Health Insurance”

Chapter 15 discusses the history of legislating national health care insurance in the United States. The chapter focuses on the different methods of financing a national health care reform, from a single-payer government fund to employer and individual mandates.

Chapter 16, “Conflict and Change in America’s Health Care System”

Chapter 16 highlights the historical relationships between health care purchasers, insurers, providers, and suppliers. Over the decades, these stakeholders have battled for control of the U. S. health care system, as health care costs increase, and more people remain uninsured.