IHP 610 Master Bundle

Review the policy-making process. Analyze three different opportunities for individuals to influence the policy-making process. What are the pros and cons of each approach? Which individuals are most likely to use which approach? How can policy makers consider this information and weigh input from a...

As you will discover in your readings, citizens of the United States do not enjoy a fundamental, constitutional right to healthcare. In many other countries, this right is deemed fundamental and is protected by laws in various forms. In your opinion, why has the United States taken a different appro...

For your first milestone of your final project, you will select an issue prompt from the following three options: Issue Prompt One: Language Issue Prompt Two: Immunizations Issue Prompt Three: Access and Enrollment Assistance Once you have chosen a prompt, develop an executive summary to intro...

Healthcare stakeholders disagree about the impact of legal risks, medical malpractice claims, tort reform, and defensive medicine on the cost of care and the cost of health insurance in the United States, as well as the importance of such impact. How do legal risks, medical malpractice claims, to...

For Milestone Two, you will develop a factual overview of your chosen issue. The factual overview should represent between one third and half of the policy memorandum. Remember, this is just a draft, so you can revise this document if your approach changes or you receive substantial feedback from...

In your opinion, what obligation do consumers of insurance—specifically, patients with health insurance—have to understand how health insurance operates? Do you think the average patient understands his or her insurance benefits? How might past patient experience with health insurance impact fut...

Healthcare reform can take place at multiple levels of government and in the context of professional regulation. Pretend that you are a policy aide to a governor. How would you engage with key stakeholders to determine which reform efforts (in the areas of payment reform, medical malpractice, and pa...

Review Chapter 10 in the textbook and the supplemental reading. Consider why President Clinton's efforts to pass national healthcare reform legislation "failed" and why President Obama's efforts to pass national healthcare reform legislation "succeeded." In your mind, why did the two reform...

For Milestone Three of your final project, construct an outline of the key elements for analysis for your chosen issue. The full analysis (Milestone Four) should represent between one third and half of the policy memorandum. This outline should build on all of the information you set forth in the...

Review Box 11-1 ("Vignette") in Chapter 11 of your textbook. Develop a strategy to help the governor evaluate whether to expand Medicaid and create a state-run insurance exchange. Be sure to advise the governor on how to engage with key stakeholders. Explain the role stakeholders should have in...

Healthcare—particularly government-funded healthcare—is heavily regulated. Providers who agree to participate in these programs and accept payment for services must comply with numerous confusing (and expensive) regulations. Consider the following hypothetical: You are head of risk managem...

People, including healthcare providers, typically behave the way they are incentivized to behave. Healthcare administrators, payers, and regulators spend a significant amount of time working to align incentives with desired behaviors and outcomes. Consider the following hypothetical scenario: ...

In your opinion, what role does liability play in affecting how government agencies, healthcare providers, and individuals behave during public health emergencies? What role should it play? How does liability during a public health emergency impact health law and policy?

For Milestone Four, conduct a full analysis of the issue you chose in Milestone One. This document expands on the outline you created in Milestone Three. The analysis should represent between one third and one half of the policy memorandum. Remember, this is just a draft, so you can revise this d...