Week 6 - Assignment: Examine the Impacts of Policies Implemented During the Great Recession and Week 7 - Assignment: Measure the Effects of Social Policies

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Week 7

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Assessing the Value of Social Programs

Redistributive policies support millions of Americans every day. Different social programs

provide meaningful support to individuals and families across the United States. Millions

of Americans rely on social programs for survival, whether it is paying for prescription

drugs, hospital visits, or suitable housing.

Social programs and social policies by design are established to effectively manage

expectation by helping to alleviate certain strain on the economy and within local

communities. While social programs use up a large portion of the federal budget, some of

these programs are quite effective and bring added value to millions of lives across the

United States. As part of the policy process, public policy administrators are routinely

monitoring for areas within particular policies that need improvement.

Assessing the value of social programs can be a difficult task because gathering feedback

from beneficiaries does not always go according to plan when the policies work well.

When the policies are not working as well as intended, then the public will inform the

agencies in charge of administering those policies. Policy researchers sometimes conduct

surveys to gather feedback on different policies, but those efforts do not always yield a

lot of participants. However, some members of the public will respond to these

questionnaires and do provide some feedback to help policymakers determine which

policies require attention. Sometimes, the best way to determine if the policies are

working is to judge the amount of negative feedback received or the lack of negative

feedback received to gauge whether or not the public likes certain policies.

References:

Be sure to review this week's resources carefully. You are expected to apply the

information from these resources when you prepare your assignments.

80 % 4 of 5 topics complete

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Books and Resources for this Week

Haskins, R. (2017). Presidential address:

Making federal social programs work.

Journal of Policy Analysis &

Management, 36(2), 276–302. Link

Shein, E. (2018). The dangers of

automating social programs: Is it

possible to keep bias out of a social

program driven by one or more

algorithms... Link

Stoltzfus, E. (2017). Child welfare: An

overview of federal programs and their

current funding. Congressional

Research Service: Report, 1–53. Link

Zheng, N. T., Haber, S., Hoover, S., &

Feng, Z. (2017). Access to care for

Medicare Medicaid dually eligible

beneficiaries: The role of... Link

Week 7 - Assignment: Measure the Effects of Social

Policies Assignment

Due April 24 at 11:59 PM

Social programs continue to experience mixed reactions in society. Policymakers and

policy advocates promote and educate people about these social programs to gather

public support. As a policy analyst with the Center for Medicare and Medicaid Services,

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create a PowerPoint presentation that addresses some of the historical trends and

evolution of Medicare and Medicaid policies. Be sure your presentation addresses the

following:

1. Define the benefits of Medicare and Medicaid services to those in need of support

through social programs.

2. Explain the benefits of Medicaid to individuals with disabilities.

3. Critique social programs and identify areas needing improvement.

4. Identify recommendations that can help gain public support for social programs.

Length: 8-10 slides, not including title and reference slide

References: Include a minimum of 5 scholarly resources.

Your PowerPoint presentation should demonstrate thoughtful consideration of the ideas

and concepts presented in the course and provide new thoughts and insights relating

directly to this topic. Your response should reflect scholarly writing and current APA

standards. Be sure to adhere to Northcentral University's Academic Integrity Policy.

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