Policies

REFERENCE

Textbook: Shi, L. (2014). Introduction to Health Policy. Chicago, IL: Health Administration Press. Washington, D.C.: Health Admin. Press.

Must write up 150 to 200 word count for Questions 1 to 10. Try and relate the materials to real-life applications and also to the textbook and health policy. Cite and Reference all work!

1 How might special interest groups contribute to the rising costs of health care?

2 Discuss- Interesting article about lobbying in health care: http://marylandreporter.com/2015/07/08/health-care-interests-spent-the-most-lobbying-annapolis

3 What role do you think special interest groups have had on the development of the Affordable Care Act?

4 What are the current health care policy issues in your state? Is the state doing anything to enhance any health care issues, and is your state doing enough? (New Jersey- State)

5 Chap 6- Identify policy issues for racial and ethnic minorities and what do you think about this policy issues for racial and ethnic minorities ?

6 Chap 7- Discuss the critical health policy issues in developing countries.

7 Chap 7- What has Denmark's health reform accomplished? What are the public health challenges faced by Ukraine?

8 Watch this video- http://kff.org/health-reform/video/health-reform-hits-main-street/

Share any stories about how health care reform has affected you or someone you know?

9 Discuss this video- http://video.pbs.org/video/1468710007/

10 Discuss the article- http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23720880