For more course tutorials visit www.newtonhelp.com HCS 455 Assignment Week 1 Impact of Health Care Policy and Determinants It is important to understand the different forms and categories in which health care policies are created. This assignment will help you practice identifying the forms and categories as well as understand the determinants that are impacted by the creation of health care policies.

1. HCS 455 Assignment Week 1 Impact of Health Care Policy and
Determinants (New Syllabus, August, 2019)
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HCS 455 Assignment Week 1 Impact of Health Care Policy and
Determinants
It is important to understand the different forms and categories in which
health care policies are created. This assignment will help you practice
identifying the forms and categories as well as understand the
determinants that are impacted by the creation of health care policies.
Complete the Health Care Policy and Determinants worksheet.
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2. Impact of Health Care Policy and Determinants
Part 1
Research health care policy and health care determinants.
Respond to the following prompt using 90 to 175 words:
• Explain the importance of health care policy and its impact on
health care determinants.
Part 2
Complete the following chart. Use the Assignment Weekly textbook
readings and other resources you have researched to support your
answers:
Identify the four different forms of health care policy. Identify an
example of each form identified. Classify the form identified into one of
the two categories of the health care policy. Describe why the health
care form identified fits in the category identified (15 to 45 words).

3. 1.
2.
3.
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Part 3
Respond to the following prompt using 90 to 175 words:
• Describe how the different forms of health care policy can be
used to shape future policies.
References
Cite at least 2 reputable references used to complete your prompts and
chart. One reference must be your textbook, Health Policymaking in the
United States (6th ed.). Reputable references include trade or industry

4. publications, government or agency websites, scholarly works, the
textbook, or other sources of similar quality.
Format your reference section and references used in your prompts and
chart according to APA guidelines.
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HCS 455 Assignment Week 2 Key Players in Health Care
Policy (New Syllabus,August, 2019)
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HCS 455 Assignment Week 2 Key Players in Health Care Policy

5. Within the U.S. health care system there are a number of key players
that influence the health care policy development process and ultimately
help shape our health care policies.
Government (primarily federal and state governments) and interest
groups like the American Medical Association, AARP, and the Henry J.
Kaiser Family Foundation can have a direct impact on the outcome of
the type of health care we receive.
Patients (the largest consumers in the health care industry) are key
players in the health care system, and the needs and wants of the public
also drive the decisions made by health care decision-makers.
This assignment will help you better understand the role and influences
of the key players in the health care policy development process.
Research the key players in the health care policy development process.
Select one of the key players at the government level (federal or state), a
professional organization, or an interest group.
Write a 525- to 700-word paper that details the importance and impact
this key player has on the policy development process. Your paper
should include the following:

6. Identify the key player and their level in the policy development process.
Describe their role in the policy development process.
Describe why the key player identified is important in the policy
development process.
Describe the impact the selected key player has on the policy
development process.
Cite at least 2 reputable references. Reputable references include trade or
industry publications; government or agency websites; scholarly works;
your textbook, Health Policymaking in the United States (6th ed.); or
other sources of similar quality.
Format your assignment according to APA guidelines.
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HCS 455 Assignment Week 3 The Policy Process (New
Syllabus, August, 2019)

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HCS 455 Assignment Week 3 The Policy Process (New Syllabus, Jan
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HCS 455 Week 3 The Policy Process
The policy cycle approach provides lawmakers with a pathway for
developing a policy and guiding it through the institutions of the U.S.
government. The cycle starts with identification of a targeted problem
and ultimately ends with a specific course of action. Along the way, the
outcomes of a policy are subjected to various levels of review,
evaluation, and revisions that result in a continual loop. In essence, the
policy cycle is a series of interlocking steps that facilitates a dialogue
between the main stakeholders. As a health care administrator, it’s
important to have a working knowledge of the process and how the
process ultimately leads to implementation of health care laws that
eventually will impact what you do.
Write a 700- to 1,050-word paper that explains the policy process. Your
paper should include the following:

8. Explain the various stages and the key components associated with each
stage in the policy process.
Discuss formulation, legislation, implementation, evaluation, analysis,
and revision.
Identify who the main stakeholders are for each stage in the policy
process.
Cite at least 3 reputable references. Reputable references include trade or
industry publications; government or agency websites; scholarly works;
your textbook, Health Policymaking in the United States (6th ed.); or
other sources of similar quality.
Format your assignment according to APA guidelines.
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HCS 455 Assignment Week 4 Health care Issues (New Syllabus,
August, 2019)
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9. HCS 455 Assignment Week 4 Health care Issues
Research and select an issue from one of the following
categories that has or may have an influence on U.S. health care
policies:
Changing social norms at the state level
Shifting health care priorities in the United States
Impacts of global health care on U.S. policy
Effects of health care on our environment
Write a 525- to 700-word paper that discusses the impact that
issue selected can have on changing health care policy.
Describe the issue selected.
Identify people or groups of people the issue impacts.
Describe the impact the issue has at the state and federal level.

10. Describe how likely it is the issue selected may change health
care policy.
Cite at least 2 reputable references. Reputable references include
trade or industry publications; government or agency websites;
scholarly works; your textbook, Health Policymaking in the
United States (6th ed.); or other sources of similar quality.
Format your assignment according to APA guidelines.
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HCS 455 Assignment Week 5 Future Policy Issues (New
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HCS 455 Assignment Week 5 HIPAA (New Syllabus,
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As a Learning Team, select a health policy and record research about the
policy. The topic you select will be used in your Assignment Week 5
assignment.
Complete the Current Policy: Policy Selection worksheet.
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Current Policy: Topic Selection

12. As a team, research and identify a health care policy topic.
Review the following choices or obtain approval from your faculty for a
different topic. Faculty approval must be obtained at least 3 days in
advance of your assignment due date.
Medicare
Medicaid
Health care reform policy [e.g., Patient Protection and Affordable Care
Act (PPACA)]
HIPAA
HITECH
Or faculty-approved topic
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13. HCS 455 Entire Course (2 Set)
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This Tutorial contains 2 Set of Papers for All Assignment except
Week 2 Policies and Perspectives
HCS 455 Week 1 Key Components of Affordable Care Act (2
Papers)
HCS 455 Week 2 Policies and Perspectives (Fluoride in water)
HCS 455 Week 2 Team Assignment Historical Perspective project
Medicare/Medicaid (2 PPT)
HCS 455 Week 3 The Policy Process Formulation, Legislation and
Implementation (2 Papers)

14. HCS 455 Week 4 The Policy Process Evaluation, Analysis and
Revision (2 Papers)
HCS 455 Week 5 Individual Assignment Legislator Handout (2
Papers)
HCS 455 Week 5 Assignment Current Policy Final Multimedia
Presentation (2 PPT)
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HCS 455 Entire Course
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HCS 455 Week 1 Key Components of Healthcare Reform (New
Syllabus)
HCS 455 Week 2 Policy Choice Worksheet (New Syllabus)
HCS 455 Week 2 Health Policy and Perspectives Discussion (New
Syllabus)

15. HCS 455 Week 2 Policy Brief Worksheet (New Syllabus)
HCS 455 Week 3 Policy Process I (New Syllabus)
HCS 455 Week 4 Policy Process II (New Syllabus)
HCS 455 Week 4 Learning Team Debate (New Syllabus)
HCS 455 Week 5 Policy Brief Presentation (New Syllabus)
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HCS 455 Week 1 Discussion Question 1
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What are two major health care programs that have shaped the
history of health care policy? Explain each one.
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HCS 455 Week 1 Discussion Question 2
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What major events in health care access and delivery since 1950
have significantly changed and enhanced health care policy in the
United States?
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HCS 455 Week 1 Key Components of Affordable Care Act (2
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Identify and describe 10 key components of the Affordable Care Act.
Be prepared to discuss in class. It may help to think about the following:
Type of individuals that will be seeking coverage
The benefits and draw backs of the ACA
The services covered or not covered under ACA
Tax subsidies individuals may receive
Impact on the Medicaid and Medicare Programs
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17. HCS 455 Week 1 Key Components of Healthcare Reform (New
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HCS 455 Week 1 Key Components of Healthcare Reform
Key Components of Healthcare Reform
NOTE: For all assignments, run your paper through the plagiarism
checker prior to submitting the assignment or the post. If you are writing
a post for submission, copy and paste your text of your post into a word
document, and submit the Word Document to the plagiarism checker.
ALL instances of plagiarism will be reported as an academic violation,
whether they are “intentional” or “unintentional.”
Using chapter 1 of Longest (2016) (the course text) as a source, plus
one other source, write a 600-word post that answers the following
questions:
1. How does health policy shape population health and improve
health determinants?
2. What is one health determinant the Affordable Care Act
(ACA) attempted to address? What part of the ACA attempted
to address this component?
3. What do you think should be the primary goals of health care
reform initiatives in our country? Why?
Use at least your course text (especially chapter 1) and at least one
additional academic source.

18. Format your post according to APA guidelines (you must use APA-
formatted citations and list your reference in APA format at the end of
your post).
Click “Reply” and post your message, titled with your name.
Example: EBobo Key Components of Healthcare Reform
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HCS 455 Week 2 Discussion Question 1
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What are the three interconnected phases of health policy
making? How do they affect each other?
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HCS 455 Week 2 Discussion Question 2
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19. How do national economic trends, indicators, and challenges apply
to health care policy?
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HCS 455 Week 2 Health Policy and Perspectives Discussion
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HCS 455 Week 2 Health Policy and Perspectives Discussion
Health Policy and Perspectives Discussion
Health policies impact stakeholders in various ways. Based on your last
name, you will be assigned a stakeholder group to discuss and a health
policy to consider. Discuss the perspectives of the group about the
policy, and discuss the impact of the assigned policy on the stakeholder
group. Post your reply below. Your answer should include at least two
source, listed as references and cited throughout your post.
Last name A-F: Discuss the impact of the ACA Individual Mandate on
the following stakeholder groups:
1. Small business owners
2. Families
3. Insurance Companies

20. Last name G-P: Discuss the impact of the ACA Medical Device Taxon
the Following Groups:
1. Medical Device Manufacturers
4. Patients
5. Taxpayers
Last name Q-Z: Discuss the impact of the ACA Medicaid Expansionon:
6. Families
2. Acute care hospitals
7. State budgets
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HCS 455 Week 2 Policies and Perspectives (Fluoride in
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Policies and Perspectives
Complete the Health Policy and Perspectives grid based on the
scenario that your instructor has provided to you.

21. Identify 4 to 5 stakeholders whose perspectives must be considered
in the policy.
Complete all sections of the grid with a statement on the varying
perspectives of the various stakeholders that you have identified and
who are involved in the policy issue.
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HCS 455 Week 2 Policy Brief Worksheet (New Syllabus)
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HCS 455 Week 2 Policy Brief Worksheet
In week 5 of class, you will prepare a policy brief presentation. Policy
briefs are used to educate lawmakers on policy issues and potential
solutions. You will choose a health policy issue you believe to be
significant, and then you will research that issue, determine possible
policy solutions, and then will choose a recommended policy solution.
Then, you will present this information in week 5.
This worksheet is designed to help you think through your topic choice
and the recommended policy solutions.

22. Prior to completing this worksheet, please review the week 5 team
assignment instructions and requirements. With this in mind, select a
topic and complete the worksheet.
Your worksheet should include a minimum of five sources, all of which
should be listed at the end of the worksheet.
Use APA format throughout the worksheet. Include citations
throughout your worksheet whenever you use information from one of
your sources.
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HCS 455 Week 2 Policy Choice Worksheet (New Syllabus)
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HCS 455 Week 2 Policy Choice Worksheet
Policies are constantly reviewed and considered to help improve the
federal, state, or local health care systems. Each one has the potential to
affect each of us on a daily basis, so careful consideration must be given
when policies are proposed. It is important to understand the process of
how a topic eventually becomes a policy.

23. Choose a health care topic for which a policy might be created, OR
choose a specific policy that has already been passed into law. Be sure to
look ahead and choose a policy topic that will be suitable for both parts
of this assignment, due in Weeks Three, Four, and Five. Your topic
should be rather narrow. For example, “women’s health” would be too
broad, but a policy to encourage women to get mammograms would be
narrow enough to apply the policy creation concepts discussed later in
the class.
Submit the worksheet. This worksheet is designed to help you think
through your topic choice.
Use APA format to cite throughout the worksheet and to list references.
You do not need to add any type of title page or separate reference page.
Just ensure that citations are used correctly throughout the worksheet
and list your references in the reference section of the worksheet.
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HCS 455 Week 2 Team Assignment Historical Perspective
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HCS455 WEEK 2 ASSIGNMENT

24. Historical Perspective project: Medicare/Medicaid
You are employed by the local government and you have been
assigned to work with a team in educating the health care
consumers of your community about Medicare or Medicaid. You
and your team have been tasked with creating a multimedia tool
that will be made available at any local government office with this
information.
For example, choose from the following:
Presentation
Brochure
Video/Documentary
Another medium approved by your instructor
• Discuss the health and societal issues that impacted the
development of the Medicare/Medicaid health care policy.
• What was the objective to be accomplished in forming a
policy of Medicare/Medicaid?
• Identify the various stakeholders involved in the creation of
this policy.
• Focus on a level of government (Federal, State or local) and
the role and function it had in the process of implementing the
policy.
Submit your assignment for grading.
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25. HCS 455 Week 3 Discussion Question 1
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What is the role of various interest groups in health care public
policy and equal access? How have they influenced policy?
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HCS 455 Week 3 Discussion Question 2
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Is the role of the government, both at the national and state level, in
the shaping of national health policy increasing? Why may this be
either harmful or beneficial?
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HCS 455 Week 3 Policy Process I (New Syllabus)

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HCS 455 Week 3 Policy Process I
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a post for submission, copy and paste your text of your post into a word
document, and submit the Word Document to the plagiarism checker.
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whether they are “intentional” or “unintentional.”
You will be assigned a stage of the policy process. Based on your
assigned stage, complete the assigned worksheet. You will use the
policy you chose during week 2 to help you think through the policy
process.
You must answer each question thoroughly. Below are detailed
instructions regarding what you need to cover for each stage.
Remember, you are only assigned one stage.
This assignment requires the use of three sources, one of which must be
the course text, Longest (2016).

27. Your worksheet must include APA-formatted citations, and you must
list references at the end of the worksheet.
Content requirements for policy process stages:
Formulation: Define policy formulation–how does a topic become part
of the policy agenda and become proposed as a policy? Explain the
process to formulate your policy, including the events that led to the
policy proposal, the involvement of stakeholders and the role of special
interest groups in this stage.
Legislative Stage: Define the legislative stage. Include an explanation of
how the legislative body debates policies and approves policies; the role
of committees, the role of the executive branch as relevant to your
policy’s legislative process, and the way that stakeholder voices are
heard in this stage.
Implementation: define implementation and explain how public policies
are put into action. Discuss how your policy was put into place. Identify
the accountable parties–agencies, state or federal departments, etc.– and
their roles in the implementation of your policy.
Evaluation/Analysis: Discuss how a policy is evaluated and analyzed.
Differentiate between evaluation and analysis. Describe how your policy
would be evaluated. What would you need to know to determine if the
policy is working or not? What type of data would be used in analysis?
Where would that data come from? Give specific examples.

28. Revision Stage: How are policies revised? Do they need to be voted on?
Can a regulatory change be issued? Consider your specific policy
choice. Has it been revised? If so, why was it revised? What was the
revision process? If it has not been revised, do you think it needs to be
revised? Why? What would the revision process look like?
Use at least three sources (you may need more). One of those sources
must be the course text, Longest (2016). Use APA format for citations
and references in your worksheet.
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HCS 455 Week 3 The Policy Process Formulation,
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Policies are constantly being reviewed and considered to help
improve the federal, state, or local health care systems. Each one has

29. the potential to affect each of us on a daily basis, so careful
consideration must be given when policies are proposed. It is
important to understand the process of how a topic eventually
becomes a policy.
Choose a health care topic for which a policy might be formed.
*Note: be sure to look ahead and choose a policy topic that will be
suitable for the second part of this assignment as well, due in Week
Four.
Write a 1,050- to 1,400-word paper on the complete process of how
your chosen topic becomes a policy. In your paper, include the
following information:
State the objective of the policy.
Define Formulation stage:
Explain the process to formulate your policy and the involvement of
stakeholders.
Define Legislative stage:
Explain the legislative body's approval process needed to gain
support (ie funding) for the policy and how stakeholders influence
legislators' decisions.
Define Implementation stage:
Identify the accountable parties and their roles in the various
implementation stages of your policy.
Cite a minimum of five references.
Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines.

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HCS 455 Week 4 Discussion Question 1
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In what ways can collaborative communication and therapeutic
interventions improve health outcomes for clients? For patients?
For communities?
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HCS 455 Week 4 Discussion Question 2
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What strategies will you utilize to improve success in conducting
meetings or performing group tasks in the health care setting?
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31. HCS 455 Week 4 Learning Team Debate (New Syllabus)
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HCS 455 Week 4 Learning Team Debate
Learning Team Debate
Learning Team Debate
Your LT will participate in a friendly debate in which you will debate
another LT. I will post instructions and topics as we approach week 4,
depending on the number of teams in the class.
Please have your team discussion here, and develop all of your content
in this area. When you are ready to post threads in the debate for
other teams to view, please go to the “Required Learning Activities”
area of Week 4, and post in the “Learning Team Debate” threads. I
will have specific threads set up for you to post in, so that we can
keep the debate organized.
For the debate, your team will post the following threads:
1. An opening statement, due on Friday by Midnight of week 4
The opening statement should outline your position, and provide at least
2 sources to support your position. This opening statement should be
300-500 words.
2. A Rebuttal, due Sunday of week 4 by Midnight.
Your rebuttal should counter the other team’s opening statement.
Explain why you believe the other team is incorrect. Counter their

32. specific arguments. Use at least 2 new sources in this post. One of your
sources can be the other team’s source, but cannot be one of the sources
you have already cited in your opening statement. The rebuttal should be
at least 300 words
3. A final Statement, due Monday of week 4 by Midnight
Your final statement should summarize your team’s position once again,
explaining why the other team is incorrect, and ending with final, strong
support for the position you were assigned. The final statement should
be at least 150 words and may use sources from your opening statement
or rebuttal.
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HCS 455 Week 4 Policy Process II (New Syllabus)
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HCS 455 Week 4 Policy Process II
Policy Process II
Policy Process II
This assignment consists of TWO PARTS. Both are required for full
credit for this assignment. Part I must be completed by Wednesday
2/7, at Midnight.
Part II has multiple components. Make sure you complete all parts
and components.

33. Part I (due by Wednesday at Midnight): Find the thread for the policy
process stage you discussed.Reply to this thread and title your post with
your name plus “Policy Process”. Example: EBobo Policy
Process. Then, copy and paste the content from your week 3 Policy
Process I worksheet into the body of your post. DO NOT attach your
worksheet. Simply copy and paste. This part of the assignment is worth
3 points.
Part II (due by Monday Midnight): Go to the four sections for each of
the policy process stages that you did not write about. Read one post
in each of these sections, and reply to the post with the following
content in your reply:
1. What did you learn aboutthis stage of the policy process by
reading the other student’s post?
2. What question do you have aboutthat stage of the policy process?
For part II, you will read four posts will have a total of FOUR
REPLIES. Each reply will be brief–you only need to post a sentence or
two about what you learned and sentence with your question. Each reply
is worth 3 points. No sources are needed.
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HCS 455 Week 4 The Policy Process Evaluation, Analysis
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34. This Tutorial contains 2 Papers
Using your chosen topic from Week 2, write a 1,050- to 1,400-word
paper on your topic becomes a policy. In your paper, include the
following information:
Define Evaluation stage:
Explain the evaluation process that would be used to determine if
your stated policy objective(s) could be met.
Define Analysis stage:
Explain what factors could prevent your policy objective(s) from
being achieved.
Explain what factors you feel could contribute to your policy
meeting its objective(s)
Define Revision stage
Explain required revisions to the policy resulting from factors
identified in the analysis stage.
Cite a minimum of four references.
Format your paper consistent with APA guidelines.
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HCS 455 Week 5 Assignment Current Policy Final
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HCS455 WEEK 5 ASSIGNMENT 2 Current Policy Part III: Final
Multimedia Presentation
As a Learning Team, you are required to create a 12- to 15-slide
presentation on the topic that was decided on as a team in week
Four. This presentation will require a deeper examination of this
one topic as it is an emerging issue/trend in today's industry.
As part of this presentation, your team is required to:
• Identify and describe the topic of consideration.
• Identify and discuss the emerging issues and trends
surrounding the reasons for why the topic was included in the
Affordable Care Act (PPACA)
• How does the PPACA policy address this topic?
• Describe areas of opportunity involved with this topic.
• Describe challenges that might be found in implementing it
across the nation.
Include detailed speaker notes as part of your presentation
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HCS 455 Week 5 Course Reflection and Application

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HCS 455 Week 5 Individual Assignment Legislator Handout
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Legislators are busy individuals and do not have extra time to sort
through pages and pages of documents. Nevertheless, you feel it is
important to meet with your legislator to obtain his or her support
on your policy so it can be presented for approval.

37. Resource: Policy Topic Search and Selection assignment from Week
One
Write a 1-page document to hand to a legislator about the pros of
Use appropriate references so your legislator may understand why
he or she should support the potential policy. They have little time
and need a brief, concise overview of what the policy entails and
why they should support its passage.
Include a recommended course of legislative action to change public
policy that contributes to the greater good of health care.
Cite any sources consistent with APA guidelines
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HCS 455 Week 5 Policy Brief Presentation (New Syllabus)
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HCS 455 Week 5 Policy Brief Presentation
You have the opportunity to present a policy brief to your state
legislators on the policy of your choice. Your job is to convince this
group of legislators to pass or revise a specific policy.

38. Using your research and tools from the first four weeks of class, you will
compile a presentation summary of your policy brief. This presentation
should contain 12-15 slides of content (not including title and reference
slides). You slides should contain a brief outline of your content, and the
bulk of your content should be in the notes section of your slides. Slide
notes content must be submitted to plagiarism checker.
Make sure your presentation contains the following:
Executive Summary: This is your introduction. Provide a summary of
the policy issue and your recommendations that will follow.
Problem overview: Using specific data, explain why there is an issue
that needs legislative attention. Consider the policy agenda process
described in our course text, Longest, 2016. What causes an issue to
become part of the legislative agenda? Make sure your problem
overview includes enough detail to convince policymakers that the
problem requires their action and attention.
Potential policy solutions: Discuss possible solutions to the issue. You
should include at least three different possible policy approaches. You
can list past solutions that have already been implemented (and which
you don’t believe are working). Here, you are going to discuss a few
different ways to solve the policy issue. From this list, you will then
choose one which you believe to be the best solution, but before you
provide your specific solution, you will list other alternatives.
Recommended solution: From your list of possible policy actions,
choose a specific and actionable solution that you will recommend to
policymakers. When you think you have a possible solution, ask
yourself, “Is this something specific a policymaker or implementing
organization can do?” If not, then you have not provided an appropriate
solution.

39. References/Resources: List all references and include any additional
resources you think might be helpful for policymakers who would like to
research the topic in more depth.
Keep your content concise, specific, and make sure you are using
academic sources to support any of your recommendations. Anecdotes
and personal opinion should be minimal.
Use at least five sources.
Follow APA format in your presentation, making sure to cite any images
used in slides, and to provide citations in slides and notes.
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HCS 455 Assignment Week 2 Key Players in Health Care
Policy (New Syllabus, May 2019)
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HCS 455 Assignment Week 2 Key Players in Health Care Policy

40. Within the U.S. health care system there are a number of key players
that influence the health care policy development process and ultimately
help shape our health care policies.
Government (primarily federal and state governments) and interest
groups like the American Medical Association, AARP, and the Henry J.
Kaiser Family Foundation can have a direct impact on the outcome of
the type of health care we receive.
Patients (the largest consumers in the health care industry) are key
players in the health care system, and the needs and wants of the public
also drive the decisions made by health care decision-makers.
This assignment will help you better understand the role and influences
of the key players in the health care policy development process.
Research the key players in the health care policy development process.
Select one of the key players at the government level (federal or state), a
professional organization, or an interest group.
Write a 525- to 700-word paper that details the importance and impact
this key player has on the policy development process. Your paper
should include the following:
Identify the key player and their level in the policy development process.

41. Describe their role in the policy development process.
Describe why the key player identified is important in the policy
development process.
Describe the impact the selected key player has on the policy
development process.
Cite at least 2 reputable references. Reputable references include trade or
industry publications; government or agency websites; scholarly works;
your textbook, Health Policymaking in the United States (6th ed.); or
other sources of similar quality.
Format your assignment according to APA guidelines.
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