The document discusses an assignment for students to analyze the impact of a recent U.S. health care policy by selecting a local health care organization. It instructs students to create a 12-15 slide PowerPoint presentation summarizing the key points of the selected policy, including the stakeholders involved and their perspectives. It then asks students to write a 2-3 page executive summary assessing the specific impact of the policy on the chosen organization, considering how it affects areas, stakeholders, community impact, and outcomes. The document provides several websites for researching health care policies and their development.

1. Whether a health care policy was formulated at the federal
(country); state (providence or regional); or local level, policies
inevitably have considerable impact on local health care
organizations, communities, and relevant stakeholders. In other
words, a health care policy that has far-reaching relevance to
the nation, state, or region ultimately impacts the grassroots
interests and concerns of the community.
To complete the Assignment, select a recent (within the last 5
years) health care policy that has had substantial impact on
consumers. In particular, look at a high-impact health care
policy to analyze the diverse and divergent perspectives that
informed its development and then assess its impact at the local
organizational level.
Detailed and current information on health care policy may be
found on many websites, including the following:
American Hospital Association (AHA)
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS)
The Kaiser Family Foundation
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF)
American Public Health Association (APHA)
American Association of Retired Persons (AARP)
After choosing a health care policy, select a local health care
organization that is impacted by that policy. This might be a
public agency, a health care facility, or any organization
substantially influenced by the policy. It also might be the
health care organization in which you work. As an administrator
in this organization, you have been tasked with preparing an
assessment of the impact of the policy on the organization’s
operations and outcomes. This task requires you to take a large
and complex topic (the policy) and synthesize it into digestible
information that organizational stakeholders can strategically
use to address issues raised by the policy.
For
Part 1
of this assessment, you will create a PowerPoint presentation

2. that explains key points related to the health care policy you
selected. This presentation is designed to inform and precede
the dissemination of an in-depth policy assessment regarding
the impact of the policy on the organization.
For
Part 2,
you will write an in-depth policy assessment that synthesizes
the impact of the health care policy on the organization.
Part 1: PowerPoint Presentation: Key Points of a Health Care
Policy
Succinct but accurate dissemination of information is often a
key responsibility of a health care administrator, and
understanding current changes in health care policy is an
important need for many stakeholders within an organization.
For this Assignment, assume the role of a health care
administrator and create a PowerPoint presentation to provide
stakeholders within the organization foundational information
about the policy you selected. In particular, focus on the
formulation of the policy and the diverse perspectives of those
who had a role in its development. As noted previously, this
presentation is designed to inform the subsequent policy
assessment you will distribute.
In a 12- to 15-slide PowerPoint presentation:
Briefly describe the issue addressed by the policy as well as the
background of the policy’s formulation.
Identify key stakeholders involved in the evolution of this
policy. Briefly explain the overarching perspectives of these
stakeholders with regard to the policy.
Define which of the stakeholders would be considered advocacy
groups and which would be classified as business interests.
Explain how you differentiate the two categories and why this
differentiation matters.
Explain the impact of the policy on key stakeholders (not
necessarily within the organization). For example, how does the
policy impact consumers? A health care organization? An
insurance company? Providers?

3. Explain the role of various government agencies and officials,
including public health agencies, in the formulation and
implementation of the policy.
Explain the ongoing role of law and regulation in the
formulation and implementation of the policy.
Part 2: Policy Assessment
Once organizational stakeholders have been given foundational
and critical information about the health care policy, you will
provide them with a succinct, in-depth assessment of the impact
of the policy on the organization.
In a 2- to 3-page executive summary:
Briefly discuss the relevance of the policy to the organization.
Explain areas within the organization that will be affected by
the policy.
Identify key organizational stakeholders impacted by this
policy. Explain how they will be affected.
Assess any community impact that will need to be taken into
consideration.
Describe the expected impact of the policy on organizational
outcomes.
Be sure to support your work with specific citations from this
week’s Learning Resources and additional scholarly sources as
appropriate. See the Week 7 Assignment Rubric in the
Course Information
area for additional requirements related to research and
scholarly writing/presentation.
Submit
your Assignment by
Day 7
.
Healthy San Francisco. (n.d.). Retrieved from
http://healthysanfrancisco.org
The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation. (n.d.).
Health insurance coverage of the total population.
Retrieved from
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4. The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation. (n.d.).
Infant mortality rates (deaths per 1,000 live births).
Retrieved from
http://kff.org/other/state-indicator/infant-death-rate/
The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation. (n.d.).
Number of deaths per 100,000 population.
Retrieved from
http://kff.org/other/state-indicator/death-rate-per-100000/
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. (2015). Better,
smarter, healthier: Health Care Payment Learning and Action
Network kick off to advance value and quality in health care
[Press release]
.
Retrieved from
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Universal Health Care Foundation of Connecticut. (n.d.).
Retrieved from
http://www.universalhealthct.org