1. CHAPTER 14: HEALTH POLICY AND
FUTURE TRENDS
• Summarize at least three key policy questions for a current
development in health policy, economics, or financing
• Point out the impact of a current trend that affects health
care policy, economics, or financing in the United States
or worldwide
• Analyze how a provision of the PPACA or another current
health policy influences health care costs
• Justify the roles of nursing and nurse leadership in meeting
the future needs and demands of health
care quality, access, and cost control
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2. POLICY QUESTIONS AND EXAMPLES
OF FUTURE TRENDS
• Cost: controlling costs
• Quality: maintaining optimal health care
• Access: addressing parity vs. disparity
• Universality: decisions about extending coverage to all
• Equity: issues of rationing and setting priorities
• Efficiency: improving productivity
• Choice: willingness to pay and limited resources
• Prevention: bio-terrorism, outcomes, and applications of CBA
and CEA
Adapted from Roberts & Clyde, 1993.
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3. FUTURE TRENDS
• Continued economic
downturn
• Increasing
environmental concerns
• Changing U.S.
demographics
• Health care system
developments
• Other trends?
• Implications for
nursing?
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4. KEEPING UP TO DATE
• Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation (KFF)
• KaiserEDU.org
• The Commonwealth Fund
• Health Affairs
• American Nurses Association (ANA)
• HealthCare.gov
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