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HCA 497 Week 5 Final Paper
Focus of the Final Paper
During each week of the course, you have covered various issues and
trends associated with the U.S. health care system. For your Final
Paper, you will apply the knowledge that you have gained throughout
the course and the program of study by analyzing key health policy
issues from the perspective of major stakeholders in the U.S. health
care system.
The U.S. health care system has been shaped by numerous policies
that have been established over a long period. Utilize at least five

2. scholarly sources, including a minimum of three from the University
Library. In an eight- to ten-page paper, address the following:
1. Describe general policy making viewpoints that exist today on each
of the following health care issues:
a. Access to Care
b. Cost of Care
c. Quality of Care
2. Analyze the roles of the five major stakeholder groups or
subgroups listed below in influencing health care policy formulation
relative to the following issues: access to care, cost of care, and
quality of care. Support and justify your ideas with appropriate
research. Based on your research, explain the general position or
stance of each group or subgroup as it relates to each of the listed
issues (access to care, cost of care, and quality of care).
a. Governmental agency (e.g., County Medical Services, Centers for
Disease Control and Prevention)
b. Health care professional association (e.g., American Medical
Association, American Nurses Association)
c. Direct or indirect health care providing organization (e.g., hospital,
long-term health care facility, pharmaceutical manufacturer, managed
care organization)
d. Politicians (e.g., political party, President, U.S. Senate)
e. Patients (e.g., general population, special populations)
3. Evaluate the pros and cons associated with the involvement of the
stakeholders in each group or subgroup in health care policymaking,
including their position and their influence on the issues.
4. Predict the future direction of health care policy on each of the
issues (access to care, cost of care, and quality of care). From the

3. perspective of a health care administrator, include a critical reflection
on the social, cultural, economic, ethical, and regulatory implications
as well as the changes required to promote the outcome that you
envision. Devote at least one paragraph to each of the issues listed
above.