Health Care
Healthcare Law, Policy, and Advocacy,
5390
LaToya C. Hicks
01/26/2010
Module 1
Health Policymaking in the U.S. by Longest
Chapter 1
Discussion Questions
1. Define health. What are the determinants of health in humans?
Health is defined as the “state of complete mental, physical, and social well-being that is necessary to live a meaniful and productive life. Health determinants are the physical, behavior along with biological, social factors that affects a person’s health.
2. Define public policies and health policies.
Public policies is defined as the “authoritative decisions made in the legislative, executive, or judicial branches of government that are intended to direct or influence the actions, behaviors or decisions of others. Health policies are when public policies pertain to health and or influence the pursuit of health.
3. What forms do health policies take? Give an example of each. Health policies take the form of laws, rules and operational decisions. * Law would be the 1965 federal public law that established the Medicare and Medicaid programs. * Rules would be a federal courts ruling, that an integrated delivery systems acquisition of yet another hospital violates federal antitrust laws. * Operational would be state governments’ procedures for licensing physicians and medical personnel.
4. Compare and Contrast the two basic categories of health policies.
The two basic categories of health policies are allocative and regulatory. Allocative policies are designed to provide net benefits to some distinct group or class of individuals or organization at the expense of others to ensure that public objectives are met. Regulatory policies are policies that are designed to influence the actions, behaviors, and decisions of others by directive. In comparison, both regulatory as well as allocative policies the government establish some type of policy to appeal ad meet the public goals. Both policies are always established within
5390
LaToya C. Hicks
01/26/2010
Module 1
Health Policymaking in the U.S. by Longest
Chapter 1
Discussion Questions
1. Define health. What are the determinants of health in humans?
Health is defined as the “state of complete mental, physical, and social well-being that is necessary to live a meaniful and productive life. Health determinants are the physical, behavior along with biological, social factors that affects a person’s health.
2. Define public policies and health policies.
Public policies is defined as the “authoritative decisions made in the legislative, executive, or judicial branches of government that are intended to direct or influence the actions, behaviors or decisions of others. Health policies are when public policies pertain to health and or influence the pursuit of health.
3. What forms do health policies take? Give an example of each. Health policies take the form of laws, rules and operational decisions. * Law would be the 1965 federal public law that established the Medicare and Medicaid programs. * Rules would be a federal courts ruling, that an integrated delivery systems acquisition of yet another hospital violates federal antitrust laws. * Operational would be state governments’ procedures for licensing physicians and medical personnel.
4. Compare and Contrast the two basic categories of health policies.
The two basic categories of health policies are allocative and regulatory. Allocative policies are designed to provide net benefits to some distinct group or class of individuals or organization at the expense of others to ensure that public objectives are met. Regulatory policies are policies that are designed to influence the actions, behaviors, and decisions of others by directive. In comparison, both regulatory as well as allocative policies the government establish some type of policy to appeal ad meet the public goals. Both policies are always established within