The Policy Process Part 1
The Policy Process: Part 1
Ryan Schmidt
HCS 455
February 18, 2013
Midge Elkins, PhD, RNC-OB
The Policy Process: Part 1
Polices are reviewed and considered everyday with the intention to solve problems and improve the quality of life. The policies implemented to improve the American health care system affect each and every person, so it is extremely important that policies are carefully considered before they are implemented. The following paper will address how a topic eventually becomes a policy and will include the formulation stage, the legislative stage, and finally the implementation stage. Before a policy is even established, it goes through several stages which include: agenda building, formulation, adoption, implementation, evaluation and termination. These steps are extremely important and need to be carefully carried out during the policy process to ensure that the policy will indeed solve the problem at hand and to also improve the quality of life for all citizens.
Formulation Stage
There is a lot that goes into implementing new policies. Before a policy can be created or even formulated, a problem needs to exist. Policy makers need to be prepared to explain the problem at hand and why the issue is so important. When presenting an existing problem, there are several questions to be prepared for such as: What are the implications of not acting? What is at stake? Why is action needed? These questions are important when presenting a problem to the government. Once a problem exists, the government will look into the situation. What is the formulation stage? Well pretty much the formulation stage is where the government seeks different approaches in order to solve the problem at hand. There are typically several people involved in this stage of the process including: Congress, the executive branch, the courts and interest groups (Cliffsnotes.com, n.d.). Throughout the formulation process different approaches to the policy are
Ryan Schmidt
HCS 455
February 18, 2013
Midge Elkins, PhD, RNC-OB
The Policy Process: Part 1
Polices are reviewed and considered everyday with the intention to solve problems and improve the quality of life. The policies implemented to improve the American health care system affect each and every person, so it is extremely important that policies are carefully considered before they are implemented. The following paper will address how a topic eventually becomes a policy and will include the formulation stage, the legislative stage, and finally the implementation stage. Before a policy is even established, it goes through several stages which include: agenda building, formulation, adoption, implementation, evaluation and termination. These steps are extremely important and need to be carefully carried out during the policy process to ensure that the policy will indeed solve the problem at hand and to also improve the quality of life for all citizens.
Formulation Stage
There is a lot that goes into implementing new policies. Before a policy can be created or even formulated, a problem needs to exist. Policy makers need to be prepared to explain the problem at hand and why the issue is so important. When presenting an existing problem, there are several questions to be prepared for such as: What are the implications of not acting? What is at stake? Why is action needed? These questions are important when presenting a problem to the government. Once a problem exists, the government will look into the situation. What is the formulation stage? Well pretty much the formulation stage is where the government seeks different approaches in order to solve the problem at hand. There are typically several people involved in this stage of the process including: Congress, the executive branch, the courts and interest groups (Cliffsnotes.com, n.d.). Throughout the formulation process different approaches to the policy are
References: American Association of Critical-Care Nurses. (2013). Introduction to the Legislative and Regulatory Process. Retrieved from http://www.aacn.org/wd/practice/content/publicpolicy/intro.pcms?menu=practice American Government. (2013). Policy Making: Political Interactions. Retrieved 2/18/2013 from http://www.ushistory.org/gov/11.asp Cliffsnotes.com. (n.d.). The Policy Making Process. Retrieved from http://www.cliffsnotes.com/study_guide/topicarticleid-65383,articleid-65551.html