Healthcare policies

• Read the following online articles.  Both articles emphasize the important role private industry plays in the design and implementation of health policy.  Be sure to note the various ways industry influences health policy.
  • “Six Components Necessary for Effective Public Health Program Implementation”: http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/818473
  • “Is Healthcare Shaped by Industry? Of Course It Is”: http://www.medscape.com/viewarticle/819960
• Visit the following websites.  While reviewing these websites, be sure to note the differences and similarities among the various state plans.
  • The Top Ten Facts about Massachusetts Health Care Reform: http://www.mass.gov/eohhs/docs/eohhs/healthcare-reform/top-10-facts.pdf
  • An Act Concerning the Establishment of the SustiNet Plan: http://www.cga.ct.gov/2009/ACT/PA/2009PA-00148-R00HB-06600-PA.htm
  • About the Oregon Health Authority: http://www.oregon.gov/oha/Pages/about_us.aspx
• Using workshop readings and your own online research, write a three-page paper examining the three state healthcare policies.
• In your paper, be sure to:
  1. Evaluate the details of each type of health plan.
  2. Compare and contrast each plan’s strengths and weaknesses.
  3. Analyze the three plans and determine whether you believe these plans are essentially universal healthcare coverage for their citizens.  Defend your position, citing any research and/or evidence to support your argument.
• Your paper should include at least three citations from the textbook, articles, or other credible sources.  Your citations must be in proper APA format.

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Introduction

Health care policies are implemented with an aim of achieving a certain healthcare goal in the society. Most policies are also laws that are used to deal with certain issues concerning the health sector. Different states might choose to implement their own health plan but most health reforms might have been implemented by the national government. Health care policies deal with different issues ranging from health insurance to staff performance.  They also cover the quality of health care provided by different healthcare facilities.

Massachusetts Health Care Reform

The policy was enacted in 2006 with an aim of ensuring that all residents of the state have medical coverage. The law ensured that the employers provided an insurance coverage for all their employees it included…..

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