Assignment task: Health Care Policy Analysis
A health care policy analysis (HPA) is a specific process that helps policymakers identified potential policy options that could alleviate issues brought up by the American populace.
For this assignment you will conduct a health care policy analysis based on the following video and create a policy that addresses the issues presented by the author.
Video: How America's Opioid Crisis Spiraled Out of Control
Your assignment will include the following components and answers to the questions indicated in each section:
Problem Identification:
- What is the problem(s) you are trying to address?
Policy Options:
- Identify a minimum of three possible solutions to the identified problem.
- Why did you choose these solutions to address the problem?
- Which one of these options will you choose to turn into a policy?
- Why were the other two options not chosen?
Overview:
- What is the name of your policy? Provide a brief overview of the key components of the policy.
Framing Questions:
- What level of government or institution will implement the policy?
- How does the policy work/operate? For example, will it be mandatory? How will it be funded?
- What are the policy's objectives?
Criteria:
- How does the policy address the identified issue?
- What population(s) will benefit?
Political:
- Who are the stakeholders, including supporters and opponents?
- What are the potential impacts of the policy on other sectors and high priority issues (e.g., sustainability, economic impact)?
Operational:
- How much time will be needed for the policy to be enacted, implemented, and enforced?
Budget:
- From a budgetary perspective, what will be the costs and benefits associated with the policy?
Economic:
- How do costs compare to benefits (e.g., cost-savings, costs averted, ROI, cost effectiveness, cost-benefit analysis, and so on)?
Your assignment should be a minimum of five pages in length and should include a title page and reference page (title and reference pages do not count toward the minimum page requirement).