Description
Week 3 Project - Due
Jun 5, 2019 11:59 PM
NSG4068 Trends in Healthcare Policy CP02
First Steps on Becoming a Grassroots Lobbyist/Advocate for Health Care Policy
This assignment has two parts, numbered below. Write each question as a new topic area, then follow with a paragraph or two to answer the question. You may find it necessary to search for answers to the questions outside of the assigned reading. Be sure to use APA guidelines for writing style, spelling and grammar, and citation of sources.
Tasks:
- Imagine that you are going to make a visit to your representative in Congress. Develop a one-page document that supports your position on the AHCA that you would leave with your representative or his or her aide when you make your visit. This one-pager, also called a “leave behind,” should state your position clearly in bullet points and give your reasons why your position is preferred. This “leave behind” should have 1 inch margins and utilize 14-point font throughout. If you were making this visit in person, you would present your “leave behind” to the person with whom you speak during your visit. Include a second page that describes your rationale for the position in your “leave behind” page supported by at least two journal articles.
- Write a two-page brief to describe the scenario surrounding your legislative visit. Understanding the political affiliation of your representative, include answers to the following:
- Was your member in support or in opposition to the AHCA?
- State three points that you would cover in support or opposition to your representative's position.
- How does your nursing experience influence the advocacy position that you take on the AHCA?
Submission Details:
- Submit your response in a 4-page Microsoft Word document.
- Name your document SU_NSG4068_W3_Project_LastName_FirstInitial.doc.
- Submit your document to the Submissions Area by the due date assigned.
- Cite sources in the APA format on a separate page.
Week 3 Project Due June 5 at 11:59 PM
Explanation & Answer
In case you need them separately, here you go
Running head: NURSING ADVOCACY
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Nursing Advocacy
Name
Institutional Affiliation
NURSING ADVOCACY
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Nursing Advocacy
Advocacy for healthcare policy (AHCA)
As a grassroots lobbyist for healthcare policies in the state of Maine, I write to you
on my position of the recently rejected healthcare act by Congress. Though I
appreciate the efforts being put in place by our representatives to ensure that
affordable healthcare is available for all Americans, the bill was not good for the
people of America. I however also object the new act for various reasons;
➢ Despite the act being an upgrade from the previous one, it would not have
covered the healthcare needs of all the Americans.
➢ States were barred from offering some of the basic Medicaid services.
➢ The bill made cuts on Medicaid thereby rendering most of the Americans
vulnerable to the situation
➢ The bill would have led to a hike in the cost of health insurance policies.
➢ The bill did not offer alternatives for the costly regulations found in ACA
(Krane & Noh 2018).
The rationale for the opposition of the act
The government and representatives of the ...
