Current Health Law Efforts

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  • Process of Health Policy Making: Key Features

Current Health Law Efforts

Health law is constantly changing and morphing due to the efforts of interested parties or stakeholders. Some of the proposed changes benefit citizens while others appear only to further the interests of corporations. It is important to understand the influence of politics, for example, on policy. For this assignment, you will have the opportunity to explore current news items related to health law and policy.

From the Internet, review the following:

Choose a current news item of interest and include the following information in your discussion post:

  • Health policy discussed
  • Invested parties
  • Potential pros and cons of recommended change

To support your work, As in all assignments, cite your sources in your work and provide references for the citations in APA format.

Your posting should be a minimum of 200 words in length.

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Process of Health Policy Making: Key Features The public policy making process is impacted by external factors to a great extent. For its part, the process impacts the larger environment. Situations and preferences of individuals, organizations, and groups influence policy making. Biological, biomedical, cultural, demographic, ecological, economic, ethical, legal, psychological, science, social, and technological variables, as well as legal variables need to be taken into consideration during the process. Impact of External Factors on Public Policy Making Tobacco-related illnesses are significant and severe yet entirely preventable with appropriate education, screening, diagnosis, and treatment. Current tobacco policies include smoke-free air laws, age regulations, and excise taxes. But these beneficial public policies were not always in place. In the 1940s, smoking prevalence hit an all-time high in the United States, stemming largely from the involvement of the United States in World War II. During this time, scientific inquiry began to establish the link between smoking and lung cancer and several journal articles were published establishing the direct relationship between smoking and increased risk of death. The emergence of scientific evidence linking smoking to ill health is further supported by governments actions to curtail tobacco advertising and community health organizations joining the cause to eliminate smoking. In 1965, Congress passed the Federal Cigarette Labeling and Advertising Act requiring a warning from the Surgeon General about the hazards of smoking. Despite high rates of smoking through the 1970s, many Americans now believe that the science is sound and that there is an increased risk of illness associated with smoking. There is greater public outcry for smoke-free public places, and many restaurants and workplaces prohibit smoking indoors. Medical advancement allows for the development of nicotine replacement, and that coupled with a stronger set of public policies promote a decline in tobacco consumption. This example shows us that there are a number of external factors in play during the policymaking process, including medical and scientific information, legal restrictions, and cultural factors. These factors may not always promote the policy-making process; however, it is essential to be aware of the multitude of variables that impact policy making The public policy making process can be modeled to involve three interactive and interdependent phases: policy formulation, policy implementation, and policy modification. The process is also cyclical, in that all decisions are subject to modifications, largely based on evaluation and feedback. It is also an inherently political process because decisions are made by humans. Therefore, the push and pull of human altruism, egoism, self-interest, bias, greed, etc. may influence the process, making it a less than rational pursuit. However, good policies take all these constraints into account in order to achieve optimal outcomes.
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