Regulatory Health Policies Discussion

Select one of the following questions for your initial post, which is due before Thursday evening at 11:59 pm EST. Please copy and paste the question at the beginning of your initial response so everyone knows which question you are answering. Be sure to include a properly formatted citation from your textbook and a peer-reviewed source for your initial post. The post should be at least 300 words.

• Describe the critical policy issues related to access to care, cost of care, and quality of care. Which critical policy issue do you think impacts US Healthcare the most?

• Your textbook describes different types of health policies. Describe a health policy that is used as a regulatory tool and a health policy that is used as an allocative tool.

• Describe the steps involved in creating health policy in the US. As a healthcare professional, what is your role in creating health policy?

• What is the role of the federal government in creating and supporting health policy in the US? Do you think it is more effective for health policy to be regulated at the state or federal level? Support your response with real-life examples.