Cost Of Healthcare In Us And Policy Formulation Discussion APA format. 1 or 2 pages. Plus references pages. !. What forces have had an effect on increasing

Cost Of Healthcare In Us And Policy Formulation Discussion APA format. 1 or 2 pages. Plus references pages. !. What forces have had an
effect on increasing health
cost over the past 30 years?
Increases in health cost have
been attributed to large numbers
of uninsured Americans, an
unstable economy, and
uncontrolled health care
spending (Mason et al, 2016, p.
105). Health costs have also been
rising recently due to the baby
boom generation heading into
retirement which causes
increases in Medicare enrollment.
Americans are seeking treatment
for conditions later which
increases hospital length of stay.
Currently two-thirds of adults are
either overweight or obese; this
leads to increased medical
spending ($2.5 trillion annually)
for chronic conditions (Mason et
al, 2016, p.160).
#. How is research used to
produce effective public
health care policies in order
to spend public resources
wisely? Give one example.
Research is used to produce
effective public health care
policies by using both qualitative
and quantitative data. An example
of quantitative methods to gather
data is the National Health and
Nutrition Examination Survey
(NHANES) which monitors the
prevalence of obesity and
diabetes over time as well as by
examining factors associated with
changes in prevalence (Mason et
al, 2016, p.107). Finding the
prevalence of diabetes and
obesity enables primary
prevention tactics to be used
where prevalence is higher. Public
resources can be spent to
provide education related to
obesity and diabetes prevention
which saves money on public
health care for the long-term.
R. Identify your legislators for
the state and national level.
Please include the name of
your state, district numbers
for both your state level
representatives and senators,
as well as those on the
national level. To respond to
this item, you will have two
US senators, one US
Congressman, one state
senator and one state
representative
The legislators for Kentucky
include Robert Stivers II, David
Givens, Damon Thayer, Julie
Adams, Mike Wilson, Morgan
McGarvey, Johnny Turner, and
Dennis Parrett. Two US senators
are Barbara Bower for CA and
Doug Jones for AL. The
legislators at the national level are
numerous and are all listed on the
www.congress.gov/members
website. One US congressman is
Ed Whitfield for the 1st district, a
current state senator for KY is
Rand Paul, and a current KY state
representative is James Comer
for the 1st district.
_. What contexts inform crafting
policy?
According to Mason et al (2016),
crafting policy involves internal
and external validity, a timely
approach, open to changes as
the policy interacts with different
policymakers, fits a specific
purpose, answers policy
questions / objectives, is created
with an analytical view, and
realistic regarding funding.
Crafting policy is a step by step
process that takes requires
through evaluations for each step
forward. Crafting policy identifies
critical problems to lead to realtime decision making to solve
each problem.
f. Why should legislators use
research evidence in public
policymaking?
Legislators should use research
evidence in public policymaking
to specifically define the contours
of a problem by informing policy
and researching the benefits and
harms for policy solutions (Mason
et al, 2016). Research also
examines the costs and
consequences for policy
proposals. Policy researchers are
more beneficial to the policy
process when they thoroughly
understand the context and issue
being studied.
g. Why are effective programs
not always implemented?
Majority of the time effective
programs are not able to be
implemented due to cost
concerns. The cost of teaching
and implementing a new program
is often a factor that impedes
putting successful programs in
place. Risk vs reward is a big
decider and often times the risk
of spending is not seen as
balanced compared to the reward
of a policy. Lack of education,
difficulty disseminating
information, and issues changing
the perceived norm are also
barriers of implementing effective
programs.
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