REQUIREMENTS
- Compare public healthcare policies at the federal and state level that affect the provision of patient care and healthcare delivery by doing the following:
- Describe one federal and one state public healthcare policy that affect the provision of patient care and healthcare delivery.
- Explain how each policy works (e.g., Is it mandatory? Will enforcement be necessary? Who is responsible for administering the policy?).
- Discuss each policy’s impact on the population(s) by answering the following questions:
- What populations will benefit?
- How will they benefit?
- What populations will be negatively impacted?
- How will they be impacted?
- Does the policy impact health disparities and health equity?
- Discuss the evidence that informs each policy, including two scholarly evidence sources published within the last five years to support your discussion.
- Discuss whether the evidence identified in part A4 supports the chosen policies, including any modifications that should be made to each policy based on the identified evidence.
- Explain the role of the nurse in policy development and how the nurse could impact the administration of, or the revision of, a policy at both federal and state levels.
- Reflect on barriers to the nurse’s engagement in each of the following healthcare policy areas:
- development
- administration
- revision
- Reflect on ways that you will engage with healthcare policy in each of the following areas in your future nursing practice:
- development
- administration
- revision
- Acknowledge sources, using in-text citations and references, for content that is quoted, paraphrased, or summarized.
- Demonstrate professional communication in the content and presentation of your submission.
Solution
Healthcare Policy Analysis
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The Affordable Care Act (ACA) 2010 is a federal health policy that was signed into law by President Obama in the year 2010. It has substantially impacted healthcare delivery and patient care as a whole. The policy was designed to enhance the quality and optimize the affordability of health insurance coverage in the country. As a result, it aimed to lower uninsured rates through the expansion of private and public insurance coverage and reducing costs attached to healthcare for both private citizens and the government (Lee & Porell, 2020). The Florida Legislature established the Florida Clean Air Act (FCAA) to protect citizens from the health consequences of second-hand smoke. After the passage of a voter-approved constitutional amendment, the Legislature banned workplace smoking in 2003 for……………………………………….$10