354 final chap 13 Flashcards
health policy
public policy that pertain to and influence the pursuit of health
regulatory tools
gov. prescribes and controls behavior of a particular target group by monitoring the group and posing sanctions if it fails to comply
examples of regulatory tools
-IRS regulating employer mandate and collecting the taxes/penalties imposed by ACA
-state gov. regulating licensure requirements of health professionals
allocative tools
health policies that direct provision of income, services, or goods to groups of individuals who usually reap benefits in receiving them
distributive allocative tools
benefits spread through society (funding medical research or Hill Burton)
redistributive allocative tools
taking $ from one group to benefit another (Medicaid, CHIP, some parts of ACA)
principle features of U.S health policies
gov. as subsidiary to the private sector, fragmented policies, incremental policies
gov. as subsidiary to the private sector
role to fill gaps of private sector
fragmented policies
mix of public and private approaches result in little coordination
incremental policies
small policy changes at a time reflecting compromises among a variety of competing interests (originated in state govs)
health policy is strongly influenced by…
demands of interest groups
legislative branch - congress
primary policy maker
executive - president
propose and influence
judicial - courts
uphold, implement, modify, strike down
johnson
Medicare/Medicaid
