AMERICAN HEALTH POLICY MAKING PROCESS

American Health Policy Making Process

American Health Policy Making Process

Introduction

Health policy is a set course of action (or inaction) undertaken by governments or health care organizations to obtain a desired health outcome. The overall health care system, including the public and private sectors, and the political forces that affect that system are shaped by the health care, policy-making process (Charles and Woodhouse, 1993). Public health-related policies come from local, state, or federal legislation, regulations, and/or court rulings which govern the provision of health care services. In addition to public policies, there are institutional or business ...