Consider the following:
How either individual stakeholders or stakeholder
interest groups have previously attempted to develop
other policies like yours, and the impact of those efforts
on the development of your policy.
Evaluate the impact of advocacy methods on the development of
health policy.
Consider the following:
The impact of prior advocacy methods with regards to
your policy and why you feel these efforts have been
either successful or unsuccessful.
Contrast local, state, and federal policy implementation processes.
Consider the following:
Which level of government–federal, local, or state–
would be primarily responsible for implementing your
policy, and how the role of that level of government and
differs from the roles of the other levels of government.
Analyze the differing roles of public and private regulatory
agencies as they relate to the implementation of health policy.
Consider the following:
Which public and/or private regulatory agency (or
agencies) is responsible for implementing your policy
and how that agency’s role would impact the
implementation of your policy.
Analyze the effect of current health policy on the health care
environment.
Consider the following:
How the policy would impact the healthcare
environment
What resources healthcare organizations would need
devote to implementing the policy
How the proposed policy will impact the cost of
delivering care (both short and long term)
How implementing the policy will impact the quality of
patient care
What important tradeoffs might occur if the policy is
implemented