HCS 550 Week 6 Policy Position Paper Signature Assignment
Choose either a fictional or already existing health care policy
which you would like to see implemented or changed. Imagine that
you have been given an opportunity to meet with a legislator to
obtain support for your position or to influence his or her own
policy decisions.
Read the Writing Policy Position Papers document from The
Business Advocacy Fund.
Create a 1,400- to 2,100-word policy position paper to support
your position on your chosen health care policy. Be sure to keep
the following in mind:
You are trying to convince them of the validity and necessity of
your policy proposal.
You are showing the legislator your understanding of the policy
development and implementation process and you understand the
role that he or she plays throughout
When you are providing your legislator with your information be
aware of the impact that special interest groups and other politics
will have on the legislator’s decision. These factors will certainly
impact the way that your proposal is received by the legislator.
Consider the relationship of government to the creation of policy
and describe how your legislator’s support will assist the creation
of the policy for which you are lobbying.
In your policy position, you must address each of the following
bullets. It is vital that you address them in relation to your chosen
health care policy. For example, where is your policy at within the
health policymaking process? What has been done and what still
needs to be done? And what information is needed for the
development of your policy? How does this differ from other
policies being developed? Keep in mind those are only examples of
how you may address the required bullets below in your policy
position.
Analyze the health policymaking process.
Consider the following: