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Questions
1. What is the source of differences between state health policy and federal health policy.
2. Describe briefly the six general categories of federal health legislation.
3. Discuss the formulation phase of policymaking in general terms.
4. Discuss agenda setting as the confluence of three streams of activities. Include the concept of a window of opportunity for legislation development in your answer.
5. Describe the nature of problems that drive policy formulation.
6. Discuss the role of research and analysis in defining problems and assessing alternatives.
7. Contrast decision-making in the public and private sectors as it relates to selecting from among alternative solutions to problems.
8. Discuss the involvement of interest groups in the political circumstances that affect agenda setting. Incorporate the specific ways they influence agenda setting in your response.
9. Discuss the role of presidents or governors in agenda setting at the federal level.
10. Discuss the nature of the health policy agenda that results from agenda setting at the federal level.
11. Discuss the link between agenda setting and the development of legislation.
12. Describe the steps in legislation development.
13. Discuss the various sources of ideas for legislative proposals.
14. What congressional legislative committees are most important to health policy? Briefly describe their roles.
15. Describe the federal budget process. Include the relationship between the federal budget and health policy in your response.