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Part 1.

Research and select an emerging health care issue. This can include but is not limited to the following:

• Opioid crisis

• Shortages of healthcare professionals

• Medicare or Social Security funding shortfalls

• Cost of healthcare

• A specific disparity in a population group

• Growing rates of chronic health conditions

• Cybersecurity issues

• Healthcare resources for our aging population

• Suicide rates in children and teens

Using the information, you've learned in the course; discuss how you would design a policy for the health care issue you selected. Remember to take into consideration the various aspects of the policy development cycle and level of implementation (federal, state, or local).

1. Why is this issue important?

2. List one possible policy action (or possible solution) that could help address this issue. Make sure your solution is specific."Take steps to lower healthcare cost" is not specific. "Mandate pricing transparency for all hospitals" is specific.

3. Include two possible advantages and two possible disadvantages of the policy action.

4. What level of government (federal or state, or possibly local) would primarily be responsible for implementation? Which agency or agencies would likely help implement?

5. How would you propose the policy be evaluated?

Part 2.

As a Learning Team, create an 8- to 10-slide Microsoft® PowerPoint® presentation with detailed speaker notes on the topic you selected as a team in Week 2. This presentation will require a deeper examination of your chosen topic as it is an emerging issue/trend in today's health care industry. Your presentation should:

• Identify and describe the topic of consideration.(MEDICARE)

• Identify and discuss the emerging issues and trends surrounding the policy.

• Describe areas of opportunity involved with this policy.

• Describe challenges that were faced while implementing the policy.

• Describe issues that may arise as health care reform continues to evolve.

Make sure that you include notes in your PowerPoint presentation. Slides should only include a few major points, and the notes section should contain most of your content.

Part 3.

Longest (2016) discusses the importance of policy competence among healthcare professionals.

• What is policy competence?

• What areas of healthcare policy are you most concerned about or interested in?

• Given what you have learned about the policy process, in what way do you see yourself influencing policy?