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HCA 610 Health Policy
Interest Group Assignment
Background: A key aspect of any interest group/lobbyist is that they attempt to change or affect policy. The main way that interest groups try to affect policy isthrough lobbying efforts of members of Congress.
Directions: Research two influential healthcare interest groups and write an analysis, then create your own! Please write a 5 to 6 page paper (double spaced) and include a minimum 5 citations in APA format.
1. Give general background on the purpose of healthcare lobbyists
2. Identify two healthcare interest groups
3. Describe the purpose of your interest group's website. What are they trying to accomplish with their website (i.e. Arethey trying to recruit members? pressure Congress? publicize their cause? other?)?
4. Describe the interest group. What cause does it advocate? What change does it want and why? What are its goals?
5. What are some of the different activities that your interest groups partakes in to achieve their goals?Provide aminimum of 2 specific examples.
6. Does your group seem to be a more extreme or mainstream group? How could you tell?
7. What would you do if you were to get involved with this group? Do you feel like you could make a difference through this group? How so? Explain.
8. If you were to join this interest group, what incentives would you gain? What benefits?
Now that you've researched and wrote about two healthcare interest groups, make up your own! Write out the following information for yourinterest group:
1. Name
2. Healthcare issue you are concerned AND goals you would like to achieve
3. At least 2 ways that you are going to take action to reach these goals (remember the political aspects of
4. interest groups)
5. Explain at least one way that you are going to try to get people to join your interest group.