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he Policy Process: Formulation, Legislation and Implementation
Policies are constantly being reviewed and considered to help improve the federal, state, or local health care systems. Each one has the potential to affect each of us on a daily basis, so careful consideration must be given when policies are proposed. It is important to understand the process of how a topic eventually becomes a policy.

Choose a health care topic for which a policy might be formed.

Writea 1,050- to 1,400-word paper on the complete process of how your chosen topic becomes a policy. In your paper, include the following information:

• State the objective of the policy.
• Define Formulation stage:
• Explain the process to formulate your policy and the involvement of stakeholders.
• Define Legislative stage:
• Explain the legislative body's approval process needed to gain support (ie funding) for the policy and how stakeholders influence legislators' decisions.
• Define Implementation stage:
• Identify the accountable parties and their roles in the various implementation stages of your policy.