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he policymaking process will impact the ability of your topic to become a successful policy

• Which stage of the policy process will be the most difficult for your policy to pass, and why.
• Differentiate information needed for the development of health policy.

Consider the following:

• What data and research indicate a need for the proposed policy.
• What information you will present to the legislator and why this information will be selected.
• Differentiate key stakeholders and interest groups involved in health policymaking.

Consider the following:

• Who the key stakeholders are and why they are important to your policy proposal.
• What special interest group would support your policy and why you chose the group.
• Analyze the drivers of health policy formulation.

Consider the following:

• What factors will drive the formulation of the policy and why these policies elevate the issue from a topic to an agenda item.
• Analyze the roles of legislative committees.
• Consider the following:
• What legislative committee(s) would be involved in reviewing your policy, their role, and how the structure of those committees might impact the success of your policy in the legislative stage.
• Analyze local, state, and federal roles in the development of health policy.

Consider the following:

• How any prior policy attempts related to your policy, either at local, state, or federal levels, have impacted the development of your selected policy.
• Evaluate the impact of individuals and groups on the development of health policy.
• Consider the following:
• How either individual stakeholders or stakeholder interest groups have previously attempted to develop other policies like yours, and the impact of those efforts on the development of your policy.
• Evaluate the impact of advocacy methods on the development of health policy.

Consider the following:

• The impact of prior advocacy methods with regards to your policy and why you feel these efforts have been either successful or unsuccessful.
• Contrast local, state, and federal policy implementation processes.
• Consider the following:
• Which level of government--federal, local, or state--would be primarily responsible for implementing your policy, and how the role of that level of government and differs from the roles of the other levels of government.
• Analyze the differing roles of public and private regulatory agencies as they relate to the implementation of health policy.

Consider the following:

• Which public and/or private regulatory agency (or agencies) is responsible for implementing your policy and how that agency's role would impact the implementation of your policy.
• Analyze the effect of current health policy on the health care environment.

Consider the following:

• How the policy would impact the healthcare environment
• What resources healthcare organizations would need devote to implementing the policy
• How the proposed policy will impact the cost of delivering care (both short and long term)
• How implementing the policy will impact the quality of patient care
• What important tradeoffs might occur if the policy is implemented