Policy Process

To prepare for this assignment, review the key components of the health care policy process in Ch. 3 of Health policymaking in the United States. To prepare for this assignment, review the key components of the health care policy process in Ch. 3 of Health policymaking in the United States. Additionally, Chapters 5-9 of the course text are also excellent resources for each stage of the policy process. Here is a breakdown of what you can find in each chapter of Longest (2016): Chapter 5: Formulation Chapter 6: Legislation Chapter 7: Implementation Chapter 8: Implementation/Analysis/Evaluation Chapter 9: Analysis/Evaluation and Revision The policy cycle provides lawmakers with a pathway for developing a policy and guiding it through the institutions of our government. The cycle starts with identification of a targeted problem and ultimately ends up with providing a specific course of action. Along the way, the outcomes of a policy are subjected to various levels of review, evaluation, and revisions that result in a continual loop. As a health care administrator, it’s important to have a working knowledge of the process and how the process ultimately leads to implementation of health care laws that eventually will have an impact on what you do.   Write a 700- to 1,050-word paper that explains the policy process and explains how the Affordable Care Act advanced through the policy process stages. Your paper must include the following: 1.Discuss five stages of the policy process identified in Longest (2016)–at least 100-150 words to describe each stage: Formulation Legislation Implementation Evaluation/analysis, Revision 2.Explain how the Affordable Care Act advanced through each stage of the policy process How the law was formed/proposed and then passed by Congress How it has been implemented and what agencies primarily implement the law One or two ways the ACA can be evaluated List at least one revision to the law since it has been passed Cite at least 3 reputable references. One of your sources must be the course textbook, Longest (2016). Reputable references include trade or industry publications, government or agency websites, scholarly works a textbook, or other sources of similar quality. Submit your assignment. Resources  Center for Writing Excellence  Reference and Citation Generator  Grammar and Writing Guides Copyright 2019 by University of Phoenix. All rights reserved. Use this space to build your submission. You can add text, images, and files. Add Content Details & Information   Assessment due date 9/1/20, 1:59 AM (CDT)