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Healthcare: Discussion Questions
Discussion Questions: Healthcare
The author stated the major steps in the policy analysis process. Which stage do you think is the most important? State reasons using one policy analysis example
Policy analysis simply refers to the process of assessing policies to determine how effective they are, or would be in the resolution of economic and social issues in the population. It is carried out in a series of steps that include problem identification, problem definition, process analysis and qualitative analysis (McLaughlin & McLaughlin, 2014). The authors summarize the policy analysis process as follows -- the analyst ascertains that a problem indeed exists, analyses the policies that have already been formulated to address the same, assesses whether the policies already in existence have been effective in realizing their intended objectives, determines the new technologies or modifications that could be incorporated into these policies to make them more effective, and finally assesses the feasibility (in terms of desired outcomes) and financial viability of these changes (McLaughlin & McLaughlin, 2014).
Well, obviously the steps complement each other to make to ensure that the most appropriate and most effective policies are developed and implemented. However, the stages differ in terms of their degree of relevance...
I regard the problem identification stage as the most important of the four stages. The reason is simple, this stage provides the basis or foundation upon which the entire process is based -- in other words, if no problem exists, then there would be no need to develop policy, and consequently, there would be no policy to evaluate in the problem definition, process analysis and qualitative analysis stages. In addition, the problem identification stage helps to provide a sense of direction to analysts and policymakers.
We could use the example of a public policy such as the Affordable Care Act, which is geared at making health insurance more accessible to the underserved segments of the population -- policymakers will first need to ascertain that a problem indeed exists, that for instance, a significant number of Americans are living without medical insurance. Establishing this fact lays the foundation for policy development and the entire policy analysis because after all, if no problem has been established, then there would be no need to develop policy to address the same. Moreover, it is in the problem identification stage that the causes of the identified problem are identified --…
References
Lloyd, R. C. (2004). Quality Healthcare: A Guide to Developing and Using Indicators. Sudbury, MA: Jones & Bartlett Publishers.
McLaughlin, C. P. & McLaughlin, C. D. (2014). Health Policy Analysis: An Interdisciplinary Approach (2nd ed.). Boston, MA: Jones & Bartlett Publishers.
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