Health Care Policy

Health Care Policy Order Description You pick an issue that has arisen in" rel="nofollow">in one of the policy areas hat calls for changes to a policy that is currently in" rel="nofollow">in place. You describe the current policy and explain" rel="nofollow">in why policy reform may be warranted. In some cases it may be useful to give some background about how the current policy came about, and what policy reforms have happened in" rel="nofollow">in the past, and what their results were. Then you present a reform proposal (one that has been put forward by thin" rel="nofollow">ink tanks, political candidates or parties, in" rel="nofollow">interest groups, researchers, or others engaged in" rel="nofollow">in the policy process). Describe that proposal briefly. Your main" rel="nofollow">in task will then be to discuss the pros and cons, benefits and costs of the proposal to different groups. Dependin" rel="nofollow">ing on your topic, this discussion may focus on comparin" rel="nofollow">ing the reform proposal to the current policy, or you may decide to evaluate your reform proposal again" rel="nofollow">inst other reform proposals (what are they doin" rel="nofollow">ing better or worse than the proposal you are evaluatin" rel="nofollow">ing). In the end, come to a conclusion. Based on the evidence you have developed, you will recommend for the policy maker to adopt this reform proposal - or not. ORGANIZATION The paper should be organized as follows: Your Name, Course, Date Title of your paper (you give it a title) Introduction Importance and Thesis Statement: Describe what the public policy challenge is and why you thin" rel="nofollow">ink the policy warrants reform. (What is the problem that the government needs to solve? What are we tryin" rel="nofollow">ing to achieve with policy reform?) Include in" rel="nofollow">in this paragraph your thesis statement – what you recommend. This sets an expectation… that you will lay out the reasons for how you arrived at your recommendation in" rel="nofollow">in the body of the paper. Also, your recommendation at the end should be consistent with your thesis statement. Here is some advice about Thesis Statements and Organization of an Essay What you are writin" rel="nofollow">ing is an argumentative paper: https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/545/01/ Don’t miss this one: 10 Thesis Statement Examples to Inspire Your Next Argumentative Essay https://www.kibin" rel="nofollow">in.com/essay-writin" rel="nofollow">ing-blog/thesis-statement-examples/ Another Resource: https://www.cws.illin" rel="nofollow">inois.edu/workshop/writers/tips/thesis/ Background If necessary, describe in" rel="nofollow">in more detail the current policy, or issues and problems associated with it that demand a solution; you can give some historical or other background, and/or identify previous attempts to resolve the issue, if that is appropriate and relevant to the evaluation of the proposals. How do you decide how much background to provide? Only provide in" rel="nofollow">information if it is important to understand the current situation or the viability of your reform proposal. Policy Options This should be the largest part of your paper, to give you a ball park, I’d say around 1.5 to 2 of the total 3 pages. Describe a potential way to solve the policy challenge. Discuss how effective it would be compared to what is in" rel="nofollow">in place now, or compare two policy proposals to each other. What would be possible objections again" rel="nofollow">inst a policy option, what questions does it raise? How might it affect different groups? This comparison needs to be based on quality data and sources, not just on your or someone else’s opin" rel="nofollow">inion. https://www.pcc.edu/library/scripts/know-your-sources/in" rel="nofollow">index.html Recommendation Present your policy recommendation based on your analysis of the policy options. Give reasons for why you chose one option over the other (or over the status quo). Your recommendations should also be consistent with your thesis statement. MATERIALS TO USE Use classroom materials (assigned readin" rel="nofollow">ings and lecture slides, which often have lin" rel="nofollow">inks to more in" rel="nofollow">in-depth in" rel="nofollow">information on a topic) plus other quality sources. Quality Sources are for example: government reports, peer reviewed articles, research published by thin" rel="nofollow">ink tanks, or by nonpartisan civic groups, The Economist, reputable daily news sources, as well as reputable magazin" rel="nofollow">ines. FORMATTING 1) 1 in" rel="nofollow">inch margin" rel="nofollow">ins on all sides 2) 11 poin" rel="nofollow">int font TIMES NEW ROMAN 3) double spaced 4) 3 pages 5) Tables, graphs go in" rel="nofollow">into an appendix (the appendix is in" rel="nofollow">in addition to the 3 pages) 6) Organization: Use the followin" rel="nofollow">ing (BOLDED) headin" rel="nofollow">ings: Title Introduction with Thesis Background Policy Options Recommendation 7) Use either APA Style, or Chicago Manual of Style 8) Add bibliography at the end (in" rel="nofollow">in addition to 3 pages)