Health Policy Module Activity

1. Discuss the roles of federal and state governments in health policy.
2. Compare and contrast the operation of traditional economic markets with that of policy markets.
3. Who are demanders and suppliers of health policies? What motivates each in the policy marketplace?
4. Compare and contrast the pluralist and elitist perspectives on interest groups in policy markets.
5. Define power and influence. What are the sources of power in policy markets?

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