Question

How Can Healthcare Administrators Advance Policy Solutions?

Complete the following questions

• Outline how you see yourself as an advocate/educator (unpaid) versus a lobbyist (paid) for a key healthcare issue within the public policy realm. Be certain to define the issue & what the differences & similarities are between an advocate & a lobbyist within the context of the American political system.
• Rely on the 4P Model and one additional framework introduced during the course, which of the following key stakeholders would be the most important ally in advancing your policy position & why:
  • Patients
  • Professionals
  • Payers
  • Policymakers
• Do you prefer to work to resolve healthcare challenges by way of operational, regulatory, or legislative solutions? Is one approach more “ethical” than another? Why or why not?
• Can any particular stakeholder group (patients – professionals – payers – policymakers) fully control or maintain the status quo as it relates to the overall health policy agenda in the United States? Which group (or groups) disproportionately influence or “control” the agenda? How & why is this done?

Answer 1

How Can Healthcare Administrators Advance Policy Solutions:

They have responsibility for facilities, services, programs, staff, budgets, relations with other organizations and other management functions, depending on the type and size of the organization. Unlike clinicians, health administrators or managers do not deal directly with patients on a day-to-day basis.

1. Engage in Volunteer Work. Where possible, donating some of your spare time to a worthy cause is often a worthwhile investment of your skills.
2. Don't Be Afraid to Add Unrelated Work Experience.
3. Consider Going Back to School.
4. Practice Leadership Skills.

how you see yourself as an advocate/educator (unpaid) versus a lobbyist (paid) for a key healthcare issue within the public policy realm?

According to Merriam-Webster, advocacy is “the act or process of supporting a cause or proposal.”

On the other hand, to lobby is defined as “to promote (something, such as a project) or secure the passage of (legislation) by influencing public officials.”

To advocate is to bring up and publicize an issue within a community, like making health care a part of the national discussion and a focus in the media. To lobby is to direct that effort at those in positions of power, namely public officials, politicians, governmental bodies and regulatory agencies. For example, when the Affordable Care Act was being crafted, nurses and professional associations were key voices in ensuring nurses had input on provisions and were involved in the process of creating the final legislation.

Define issue:

Political advocacy is an act of supporting a change or creation of an issue on a local, state, or federal level. When participating in political advocacy, people voice their opinions through emails, letters, calls, and social media posts to their elected officials.

Lobbying' (also 'lobby') is a form of advocacy with the intention of influencing decisions made by the government by individuals or more usually by lobby groups; it includes all attempts to influence legislators and officials, whether by other legislators, constituents, or organized groups.

what the differences & similarities are between an advocate & a lobbyist within the context of the American political system?

Advocacy

• Telling a member of Congress how a policy affects constituents
• Using social media to get the word out about a cause/issue
• Meeting with a government official to explain how a particular problem/issue is affecting a particular group or organization, the environment, etc.

Lobbying

• Asking your member of Congress to vote for or against, or to amend or introduce, particular legislation
• Emailing members of your group asking them to contact their member of Congress in support of or opposition to legislation or pending regulations
• Generating an online petition asking members of your organization (direct lobbying) or members of the public (grassroots lobbying) to contact their legislator(s) to support or oppose particular legislation.

Rely on the 4P Model and one additional framework introduced during the course, which of the following key stakeholders would be the most important ally in advancing your policy position & why:

Correct answer: option d policy maker

Rational( why?)

One of the best-known models is the 4Ps of Marketing, which helps you define your marketing options in terms of product, place, price, and promotion. Use the model when you are planning a new venture, or evaluating an existing offer, to optimize the impact with your target market. So policy maker is correct answer.

First 4 questions are answered in detail.