The Policy Process: Evaluation, Analysis And Revision

The Policy Process: Evaluation, Analysis and Revision
HCS/455
December 15, 2014
The Policy Process: Evaluation, Analysis and Revision
The policy process, part one, contains information on the formulation, implementation, and the legislation phase. The first phase is formulation; this is where information is gathered and delivered to the various individuals and groups involved. The next phase is evaluation; this is where discussions and/or debates take place. The next phase would be implementation; this is where the policy would be acted on or adopted. The topic of this paper is healthcare insurance for elderly and low income individuals and families. This paper is part two of the policy process and will show how the continuation of a
Identifying alternative policies. The success of steps one and two determines reaching the third step. The policy analysis process includes a incrementalist approach; reaching one goal in order to reach the next. Combining different alternatives can help reduce solutions not presented before.
4. Evaluating alternative policies. The packaging of alternative solutions is next in a successful policy analysis. Evaluating all the possible solutions will benefit the policy criteria already in place. Additional information is collected when analyzing influence levels: economical, political, and social aspects of the issue.
5. Displaying and distinguishing alternative policies. The evaluation of alternatives show the standards of criteria met. Numbers don’t speak by themselves but are helpful in final solution decision-making. Comparison schemes are used in summarizing the virtues and help distinguish between several options; quantitive methods, qualitative analysis and complex political considerations are combined in general alternatives.
6. Monitoring the implemented policy. Assuring continuity, decides whether the changes have had an impact on the policy. “Even after a policy has been implemented, there may be some doubt whether the problem was resolved appropriately and even whether the selected policies being implemented properly.” (Patton,
When dealing with elderly or low income patients, it is important to follow the policies and guidelines. Sometimes, when dealing with the elderly or low income patients, healthcare professionals could have to deal with issues on personal levels. It is of major importance that these professionals follow all the rules and regulations required. In building the policy the focus of this paper is on the evaluation stage, analysis stage, and the revision stage. In developing a policy on Medicare, for elderly and low income patients, there are strategies in which the policies are built on. When all of the ideas are discussed in revised they are brought into the revision stage of the process. We have discussed the evaluation stages of the policy process which gives individuals the chance to view the beneficial aspects of the policy. In the analysis stage, we began to see how the policy can be implemented and total agreement by policymakers is important. The revision stage gives policymakers the chance to make sure that enough information is given and that said information is accurate. The main goal that public health officials are seeking is in making sure that all information can be accepted nationwide. JHACO and OSHA are agencies that will provide the regulations and inspections. When the Medicare policy process needs revisions it is critical that these revisions are made nationwide. The purpose behind policies