Political Considerations Discussion

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The Biden Administration recently issued two new policies regarding Covid -19 Vaccines.

Using the OSHA (Occupational and Safety Administration) requirements, the policy will require that any employer who employs more than 100 workers must require employees to be vaccinated or be tested as negative on weekly basis. Additionally, all unvaccinated employees must wear masks at work.

Via the Department of Health and Human Services (HMS) and the Center for Medicare and Medicaid (CMS), all healthcare facilities must require that their workers are fully vaccinated. Since most healthcare facilities receive payment from CMS and to continue to receive these payments, they must comply.

• Some people have extraordinarily strong feelings regarding these policies. As a future health care manager, consider and address the following from the management perspective:
• Identify two specific reasons, which have been cited by proponents of the polices, for instituting and following the policies described above.

Identify two specific reasons, which have been cited by opponents of the polices, for instituting and following the policies described above.

Describe which side of the argument with which you are most aligned.Political Considerations History Of Politics and Healthcare  Goes back to the first Pesthouses  Workman’s Compensation  Nationalized Health Care– 1940s, then 1990s and finally passed as the Affordable Care Act  Laws covering the coverage provided by health insurance  Laws covering immunizations, contact tracing for STI;  HIPPA  Goes on and on Nationalized Health Care  US is the only developed country without a Nationalized Health Care System  President Clinton brought up Nationalized Health care in the early 90s  Finally, in 2010 the first effort to nationalized health care was passed – the ACA or Affordable Care Act or Obama Care  It has been a contentious issue ever since!  Particularly the Individual Mandate; struck down by Supreme Court  Upheld by Supreme Court in Summer 2021 https://uppitynegronetwork.files.wordpress.com/2013/10/political-cartoon-slow-itdown-on-health-care-reform-in-the-united-states-picture.gif Why are politics and healthcare connected  It is all about the money  It is all about our basic belief that all people deserve healthcare  It is all about the government’s public health obligation Who has influence  Main Stakeholders  Insurance Companies  Business Owners  Health Care Providers  Patients  Other stakeholders  Pharmaceutical Companies  Durable Equipment Manufacturers  Lawyers  Technology Firms  Universities  Politically Powerful groups e.g. AARP, religious groups http://media.philstar.com/images/banat/Opinyon/20170805/Freetoon.jpg What must be considered  A politician’s constituents  A politician’s voting base  Connections  Political aspirations of the politician In Summary  Politics cannot be separated from the delivery of healthcare  The rules and regulations regarding healthcare is a constant moving target  As a manager, you will have to maintain an awareness of the political climate, the public health policy initiatives, and new healthcare policies
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