A nurse has been investigating how health care policy is made and believes that the system is too complicated and difficult to navigate. Which statement best justifies this position? Health care policy is
a. created at many governmental levels and affected by multiple variables.
b. enacted mostly by federal law, which requires compromise by both parties.
c. funded by appropriations bills, making additional policies hard to enact.
d. politicized with the current administration's party views taking priority.
A
Health care policy can be developed by federal or state law; by federal, state, or local rules and regulations; or by think tanks and philanthropic organizations. Policy is affected by funding decisions, public opinion, the economy, demographics, technology, and many other factors. This creates a system that is very complex and difficult for the average person to navigate.
Policy is not only enacted by federal law but can be enacted at the state level and created by agencies and organizations.
Funding does occur through appropriations bills, but this is not the reason the system is complicated.
This statement is true; however, this viewpoint is too narrow to explain the complexity of the entire system.
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