The Politics of Health and Health Care
The Politics of Health and Health Care
The health care reform political battle has been going on since the 194os.
assignment is designed to help you mderstand the history of reform and analyze the
ongoing political debate-
Create a timeline detailing at least five major events in health care reform:
Include key dates, stakeholders, and outcomes of legislation.
Include which party proposed the reform.
Analyze the politics of health and health care:
Explain the political climate surrounding the legislation in each major political reform
era.
Compare and contrast the current political climate to that of the past-
Identify any recurring trends-
Explain your opinion about what makes health and health care so politically charged
and polarizing-
grading rubric:
Creates a timeline with a minimum of five major health care reform events
Includes dates, stakeholders, and outcomes of legislation in the timeline
Provides an analysis of health care reform over the years:
0 Explains the political climate in each major reform era0 Compares curent political climate to that of the past
0 Identifies recurring reform trends
0 Explains opinion about what makes health care so political