The Federal System and Healthcare Policy

  The purpose of this assignment is to demonstrate knowledge of how the federal system of government works. Examine what the different branches and layers of government do to address a policy using a current issue to illustrate it. It is NOT to give your personal opinions on the issue. Complete a research essay on how the federal government creates healthcare policy. The U.S. healthcare system has been a controversial topic for decades. Here are the aspects and questions to address for this essay: Identify a current policy problem for the American healthcare system, and then state a preferred policy solution to it and why it's preferred (This is your thesis statement). Briefly explain two competing solutions to this problem while addressing the responsibilities of each level of government (federal, state, and local) and the three branches of the federal government (executive, legislative, and judicial). Build the argument for why your chosen solution is preferable, what critics say about the solution, and finally why the critics are wrong.