HSA 3150 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: Amicus Curiae
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Lobbying: persuadi(cid:374)g others to (cid:373)ake de(cid:272)isio(cid:374)s that are i(cid:374) the (cid:271)est i(cid:374)terests of lo(cid:271)(cid:271)yists" employers: means of influence. Electioneering: electioneering: using resources at their disposal to aid candidates for political office, sympathetic policymakers are more likely to be influenced. Interest groups can affect election outcomes and channel money into campaign finances. Exhibit 5. 4: electioneering is subject to oversight by fec. Interest groups seek to influence policymaking process by shaping public opinion. Example: 1960s medicare tactics: the effect of appeals is debatable, yet extent and persistence suggest value. Interest groups achieve success in influencing policy agendas through use of physical, organizational, political, motivational, and intangible resources. Chief executives in agenda setting: chief executives can: Nature of the health policy agenda: shaped by problems, potential solutions, and political circumstances, process is extraordinarily dynamic. Coexists with policy agendas in other domains. Is in enormous and constant flux: result is a large set of inconsistent policies.
