NSG 4405 Lecture Notes - Lecture 22: Patient Protection And Affordable Care Act, Social Insurance, Public Health
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Chapter 22: health planning, public health policy, and. Policy = authoritative decisions made in government, agencies, or organizations that are intended to direct or in uence the actions, behaviors, or decision of others. Public health policy = policies that are speci cally intended to direct or in uence actions, behaviors, or decisions that in uence the health of populations. U. s. health expenditures far exceed the norm for other industrialized countries. First step in nation"s effort to reform the health care delivery system. Supports an open marker for the exchange of goods and payments. States set own guidelines with mandated federal services. Care for those less than 21 years of age. For families with too high of an income for medicaid but are unable to afford private insurance. Focus on the promotion and protection of populations. Equity = fairness and justice in distribution of costs, bene ts, and risks.
