As new illnesses, conditions, diseases, technology, or treatment approaches are discovered and/or used in healthcare, we often create new policies to accompany them.Policies are typically enacted to prevent situations from becoming worse and often to improve outcomes.Some policies are implemented nationally, while others only apply to specific states.

Conduct research within the state that you live in and find a healthcare policy that has been implemented within the last 20 years.Write a paper on a healthcare policy (ex., Nursing home reform, ambulance transportation, etc.).Think about how this policy impacts your role and your organization's role.Be sure to include the following:

• Discuss the purpose of the healthcare policy or reform and the gap it was created to fill.Provide the name of the policy or reform and any qualifying measures.
• As you think about your state, explain how the policy benefits the people it serves.Share whether it meets the expectation it intended to.
• Include any relevant data showing improved outcomes due to the policy and whether it is effective.
• Explain different viewpoints or opposing viewpoints to the policy/reform.Explain why it was opposed.
• Use audience-specific language
• Include information that can be extracted and used as a guide that addresses specific questions your organization/staff will need to know.
• Use three credible sources, with two being from the Rasmussen College Library.Include in-text citations where appropriate.