Agenda Comparison Grid And Fact Sheet It May Seem To You That Healthcare Has Been

AGENDA COMPARISON GRID AND FACT SHEET It may seem to you that healthcare has been a national topic of debate among political leaders for as long as you can remember
Healthcare has been a policy item and a topic of debate not only in recent times but as far back as the administration of the second U
S
president, John Adams
In 1798, Adams signed legislation requiring that 20 cents per month of a sailors paycheck be set aside for covering their medical bills
This represented the first major piece of U
S
healthcare legislation, and the topic of healthcare has been woven into presidential agendas and political debate ever since
As a healthcare professional, you may be called upon to provide expertise, guidance and/or opinions on healthcare matters as they are debated for inclusion into new policy
You may also be involved in planning new organizational policy and responses to changes in legislation
For all of these reasons you should be prepared to speak to national healthcare issues making the news
In this Assignment, you will analyze recent presidential healthcare agendas
You also will prepare a fact sheet to communicate the importance of a healthcare issue and the impact on this issue of recent or proposed policy
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