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Assignment:
Discussion Board post:
Topic: Policy and Regulations in the Health Care or Public Health Industry
Discuss ways that your current industry of practice or the one in which you are interested (e.g., nursing, public health, health education) have used policy or regulation to address health equity.
READING AND RESOURCES:
In this unit, you will review several readings from health industry leaders, such as American Medical Association (AMA), American Health Insurance Plans (AHIP), American Hospital Association (AHA), and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS). You will read how they employ and enforce policy and regulations in the healthcare industry using a racial equity and health justice lens.
- AMA releases plan to advance equity
- AHP on high-cost drugs
- AHA 2022 advocacy agenda
- Federal Health Policy Goals for 2021-22
- Conditions of coverage
- The Joint Commission
References:
American Medical Association. (2021, May 11). AMA releases plan dedicated to embedding racial justice and advancing health equity [Press release].
American Health Insurance Plans. (n.d.). High-price drugs.
American Hospital Association. (2022, February 15). AHA releases 2022 advocacy agenda.
Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services. (2021, December 1). Coverage (CfCs) & conditions of participation (CoPs).
Wadhwa, R., & Huynh, A. P. (2022, March 9). The joint commission. National Library of Medicine.