Health policy brief

Health policy brief

first we need to select the policy and provide a name to the professor then provide policy draft afterward then policy brief in the final paper

Use this checklist to critique your own policy brief or review another author’s brief. Argument Flows Clearly Yes Needs Work Comments and suggestions: Aim is clear Conclusion is clear at the outset Problem is clearly stated and backed with evidence Recommended actions are clear and specific Recommendations flow logically from the evidence presented All information is necessary for the development of the argument Content is Appropriate for the Audience Yes Needs Work Comments and suggestions: Importance to the audience is clear Recommendations are appropriate for the audience Understandable without specialized knowledge Language is Clear, Concise, and Engaging Yes Needs Work Comments and suggestions: Words are not unnecessarily complex Jargon is not used Sentences are not cluttered with unnecessary words or phrases Text is engaging (e.g., active voice, varied sentence structure) Writing Policy Briefs: Distance Education Module www.jhsph.edu/wchpc 2 Visual Cues Help the Reader Navigate and Digest Information Yes Needs Work Comments and suggestions: White space and margins are sufficient Text is broken into sections with identifiable focus Headings cue the key points that follow Key points are easy to find Data Are Presented Effectively Yes Needs Work Comments and suggestions: All data are necessary for the argument Data are easy to understand Data are presented in the most appropriate format G

Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Data Navigator: The purpose of the Data Navigator is to introduce healthcare data users to the Medicare and Medicaid program data maintained by CMS. Intended for use by researchers and analysts. http://www.cms.gov/home/rsds.asp Commonwealth Fund: Supports independent research on healthcare issues and makes grants to improve healthcare practice and policy. http://www.commonwealthfund.org NOTE: not to be confused with the Commonwealth Foundation Consumer Expenditure Survey (Bureau of Labor ): Details of consumer healthcare expenditures. http://www.bls.gov/cex/ Consumer Price Indexes (Bureau of Labor ): The CPI program produces monthly data on changes in the prices paid by urban consumers for a representative basket of goods and services. http://www.bls.gov/cpi/ Current Population Survey (U.S. Census Bureau): http://www.census.gov Dartmouth Atlas of Health Care: The Atlas project brings together researchers in diverse disciplines—including epidemiology, economics, and statistics—and focuses on the accurate description of how medical resources are distributed and used in the United States. http://www.dartmouthatlas.org HealthCare.gov: Federal government website maintained by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The web location for health insurance exchange information. http://www.healthcare.gov Kaiser Family Foundation: Nonpartisan, nongovernmental organization in Washington, D.C., providing excellent data, facts, and analysis of healthcare issues and health policy. http://www.kff.org National Health Expenditure Data (Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services): http://www.cms.gov/NationalHealthExpendData/

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Citation Style: APA 7th edition

6 pages / 1650 words (Double spacing)