Module 2: Legislation (Weeks 3-4)

Module 2: Legislation (Weeks 3-4)

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Module 2: Legislation (Weeks 3-4)

Learning Objectives

Students will:

• Analyze how cost-benefit analysis affects legislative efforts
• Analyze legislative intent of bills
• Identify proponents and opponents of bills
• Analyze legislative process of bills
• Advocate policy position for bills

Due By	Assignment
Week 3, Days 1-2	Read/Watch/Listen to the Learning Resources. Compose your initial Discussion post.
Week 3, Day 3	Post your initial Discussion post. Begin to compose your Assignment.
Week 3, Days 4-5	Review peer Discussion posts. Compose your peer Discussion responses. Continue to compose your Assignment.
Week 3, Day 6	Post at least two peer Discussion responses on two different days (and not the same day as the initial post).
Week 3, Day 7	Wrap up Discussion.
Week 4, Days 1-6	Continue to compose your Assignment.
Week 4, Day 7	Deadline to submit your Assignment.

Learning Resources

Required Readings

Milstead, J. A., & Short, N. M. (2019). Health policy and politics: A nurse’s guide (6th ed.). Burlington, MA: Jones & Bartlett Learning.

• Chapter 3, “Government Response: Legislation” (pp. 37–56)
• Chapter 10, “Overview: The Economics and Finance of Health Care” (pp. 180–183 only)

Congress.gov. (n.d.). Retrieved September 20, 2018, from https://www.congress.gov/

 

Taylor, D., Olshansky, E., Fugate-Woods, N., Johnson-Mallard, V., Safriet, B. J., & Hagan, T. (2017). Corrigendum to position statement: Political interference in sexual and reproductive health research and health professional education. Nursing Outlook, 65(2), 346–350. doi:10.1016/j.outlook.2017.05.003.

 

United States House of Representatives. (n.d.). Retrieved September 20, 2018, from https://www.house.gov/

United States Senate. (n.d.). Retrieved September 20, 2018, from https://www.senate.gov/

United States Senate. (n.d.). Senate organization chart for the 115th Congress. Retrieved September 20, 2018, from https://www.senate.gov/reference/org_chart.htm

 

Required Media

Laureate Education (Producer). (2018). Working with Legislators [Video file]. Baltimore, MD: Author.

Laureate Education (Producer). (2018). Introduction to Health Policy and Law with Joel Teitelbaum [Video file]. Baltimore, MD: Author.

Credit: Provided courtesy of the Laureate International Network of Universities.

Laureate Education (Producer). (2018). Contemporary Issues in Public Health Policy with Joel Teitelbaum [Video file]. Baltimore, MD: Author.

Laureate Education (Producer). (2018). Peter Beilenson: Population Health [Video file]. Baltimore, MD: Author.

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