Health policy analysis is the process of assessing and choosing among spending and resource alternatives that affect the health care system, public health system, or the health of the general public. Health policy analysis involves several steps: identifying or framing a problem; identifying who is affected (stakeholders); identifying and comparing the potential impact of different options for dealing with the problem; choosing among the options; implementing the chosen option(s); and evaluating the impact. The stakeholders can include government, private healthcare providers (e.g. hospitals, health plans, office-based clinicians), industry groups (e.g., pharmaceutical, biotechnology, and medical device manufacturers), professional associations, industry and trade associations, advocacy groups, and consumers.
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Almanac of Policy Issues: HMOs and Managed Care - Links and background information on Health Maintenance Organizations and public policy affecting managed care.
AMA: Managed Care Issues - American Medical Association's portal for online publications pertaining to managed care.
Meta Description: [ AMA has called for a number of managed care reforms to restore balance and fairness to the system. ]
HMO Appeals - Patient information for coping with denial of healthcare insurance claims. Resources and information gathered by Paul Martin, Chronic Pain Patient and healthcare reform advocate.
Meta Description: [ Paul Martin, Author and Health Care Reform Activist ]
NAHU: Issues - Managed Care - Position statement by the National Association of Health Underwriters on the issue of managed care as well as health plan liability.
Washington Post: Special Report on Managed Care - Background information and related stories on managed care and the American public's attitude towards it.
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