Discussion Post on Health Policy
When politics and medical science intersect, there can be much debate. Sometimes anecdotes or hearsay are misused as evidence to support a particular point. Despite these and other challenges, however, evidence-based approaches are increasingly used to inform health policy decision-making regarding causes of disease, intervention strategies, and issues impacting society. One example is the introduction of childhood vaccinations and the use of evidence-based arguments surrounding their safety.
In this Discussion, you will identify a recently proposed health policy and share your analysis of the evidence in support of this policy.
To Prepare:
• Review the Congress website provided in the Resources and identify one recent (within the past 5 years) proposed health policy.
• Review the health policy you identified and reflect on the background and development of this health policy.
Example.
https://www(dot)congress(dot)gov/bill/117th-congress/senate-bill/2425?q=%7B%22search%22%3A%5B%22suicide+prevention+lifeline%22%2C%22suicide%22%2C%22prevention%22%2C%22lifeline%22%5D%7D&r=1&s=3
Post a description of the health policy you selected and a brief background for the problem or issue being addressed. Explain whether you believe there is an evidence base to support the proposed policy and explain why. Be specific and provide examples.
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Protecting Seniors from the Health Care Fraud Act of 2021 is a crucial health policy. In particular, older adults are more vulnerable to fraudulent activities than other demographics. Seniors need more healthcare services than other groups of individuals, so they require more information on medical schemes that can benefit them. As such, Protecting Seniors from Health Care Fraud Act entitles the Attorney General and the Inspector General’s Office in the Department of Health and Human Services to report to Congress annually all fraudulent activities that target older adults (Congress.gov, 2021). Consequently, the health policy protects seniors from fraud and facilitates the provision of proper medical services.
Seniors are disproportionately targeted by medical fraudsters, resulting in economic losses. Fraud victimization among older people includes motivational changes, cognitive decline, social isolation, the lack of information and knowledge about fraud prevention, psychological vulnerability, and trusting nature (Shao et al., 2019). Older adults are attractive to fraudsters since they are homeowners and have excellent credit. Many of these individuals do not report fraud ...