Personal Legislative Agenda

Personal Legislative Agenda Student’s Name Affiliation Course Number: Course Name Instructor’s Name Due Date Personal Legislative Agenda Policy Title: Primary healthcare-centered universal health coverage act. Policy description: A universal health coverage policy anchored on a primary health care framework would address the rising cost of healthcare in the United States. A single-payer funding model would create a healthcare system that prioritizes access to care and coverage for everyone, particularly at a cost that anyone can afford. In this system, spending would be redirected from healthcare leadership to financing coverage, public health, interventions, and research tailored to address social determinants of health. Policy Objective: To reduce the cost of accessing healthcare by 50% in the next five years. Legislative Strategy Stakeholders The key stakeholders influencing the policy include legislators, healthcare providers (professionals), and patients (i.e., the general public). State- and federal-level legislators would play an important role by mobilizing collective action to enact and influence resource allocation for the program. Legislators highly influence the policy process because they are responsible for securing the universal, economically affordable, and sustainable health care access as a social determinant of health and a public good (Béland et al., 2020). The general public will contribute through engaging in advocacy efforts and championing accountability during and after the program is rolled out. They have a medium influence over the legislative process because their representatives take a direct role in passing the policy. Healthcare professionals, such as nurses, would support the initiative because they constantly advocate for equitable and affordable access to care for all, including ensuring that the healthcare costs do not prevent the economically disadvantaged from accessing care. (Flaubert et al., 2021). Advocacy Strategies The primary advocacy strategies to leverage include lobbying, coalition building, and a public awareness campaign. In lobbying, state and con...