This assignment analyzes local, state, or federal health policy.
Select a state health policy reform innovation
Discuss the rationale for the policy, how it was adopted (e.g., federal waivers, passage by state legislature), the funding structure, and (to the extent statistical data are available) its impact. Ethical outcome based on evidence.
Examples of state innovations include Maryland’s hospital rate setting, Vermont’s single-payer system, and Massachusetts’ health reform.