1. For S.762, attached and named the “Home and Community-Based Services Access Act” (HCBS Access Act), is a legislative proposal to alter Title XIX of the Social Security Act – Gather scholarly articles, research, and literature on this policy of choice. Gather information that provides the background and history of this issue or policy, what effects the policy is intended to have on health, why it is being proposed, literature to identify the strengths and weaknesses of this policy (pros and cons), financial information regarding costs or costs savings of this policy, and what nursing or other professional organizations support or oppose this policy. History/Background of health policy presented with appropriate number of scholarly references. Discuss why or how this policy came about? Include appropriate statistics and data to support the need for this problem to be addressed at a state or national policy level. 2. Identify the major stakeholders of this policy. Discuss their opposition or support of this policy. You may want to contact your legislator or other key stakeholders to discuss this policy. You may use excerpts (following APA format) of an email response, letter, or conversation in your paper. Major stakeholders are correctly identified with rationale. Stakeholders’ support or opposition to policy is explained. This section is supported with appropriate number of scholarly references. 3. Write a scholarly paper (in APA format) presenting both sides of this policy answering the questions: Why should this policy become law? Why should this policy not become law? Pros and cons of policy presented with supporting scholarly information. Areas to include: what effect (positive or negative) on health will this policy have, what financial implication does this policy have, are nursing organizations in favor of this policy (why or why not), what other professional organizations support or oppose this policy and why. Be sure to include a minimum of 2-3 points that show reasons to support policy and 2-3 points that demonstrate opposition to policy. Points are presented with appropriate number of scholarly references. 4. Discuss your personal viewpoints on the policy and whether you support this policy. Present supporting literature to defend your decision. You may also want to discuss any revisions to this policy that would allow you to support the passage of this policy more fully. Personal viewpoint presented based on information gathered and on your own practice experiences. Explain viewpoint. If you do not support this policy, what revisions to the policy do you feel would increase your support of it and why. Be sure to connect your viewpoint to scholarly references. Explain your action plan to support or oppose this policy. Be specific. 5. Discuss what actions you (as an individual but also as a health care professional) can take to either support or oppose this policy. Discuss a specific grassroots lobbying campaign. Discuss Grassroots lobbying and what that would look like for this policy (who, how, what, where, when, etc). 6. Please use open access and freely accessible sources and references in APA7 to support your plan.
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