MPA/503 Week 4 Worksheet

Yansi Interiano
MPA-503- Law, Government and Public Policy
Professor Forney
Week 4 Assignment- Chapter 4 questions 1,4, and 5/ Assignment 4 worksheet.
1. Discuss the link between agenda setting and the development of legislation.
4. What congressional Committees are most important to health policy? Briefly describe their roles.
5. Describe the federal budget process. Include the relationship between the federal budget and the health policy in your response.

1. Agenda setting and the development of legislation are two distinct parts of health policymaking that are specific in the formulation phase. What is mostly happening in agenda setting- is establishing diverse problems, with possible solutions to the problems then it allows them to move

on to the next phase which is legislation development -where taking those problems, and potential solutions are in process to achieve a new public law, or any amendments of existing laws within the federal level of government. Therefore, the problems in legislation are developed and addressed differently in each level and same goes for the people participating during the development.

4.

The congressional Committees are big part of structure pertaining to congress. They bring forth certain considerations that indeed aide the proposals from within the legislative branch. Which leads me to briefly explain the 4 committees that pertain and most beneficial to health policy. (1). Committee on Finance, with its Subcommittee on Health Care- belonging to the senate has command on all health programs which are financed from under Social Security Act with relevance to the Medicare and Medicaid programs. (2). Committee on Health, Education Labor, Pensions also known as the HELP Committee, with its Subcommittee on Children and Families, Employment and Workplace Safety, and Retirement and Aging- is another Senate committee that oversees all agencies, institutions, and programs pertaining to the Department of Health and Human Services. (3.) Committee on Ways and Means with its Subcommittee on Health- House committee which is responsible for providing the necessary sources and follow through with payments in healthcare, health delivery systems, or even researches on health. (4.) Committee on Energy and Commerce with its Subcommittee including those on health and on energy and Environment- House committee that mostly handles bills and any relevance in Medicaid, national health insurance, etc. These committees and subcommittees are essential because they gold hearing on

bills.

5.

The federal budget begins with a proposed budget from the president then it passes through development of Legislation (senate and house budget committees) from that stage the House of Representatives take the lead in the budget process by analyzing the bill’s revenues. Then the federal budget passes on through 3 stages. First, congress provides some sort of guidelines for taxation and spending through programs. Second, these programs are either passed through with changes like modifications, establishments, and or extensions that are to be addressed before any appropriate program can be used. Third, generally the budget amount runs a little less than what originally proposed but with that third step it now becomes much more automatic in processing the development of the federal budget legislation. When it comes to the Health policy the relationship between the two is that funding and appropriate programs cannot be proposed or drafted without the federals budget process. Having Committees have health policy jurisdiction let say committed to bring forth and process is a plus in bringing potential programs to help hold and contribute to health policy

matters.

Assignment 4 Worksheet Reponses
• Bill Number A5062A- create universal single payer health plan,
• Bill Number S3525-establish New York health program
• Bill Number A00379- amen public health law, payments of claims submitted by healthcare agencies
• Bill Number A2799- Reduce over payment from healthcare facilities
2. There were not any interest groups/ organizations and or lobbing for pro/con of the bill at the moment.
3. There were two committees: CODES, and WAYS AND MEANS
4. Yes, this bill will impact the state, local government, and me individually if passed. Since at the moment I do not have health coverage because of high priced payments, and I as well have family member whom are not covered, with this new amendment added to Public Health Law it will be beneficial to have programs fund and fullfil coverage to New Yorkers.
5. This bill shall be an amendment to Public Health Law
6. State Budget Outline: (1). Budget preparation- where the budget is created and is sent to the general assembly. This is the fiscal year starts July 1 and it is first brought to attention 12 months prior. Spending and revenue recommendations begin to form. (2). Legislative Review and enactment- the budget is reviewed by house and senate by holding hearings by analyzing the proposal. (3). Budget execution- where the governor begins the stage of budget cycling and signing the bill. (4.) Audit- checking and monitoring its performance financially and through the state’s program.