Public Policy Rulemaking

The goal of health policy is to protect and promote the health of individuals and the community. The United States is a very diverse and complex society. There are multiple individuals who provide input on significant health policy issues. Citizens look to government to identify and satisfy a variety of physical, economic, and psychological needs that extend well beyond the means for survival.

The term federal regulation is used by the government to implement public policy. The process of rulemaking can be a long and extensive process. It is sometimes viewed as vital to the definition and implementation of public policy in the United States. According to Longest (2009), “Implementing organizations, primarily the departments and agencies in

This is broken down into two categories; agenda setting and the development of legislation. Managing human resources, and financials are part of the implementation phase of the public policymaking process. The most important point in understanding policy implementation, as part of the larger process of policymaking, is that it is primarily a management undertaking. It is important to realize the cyclical relationship between rulemaking and the operational activities involved with implementation of a law. This cyclical relationship means that experience gained with the operation of policies can influence the modification of rules or regulations used in the implementation phase. In a practical sense, this means that the rules promulgated to implement policies undergo revision sometimes extensive and continual revision and that new rules can be adopted as experience dictates. This characteristic of policymaking tends to make the process much more dynamic than it would be otherwise. Per Longest (2009), “Feedback from individuals, organizations, and interest groups experiencing the consequences of policies, combined with the assessments of the performance and impact of policies by those who formulate and implement them, influence future policy formulation and implementation. the activities involved in providing that protection. Such operational activities might include measuring and assessing dangers from substances in the environment or imposing fines as a means to prevent or restrict environmental pollution. Depending on the scope of policies being implemented, the managerial tasks involved can be fairly simple and straightforward, or they can require massive