The health care reform is one policy process that has been on the public agenda for quite some time, and doesn’t appear to be going anywhere. Obama, as well as a majority of US citizens, have a cognitive judgment towards this issue and know that it can be altered. This past Thursday, implementation of the new health insurance policy was enacted. This policy ensures that young Americans may stay on their parents’ insurance plans until they are 26 years of age. Whereas before they were dropped at 19, or 23 if they were full time students. These policy objectives have been clearly and consistently defined, making this a “top-down” implementation approach.
http://thecaucus.blogs.nytimes.com/2010/09/24/insuring-young-adults/?scp=1&sq=health%20care%2026&st=cse
-Kelly Neary
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ReplyDeleteThis article said something that grabbed my attention. "Young people make up the largest group of uninsured Americans, although they are healthier and cheaper to insure." In the handouts for class, under Implementation, it asks the question: "What happens to a policy or program after it has been formulated?" Though it may work for a while, it seems probable that because of this lengthened age of children being on their parent's insurance, nothing is motivating them to get insurance after that time is up, which will increase the age of the uninsured to 27 and above. What do you guys think about this?
ReplyDeleteElise Leppert