Question

health policymaking within the judicial branch is less prevalent in the state courts and lower

Answer 1

Health policy - Public policies that pertain to or influence the pursuit of health

The aggregate of principles that characterize the distribution of resources, services, and political influences that impact on the health of the population.

The development of health policy in the U.S. is a complex process involving both private and public sectors (including multiple levels of government)

Formation and Implementation of health policy occur in a policy cycle comprising 5 components :-

1. Issue Raising

2. Policy Design

3. Building of Public Support

4. Legislative Decision Making & Building of policy support

5. legislative decision making and policy implementation

In recent years the nation's courts have expanded their influence in health policy in four areas: reviewing insurers' coverage decisions, deciding the adequacy of Medicaid payment rates to hospitals and nursing homes, arbitrating hospital mergers, and assessing hospitals' tax-exempt status. The major problem with developing health policy through the courts is that the courts' focus will be the concerns of the individuals or groups involved in specific cases, not the broader implications and overall objectives of the health care system. As alternatives to litigation to resolve policy conflicts, scholars have suggested negotiation, binding arbitration, clarification of legislative language, administrative courts, contract revision, and general restructuring of the decision-making process.