HCM590 Module 8 International Perspectives

HCM 590 Module 8
International Perspectives

Final Policy Paper (Final Examination)


The final paper for HCM 590 is an in-depth, literature-grounded analysis of a significant health policy issue. Instructions for the Final Policy Paper (Final Examination) were initially distributed in Module 5. The final paper is to be approximately 2,750 words in length (excluding the list of references cited at the end), apply and cite at least ten high-quality references, and address the following ten elements:


1) Overview and Significance of the Health Policy Issue

2) History of the Health Policy Issue (Including Legislative Processes and Partisan Politics)

3) Current Challenges Associated with the Health Policy Issue

4) Stakeholder Analysis

5) Policy Options and Analysis of Trade-Offs

6) Policy Recommendations

7) Recommended Roles for Federal Government, State Government, and Markets

8) Implications of the Policy Recommendations
8) Implications of the Policy Recommendations

a) Analysis of Population Health Implications

b) Analysis of Economic Implications

c) Analysis of Political Implications

d) Analysis of Implications for Health Care Organizations

e) Application of Two Saint Leo University Core Values

9) Conclusion

10) References Cited



Please upload your Final Policy Paper (Final Examination) to the Final Exam Dropbox no later than Sunday 11:59 PM EST/EDT. (This Dropbox basket is linked to Turnitin.)