State Strategies

(20% of final grade)(20% of final grade) Due, Friday, 10/06/2017The purpose of this assignment is to familiarize students with health reform strategies adopted by states. Students will select a state health policy reform innovation and describe the rationale, how it was adopted (e.g., federal waivers, passage by state legislature), the funding structure, and (to the extent statistical data are available) its impact. Students should summarize their findings in a 1-2 page, single-spaced memo due Due, Friday, 10/06/2017Examples of state innovations include Maryland’s hospital rate setting, Vermont’s single payer system, Massachusetts’ health reforms, Florida’s Medicaid program, and Kentucky’s Medicaid healthcare program.Assignment Rubric Rationale/Adoption               30 pointsFunding Structure                  30 pointsImpact on Healthcare             30 pointsAPA Format           10 points
PLEASE REFERENCE:http://www.ncsl.org/research/health/injury-prevention-legislation-database.aspx This search is based on the following filters: Topics: Prescription Drug Abuse, Pain Clinics/Pain Management; Prescription Drug Monitoring ProgramStates: Florida
FLORIDABILL TEXT LOOKUPFL H 5572017Prescription Drug Monitoring ProgramStatus: Enacted – Act No. 2017-169 Date of Last Action:*  06/26/2017 – Enacted Author: Duran (D) Additional Authors: Jenne (D);Nunez (R);Edwards (D);Jones S (D);Jacobs (D);Donalds (R);Mercado (D);Silvers (D);Willhite (D) Topics: Prescription Drug Monitoring Program Associated Bills: FL S 840 – CompareSummary: Relates to controlled substance prescribing, revises requirements for reporting the dispensing of controlled substances, limits an exception to reporting requirements for certain facilities that dispense controlled substances, authorizes certain employees of the United States Department of Veterans Affairs access to certain information in the prescription drug monitoring program database, specifies when a revised reporting requirements takes effect.