sara wilensky, jd, phd the policymaking process in the united states: the executive branch
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Sara Wilensky, JD, PhD
The policymaking process in the United States:
The Executive Branch
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Session Overview
• Executive Branch– Administrative Agencies
• Role of State and Local governments
• Federalism
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Learning Objectives
At the end of this session, participants will be able to:
1. Broadly understand the role of the Federal Executive Branch with respect to health care & CHCs
2. Appreciate the role of State and Local government related to health care & CHCs
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Federal Executive Branch
• Key Players– President– White House Staff– Administrative Agencies
•Departments •Agencies •Sub-agencies/divisions/centers
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Federal Executive Branch
• Key Powers– Agenda setting– Private persuasion
•Fundraising
– Budget process– Interact with legislative process– Veto– Executive Orders/Presidential Directives
• Constituents?
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Federal Executive Branch
• Administrative Agencies– Part of Executive Branch– Under President’s authority
• Key Power– To issue/promulgate regulations
•Administrative Procedures Act•Proper scope•Political constraints
• Constituents?
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HHS Organizational Chart
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Bureau of Primary Health Care
• Administers Health Center program• Policies announced through Policy Information Notices (PINs) and Program Assistance Letters (PALs)
• Technical Assistance• Information about program requirements, applying for grants, and operating health centers
• UDS data• FTCA deeming
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State Government
• Generally same structure as federal– Executive, legislative, judicial branches– State constitutions vary– Authority and structure of each branch varies by state• Data, cooperation challenges
• Traditional focal point of health care– 10th amendment
• Complex relationship with federal government– Varying levels of federal intervention over time
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State Government
• Key Powers– Police powers– Poor Law descendents– Create state health departments and agencies– Tax and spend– Licensing and regulation (providers, insurance)
– Create sub-units• Delegate power• Home rule
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Local Government
• Local Public Health Agencies (LPHA)– Created by referendum or legislation resolution
• Defined by state law– Part of state network, shared responsibility
• Common Structures– Usually formed and managed by local gov’t– May share oversight of local agency– May directly operate local agency
• Counties are primary sub-unit– 75% LPHAs on county level
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Intergovernmental Relations
• How various levels of gov’t work together– None has absolute authority or autonomy
• Trickle down: Fed State Local• Types of revenue
– Direct expenditures– Intergovernmental revenues– Intergovernmental assistance– Mandates
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Federalism
• Defined– Shared sovereignty among levels of government
• Key issues– Who pays for a public service?– Correspondence principle
• What level of government should deliver the service?
• Distribution of costs and benefits• Nature of the problem (local or national)• Best delivery level• Effect of political pressures• Pragmatism
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Federalism in Health Policy
• Arguments for federal primacy– Health care requires national perspective– State autonomy leads to “race to the bottom”
– Federal government has necessary resources– Others?
• Arguments for state primacy– Laboratories for democracy– Some programs work better if decentralized– One size does not fit all– Others?
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Questions?