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A 3 page paper that discusses specific policy issues. The first focuses on the role of special interest groups in policy making with comments about the ADA, Balanced Budget and Self-Determination Acts; the second comments on democrats vs. republicans on the health care reform policy and the last identifies health policy issues in Texas. Bibliography lists 5 sources.
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and laws (UNC, 2005). Working collectively, the individuals and organizations can have a much greater impact on the policy-making process than individuals working alone or even small organizations working on
their own (UNC, 2005). Their role is complex and their motives and goals are not always clear. Those involved in the Americans for Disabilities Act of 1990 were quite
clear, though. The goal was to have Americans who have disabilities fully participate in American society, including work, education, and society, in general. One of the leading groups with this
policy was the National Council on the Handicapped; today, it is known as the National Council on Disability. In 1986, this group prepared a report entitled "Toward Independence", which called
for equal opportunity for disabled persons. Prior movements in civil rights provided further support. Thousands of disabled individuals and their families along with local groups lobbied for this bill to
be passed (Young, 1997). The Patient Self-Determination Act was also passed in 1990. It required institutions that dealt with Medicare to inform patients that they had a right to have
an advance directive for health care interventions. Many health care interest groups recommended this option because health care professionals had found that the end of life is less traumatic for
the family when there is an advance directive (Santo, 2010). It is the issue of ending ones life that causes great conflict. The groups most powerful in this debate are
religious-oriented groups. The Balanced Budget Act of 1997 included numerous components, some of which dealt directly with Medicare and Medicaid. One group of beneficiaries were low-income children who would be
assured health care through Medicaid. Because of a variety of opportunities in this Act, health insurance companies lent their support to it. 2. Republican vs. Democrat Health Care Policies
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