Module 7 Discussions

1.Summarize the policy initiative. Department of Health and Human Services Support for Rural Health Care are trying to assist rural hospitals, clinics and clinicians ho a large part in ensuring access to high! "uality health services in Rural parts of #merica.

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did the policy come into the pu%lic agenda&

'here as a pressing issue on rural hospitals and clinics of people not having health! care, so they couldn(t get full access to high "uality health services they needed.

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as the policy formulated&

*t as part of HHS+ efforts to support the or, of the -hite House Rural Council. 'hey see,s to streamline and improve the effectiveness of .ederal programs serving rural #merica and engaging rural sta,eholders in that process.

/.-hat competing interests supported0opposed the policy& 'hose ho support the #fforda%le Care #ct tend to support the spreading of Health!care to areas such as rural areas. 'hose ho oppose are usually Repu%licans ho oppose the #fforda%le Care #ct %ecause they simply don(t li,e the #C#. 1.-hat agencies implemented the policy& 'he Department of Health and Human Services or HHS. 2.3#merican pu%lic attention rarely remains sharply focused upon any one domestic issue for long.4 5valuate this statement, ma,ing sure to discuss ho it relates to the policy initiative you researched. 'here are so many issues domestically in #merica right no that people might pay attention to issues for a little %it, %ut move on after a short period of time. Spreading Health care to rural areas is still an issue that is focused on %y many people, %ut no that #C# has %een around for a fe months, people are starting to loo, a ay again.

http://www.whitehouse.gov/sites/default/files/docs/hhs_rural_health_care_fact_sheet.pdf

Reply 16 * really li,e this imitative. * have met some ,ids %efore that ere not in the %est of conditions, %ut ere some of the smartest ,ids * ,no . * feel that it is important to helps those ho are underprivileged if they help themselves too. Reply $6 * feel that a lot of those ho oppose the #C# don(t truly understand hat it is. 7verall, * does give coverage to those ho don(t have it. *t lo ers the cost of others. 'hose ads against the #C# from the 8och %rothers have all %een ta,en do n %ecause they found out that the ads ere a flat out lie.

1. How does the United States compare to other countries regarding tax rates? Does this

influence your opinion of taxes here?

hy or why not?

#merica has relatively lo er ta9es than other countries. -e seem to ant to lo er ta9es hen they are already lo er than other countries. My opinion as not to much influenced %ecause * already %elieved that e needed to raise ta9es a little %it. 'his information :ust %ac,s up my opinion. Reply 16 * ,no that a lot of people are upset that their money gets ta,en out of their paychec,. * glad though that you understand that e still have it %etter than many other countries hen it comes ta9es. Reply $6 * %elieve e receive less %ecause e don(t pay as much. 'hen e have people complaining that the government is not doing anything for us hen they ant lo er ta9es. Some people have to understand that you still have to pay for services. * do li,e your e9planation that e are treated proportionally.

$. * do thin, e have a good system in #merica, %ut there is so much corruption that goes on through it. * thin, that e need to fi9 the amount of ta9 %rea,s given and also raise ta9es a little %it. Since e ta9 less than many other countries e receive less. * thin, e should pay a little more and receive a little more service from the government. Reply 16 * agree ith you that it should %e %ased on ho much people ma,e. # flat rate does not seem fair in so many situations. *t seems li,e those ho ma,e more get more and %etter government service than those ho don(t ma,e as much. Reply $6 * li,e your argument a%out ho e should ta9 %ased on salary. ;i,e * said to another person, the rich seem to receive more and %etter government service so * thin, they should pay more. * also agree that e should spend our money more isely.