Chapter 15 Public Policy
Policy Types Financial Regulatory Service provision Resource availability Copyright © 2005 by Thomson Delmar Learning. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
Policy Levels Federal State County/District Local Copyright © 2005 by Thomson Delmar Learning. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
Policy Intervention Points Awareness Options Data Advocacy Policy Copyright © 2005 by Thomson Delmar Learning. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
Examples of Health Policy Domains by Population Segment Regulatory Resources Service Financial Federal CSHCN Mentally Ill Disabilities Older Adults State County SOURCE: Evashwick, C. (2004). The Continuum of Long-Term Care Slide Package, Long Beach, CA Located in The Continuum of Long-Term Care, 3rd Edition, Figure 15.1 Local Copyright © 2005 by Thomson Delmar Learning. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.
States with HCBS Waiver Programs for Different Targeted Long-Term Care Populations States with Medicaid HCBS Waiver Program, FY 2002 Total in Millions People with mental retardation or developmental disabilities 50 $120 Older people and people with disabilities 37 307 People with physical disabilities only 27 39 Older people only 18 51 Home & Community Based Services (HCBS) People with brain injuries 16 10 People with HIV/AIDS 16 6 People who are technology dependent or medically fragile 14 8 People with mental illness 3 3 Copyright © 2005 by Thomson Delmar Learning. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED.