1. Policymaking/Agenda Setting HAS 4320

2. Review Define Health Policy Private versus public Forms –Laws –Rules –Operational decisions –Judicial decisions –Macro policies

3. Review Categories –Allocative –Regulatory –Redistributive

4. Substantive vs Procedural Adolescent care –Adolescents –Schools –Tobacco companies

5. Extent of policy change Comprehensive Non-comprehensive

6. Policy and Health Health Policies – determinants – health Health Services –Money –People –Technology –Healthcare system

7. Policy Process

8. Revised Garbage Can Model –Problems –Policies –Politics What is a problem?

9. Policy Process Advocates oversell Political spins Validity

10. Context of Policymaking Exchanges –Helping forces –Hindering forces Negotiation –Cooperative –Competitive –Niche

11. Demanders Individuals Organizations Interest groups Lobbyists PACs Pluralist vs Elitist

12. Suppliers Legislators Executives and bureaucrats Judiciary

13. Interplay of Demanders and Suppliers Power and influence Iron Triangle Issue networks Externality groups

14. Political Competence

15. Agenda Setting Problems Solutions –Research Political Circumstances

16. Nature of Agenda Not in a vacuum Policymakers seek to accommodate Multiple and conflicting policies

17. Congressional Leadership Speaker of the House House majority and minority leaders House majority and minority whips Senate majority and minority leaders Committee chairs

18. Committees Standing committees Clout Policy committees Conference committees

19. U.S. House Agriculture Appropriations Armed Services Budget Education/Workforce Energy/Commerce Financial Services Government Reform House Administration Resources Rules Science Standards of Official Conduct Transportation Veteran Affairs

20. U.S. Senate Agriculture/Nutrition and Forestry Appropriations Armed Services Banking, Housing and Urban Affairs Commerce, Science and Transportation Energy and Natural Resources Environment and Public Works Foreign Relations Governmental Affairs Judiciary Veterans Affairs

21. Utah Senate Bus/Labor and Economic Dev Education Energy/Natural Resources Health and Environment Judiciary Revenue and Taxation Human Services State and Local Affairs Transportation/Public Safety Rules

22. Legislative Parties Vote by party, but often crossover Three goals –Reelection –Influence within the house –Good public policy

23. Entrepreneurial Members Congressional staff Personal staff Committee staff