The document discusses healthcare as a longstanding topic of political debate in the United States. It notes that healthcare was addressed as early as the presidency of John Adams in 1798. Every presidential administration since then has engaged in debates around healthcare and incorporated it into their policy agendas. The document outlines an assignment for students to analyze and compare the healthcare priorities of the current president and the two previous administrations. Students are asked to research a specific healthcare issue addressed by all three administrations and complete a comparison grid, analysis, and fact sheet about the issue.

1. Discussion: Topic of debate among political leaders
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political leadersIt may seem to you that healthcare has been a national topic of debate
among political leaders for as long as you can remember.Healthcare has been a policy item
and a topic of debate not only in recent times but as far back as the administration of the
second U.S. president, John Adams. In 1798, Adams signed legislation requiring that 20
cents per month of a sailor’s paycheck be set aside for covering their medical bills. This
represented the first major piece of U.S. healthcare legislation, and the topic of healthcare
has been woven into presidential agendas and political debate ever since.As a healthcare
professional, you may be called upon to provide expertise, guidance and/or opinions on
healthcare matters as they are debated for inclusion into new policy. You may also be
involved in planning new organizational policy and responses to changes in legislation. For
all of these reasons you should be prepared to speak to national healthcare issues making
the news.In this Assignment, you will analyze recent presidential healthcare agendas. You
also will prepare a fact sheet to communicate the importance of a healthcare issue and the
impact on this issue of recent or proposed policy.To Prepare:· Review the agenda priorities
of the current/sitting U.S. president and the two previous presidential administrations.·
Select an issue related to healthcare that was addressed by each of the last three U.S.
presidential administrations.· Reflect on the focus of their respective agendas, including the
allocation of financial resources for addressing the healthcare issue you selected.· Consider
how you would communicate the importance of a healthcare issue to a
legislator/policymaker or a member of their staff for inclusion on an agenda.The
Assignment: (1- to 2-page Comparison Grid, 1-Page Analysis, and 1-page Fact Sheet)ORDER
NOW FOR CUSTOMIZED, PLAGIARISM-FREE PAPERSPart 1: Agenda Comparison GridUse
the Agenda Comparison Grid Template found in the Learning Resources and complete the
Part 1: Agenda Comparison Grid based on the current/sitting U.S. president and the two
previous presidential administrations and their agendas related to the public health
concern you selected. Be sure to address the following:· Identify and provide a brief
description of the population health concern you selected and the factors that contribute to
it.· Describe the administrative agenda focus related to the issue you selected. Discussion:
Topic of debate among political leaders· Identify the allocations of financial and other
resources that the current and two previous presidents dedicated to this issue.· Explain how
each of the presidential administrations approached the issue.(A draft of Part 1: Agenda
Comparison Grid should be posted to the Module 1 Discussion Board by Day 3 of Week

2. 1.)Part 2: Agenda Comparison Grid AnalysisUsing the information you recorded in Part 1:
Agenda Comparison Grid on the template, complete the Part 2: Agenda Comparison Grid
Analysis portion of the template, by addressing the following:· Which administrative agency
would most likely be responsible for helping you address the healthcare issue you
selected?· How do you think your selected healthcare issue might get on the agenda for the
current and two previous presidents? How does it stay there?· Who would you choose to be
the entrepreneur/ champion/sponsor of the healthcare issue you selected for the current
and two previous presidents?Part 3: Fact Sheet or Talking Points BriefBased on the
feedback that you received from your colleagues in the Discussion, revise Part 1: Agenda
Comparison Grid and Part 2: Agenda Comparison Grid Analysis.Then, using the information
recorded on the template in Parts 1 and 2, develop a 1-page Fact Sheet or Talking Points
Brief that you could use to communicate with a policymaker/legislator or a member of their
staff for this healthcare issue. You can use Microsoft Word or PowerPoint to create your
Fact Sheet or Talking Point Brief. Be sure to address the following:· Summarize why this
healthcare issue is important and should be included in the agenda for legislation.· Justify
the role of the nurse in agenda setting for healthcare issues.By Day 3 of Week 1Submit a
draft of Part 1: Agenda Comparison Grid to the Module 1 Discussion BoardConsidering the
feedback you received in the Module 1 Discussion on Part 1: Agenda Comparison Grid,
revise and further develop Part 1: Agenda Comparison Grid and Part 2: Agenda Comparison
Grid Analysis. Consider how the feedback you received might influence your Fact Sheet or
Talking Points and revise as necessary.By Day 7 of Week 2Submit your final version of Part
1: Agenda Comparison Grid, Part 2: Agenda Comparison Grid Analysis, and Part 3: Fact
Sheet or Talking Points Brief.Submission and Grading InformationTo submit your
completed Assignment for review and grading, do the following:· Please save your
Assignment using the naming convention “WK2Assgn+last name+first initial.(extension)” as
the name.· Click the Week 2 Assignment Rubric to review the Grading Criteria for the
Assignment.· Click the Week 2 Assignment link. You will also be able to “View Rubric” for
grading criteria from this area.· Next, from the Attach File area, click on the Browse My
Computer button. Find the document you saved as “WK2Assgn+last name+first
initial.(extension)” and click Open.· If applicable: From the Plagiarism Tools area, click the
checkbox for I agree to submit my paper(s) to the Global Reference Database.· Click on the
Submit button to complete your submission. Discussion: Topic of debate among political
leaders