Why Making Healthcare Policies is a Complex Process in the United States
Policymaking is an integral part of any healthcare system in the United States and beyond. Being one of the leading sectors in terms of expenditure and resource investment, healthcare has dominated the legal and political corridors in the federal and state governments. In that regard, the sector has become a battlefield between agencies that have turned to be arch-nemeses. All levels of government have invested in Medicaid and Medicare healthcare programs dominated by ever-soaring capital value. Agencies such as the CDC, lobbyists from the American Hospital Associations, healthcare corporations, and pharmaceutical groups have been locked in a vicious war that has turned obnoxious and appalling. Every player wants to have the commanding voice in operations, especially financial decisions key in the capital-intensive sector. The country will continue to endure inefficient policymaking if the divisions are not addressed.