Important Healthcare Policy Issues
1. Govt. (federal, state, or local) strategies to address obesity
2. State disparities of Medicaid disability status r/t ACA
interpretation
3. Hospitals paying for ED care of under or uninsured
4. Trauma deserts
5. Mandatory HPV vaccination
6. Certificate of need: time to relook at state’s role?
7. ACA regulations re: Medicaid—state control or federal
government
8. Should surgicenters be paid less than hospitals for same care?
9. Availability of mental health services—who is responsible
