Law and Ethics in Healthcare
Week 11 Assignment
Letter To a Policymaker
This week you will write a letter to a policymaker (federal, state or local official) that focuses on your support or opposition to the healthcare policy issue that resonated with you during this past semester. Your letter should be written in a respectful, formal tone and focus on the evidence supporting your position, rather than merely expressing your personal thoughts and opinions. You should provide evidence from the peer-reviewed literature to support your position. The purpose of this formal letter is to convince the policymaker of the need or urgency of support for the policy (or defeat of a current policy). Make your case! Be sure to include your chosen elected official’s actual address and use the correct salutation that is used for your elected official’s position.
Important Note: Because the PPACA has already been discussed in this course, select another healthcare policy option.
To prepare for this Assignment:
- Identify a policymaker: This could be a member of the U.S. Congress from your state of residence, a state representative, another elected official, or an equivalent legislative person that you identify if you are from a territory.
- If you are an international student, you may choose any policymaker in your area who is responsible for enacting healthcare policies or laws.
- Identify a policy: Select a healthcare policy issue of interest that the policymaker supports or opposes.
- Write your letter: Write a letter to your policymaker urging them to support or defeat a current policy.
Submit your Assignment, to include the following:
- Describe the policymaker you selected. Provide the name, title, contact information, and webpage, if available.
- Explain why you selected this policymaker.
- Include your letter to your policymaker, which should address the following:
- Explain your support of or opposition to the healthcare policy issue that resonated with you during this past semester.
Note: If you received an email confirmation from the policymaker indicating that your letter was accepted, you may submit that as well.
