Description: Lecture, three hours; discussion, one hour. To effectively participate in policy process as analyst, policymaker, advocate, or citizen, it is necessary to understand institutional and political context within which policy is made. Introduction to federal and state policy-making, with focus on health policy. Discussion of federalism and constitutionalism. Examination of stakeholders, public, interest groups, and nature of issue space for health policy. Structure and process of political institutions at federal level, Congress, President, executive agencies, courts, and administrative law. State responsibilities and federal/state relations. How analysis enters policy process with examination of roles of federal analytic agencies and private research and advocacy groups. Letter grading.

Units: 4.0