NURS 6050 - Week 1 Discussion: Presidential Agendas.

NURS 6050 - Week 1 Discussion: Presidential Agendas. Week 1 Discussion: Presidential Agendas Regardless of political affiliation, every citizen has a stake in healthcare policy decisions. Hence, it is little wonder why healthcare items become such high-profile components of presidential agendas. It is also little wonder why they become such hotly debated agenda items. Consider a topic that rises to the presidential level. How did each of the presidents (Trump, Obama, and Bush) handle the problem? What would you do differently? To Prepare:  Review the Resources and reflect on the importance of agenda setting.  Consider how federal agendas promote healthcare issues and how these healthcare issues become agenda priorities. By Day 3 of Week 1 Post your response to the discussion question: Consider a topic that rises to the presidential level. How did each of the presidents (Trump, Obama, and Bush) handle the problem? What would you do differently? By Day 6 of Week 1 Respond to at least two of your colleagues* on two different days by expanding on their response and providing an example that supports their explanation or respectfully challenging their explanation and providing an example. NURS 6050N Week 1 Discussion: Presidential Agendas Regardless of political affiliation, every citizen has a stake in healthcare policy decisions. Hence, it is little wonder why healthcare items become such high-profile components of presidential agendas. It is also little wonder why they become such hotly debated agenda items. Consider a topic that rises to the presidential level. How did each of the presidents (Trump, Obama, and Bush) handle the problem? What would you do differently? POST The high costs of prescription drugs have become one of the major concern in the U.S. In the article by Kesselheim, Avorn, & Sarpatwari, they note that spending on prescription drug per capita in U.S exceeds that of all other countries: an average of $858 compared with an average of $400 for 19 other industrialized nations (2016). Healthcare access has become a hot button issue in the U.S, and with this problem of the high cost of prescription drugs, it is not surprising that this issue rises to the presidential agenda. Here is how each of the U.S. presidents: Trump, Obama, and Bush have handled or attempted to handle the problem: According to the Whitehouse briefing, reducing drug prices is one of the highest priorities of the Trump Whitehouse, by taking action to improve the affordability and