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ealthcare is a major part of life and a factor in the US economy. Healthcare policy stakeholders are all extremely important in the world of healthcare, no matter what their role is. The stakeholder that I would like to discuss is the consumer. Even though each stakeholder is important, the consumer seems to be the most affected as they are the receiver of care. All other stakeholders’ roles revolve around the consumer in one way or another; they are a critical part of the decisions to provide the best care or service to the consumer. Healthcare policy requires a large number of laws and regulations, but without the consumer there would be no need for healthcare policies.
The consumer has numerous interests or requirements to meet their needs. “Patients. All of us—at one time or another—are patients. Patients are typically citizens, and voters, and sometimes taxpayers. Policymakers have a fiduciary duty to this population,
and the country’s policy framework is established to benefit patients. Patients receive care services from providers and are the beneficiary customers of the payors. Patients also may want to access information about their care via an electronic device (e.g., personal computer, mobile phone).” (Ritz, D., Althauser, C., & Wilson, K. (2014). There are so many people in the US who need to maintain and manage their health. Those needs and interests include routine healthcare, illness, medication and treatments, and wellness checks, among many other factors. All of those factors need to be considered by all other stakeholders to accommodate as many consumers as possible.
According to the National Library of Medicine, the consumer's level of involvement has a
lot of weight in the decision-making of health care policy. “Consumer-based information,
i.e., information that has a consumer needs orientation and is useable for decisionmaking, can facilitate active involvement of consumers in their own health care and the health care system. The domain of health information is broad due to the variety
of health care decisions consumers face.” (National Library of Medicine). For example, suppose a consumer answers the correct questions on surveys or questionnaires provided by healthcare or insurance providers. In that case, it will help policymakers assess what is most important and needed for consumers.
As consumers, when a question is asked it is beneficial to answer it. We all play a part in the healthcare that we receive. From experience, I have found that surveys help in healthcare policymaking. For example, I work in the hospital's education department. When a lecture is completed, we provide surveys to see how the learner felt about the lecture. The answers to those questions help to make beneficial changes for the learners. The same happens with a consumer and how much feedback they provide.
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Data, L. I. S. T. L. P. P. P. a. P. (2014, October 27). 3. Introducing the key stakeholders: patients, providers, payors, and policymakers (the four P’s). Pressbooks. https://pressbooks.pub/jln1/chapter/3-introducing-the-key-stakeholders-
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Sangl, J. A., & Wolf, L. F. (1996). Role of Consumer Information in Today's Health Care System.
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: Patients, Providers, Payors, and Policymakers (the Four P’s)
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