Criteria for Paper on a Selected Health Policy Issue 1. Determine topic of paper. (4 points) a. Choose a health care issue that has policy implications b. Define your topic and the population it will impact c. Develop a thesis statement d. Substantiate why this is an important topic to explore 2. Review the Literature (5 points) a. Give an overview of the literature supporting your topic b. Critique the literature c. Describe, if any, existing policy and the affects on your population d. Substantiate the need to improve/develop/implement policy focused on your topic/population 3. Discuss economic implications (3 points) a. Examine how this issue fits or does not fit with existing budgetary concerns b. Address the financial concerns of this issue and how these concerns will be addressed 4. Discuss the political implications of this issue (4 points) a. Will this be addressed at a local, state, or federal level b. Who are the people that will need to be involved 5. Delineate strategies to address the policy implications of the issue (4 points) 6. Characterize how the implementation of your policy will impact the population most affected (5 points) 7. Use APA style, correct grammar and spelling (5 points)