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HEALTH POLICIES
Federal state and local regulatory agencies are responsible for coming up with rules and
regulations that govern the way the health care industry operates and also acts in an oversight
capacity. The federal government provides regulations like the Medicare, Veterans health
benefits, and the federal Affordable Care Act. Areas like the insurance sector are mainly
covered through the federal legislative platform. The federal government comes up with policies
that incorporate health care reforms, deficit-reduction strategies and CMS regulatory initiatives
(Larrat, M. Marcoux & Vogenberg, 2012). State laws are obliged to cover health care precepts
that include the rights of the patient in a health related issue.
An example of the areas covered by state laws entails the regulation of Durable Power of
Attorney, Euthanasia Laws, Medical Records Laws, Abortion Laws and Living Wills Laws, as
applicable within the particular state (Larrat, M. Marcoux & Vogenberg, 2012). Local
government authorities are also obliged to come up with rules and regulations that have an
impact on the operational strategy of the healthcare sector within a given locality (Larrat, M.
Marcoux & Vogenberg, 2012). The fact that there is need to afford a safe environment for a
resident within a local area for people to live in a healthy environment is an essential task that
requires the collaboration of the local health department and the local authority. The local health
department forms part of the local and state government who often report to a city council,
mayor, county health board and county commission. The laws enforced and regulations for
keeping people safe is the mandate of the local authority They indulge in activities like restaurant
inspections, water and sewer treatment and smoke-free air laws.
Accreditation is a review process of evaluating health care organizations in a bid to
demonstrate its ability to meet the requirements and the standards of accreditation as established
by a certification organization (N. Warburton, 2017). The role of the accreditation and regulatory
