Read Chapters 1–3 of Essentials of Health Policy and Law (Textbook: Third Edition by Joel B. Teitebaum and Sara E. Wilensky).
Read the article Implementing Health Reform: Federal Rules and State Roles.
View the video What is Rulemaking?
Explore the website Regulations.gov. Be sure to explore the Search, Browse, and Learn tabs.
Examine the Department of Health and Human Services (DHS) agencies in Table 2-4 in Chapter 2 of the text.
Choose one of the agencies to review in-depth.
Prepare a three- to five-page paper which addresses the following:
Identify the purpose structure of the agency.
Describe the organization of the agency, including the purpose each office (as appropriate).
Identify and include the key leadership positions in the agency.
Outline the policy areas which fall under the purview of the agency and therefore, they regulate. (Clarify its relationship to healthcare, if necessary.)