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Please answer the following questions in 3-4 paragraphs. Do not forget to separate the responses by question numbers!

1. Discuss the differences between second-party payment and third-party payment. What led to the creation of the third-party payment system?
2. Read and discuss Appendix 14, “Coalition Letter Requesting Changes to Meaningful Use for Greater Systems Interoperability.” In what way(s) is this letter an example of interest group tactics at work? How does the letter reveal its authors’ interests in shaping this element of health policy? Describe a detailed example of another interest group agenda-setting tactic that members of one of the letter’s “undersigned organizations” could attempt in order to further support their intentions in this letter. (Appendix 14 can be found in the attached files)