Agenda Comparison Grid and Fact Sheet or Talking Points Brief
Assignment Template for Part 1 and Part 2
Part 1: Agenda Comparison Grid
Use this Agenda Comparison Grid to document information about the population healt
...
Agenda Comparison Grid and Fact Sheet or Talking Points Brief
Assignment Template for Part 1 and Part 2
Part 1: Agenda Comparison Grid
Use this Agenda Comparison Grid to document information about the population health/healthcare issue your selected
and the presidential agendas. By completing this grid, you will develop a more in depth understanding of your selected
issue and how you might position it politically based on the presidential agendas.
You will use the information in the Part 1: Agenda Comparison Grid to complete the remaining Part 2 and Part 3 of your
Assignment.
Identify the Population Health
concern you selected.
Healthcare for Immigrants
Describe the Population
Health concern you selected
and the factors that
contribute to it.
Political discrimination impacts whether or not undocumented immigrants are eligible to receive
health care, and the services included for this population in the United States (Gill-Salmeron, 2019). In
addition, government spending is a significant factor that contributes to this concern. The Center for
Immigration Studies reports the average total for uninsured undocumented immigrants is four point threebillion-dollar annually (Centerforhealth, 2015).
Administration (President
Name)
(Current President) (Previous President) (Previous President)
Describe the administrative
agenda focus related to this
issue for the current and two
previous presidents.
President Trump's health care
agenda includes repeal of the
Affordable Care Act (ACA) and
develop the American Care Act
President Obama’s approach is
providing healthcare for
everyone. (Kocher et al., 2010).
Undocumented immigrants face
President Bush stated that “Illegal
immigration causes serious
problems, putting pressure on
public schools, and hospitals and
of 2017(BALLOTPEDIA, n.d.).
"Admitting large numbers of
immigrants who cannot pay for
their healthcare puts a burden on
our taxpayers and healthcare
systems" (The White HousePresident Donald J. Trump, 2019,
para. 1).
barriers to care related to high
cost associated for uninsured
health costs (Artiga & Diaz,
2019)
straining State and local
budgets.” (The White HousePresident George W. Bush, 2007,
expression 4).
Identify the allocations of
financial and other resources
that the current and two
previous presidents dedicated
to this issue.
President Trump is working to
reverse the healthcare costs
wrapped up in the ACA. Trump's
plans to reverse associated costs
by revoking funds allocated to
the Prevention and Public Health
Fund. He also refuses to pay one
year of Federal payments to
Medicaid and other Federal
health programs. The president
also refuses to pay for grants
providing funds to abortion
services. Another strategy of the
president is to repeal taxes
associated with the ACA (Senate
Roy Bunt, Chairman [Senate
RPC], 2017).
• Border-Patrol Staffing
budget could cost an
additional nine hundred
and ten million.
• Suggested wall costs are
• Government budget cuts
and legislative tax
increases.
• Payment reduction in
Medicare and Medicare
Advantage program
• Tax penalties for those
who do not have health
insurance and tax
penalties for employers
who do not offer health
insurance to their
employees.
• Investment income tax for
those who earn over two
hundred thousand dollars
a year (Kocher, Emanuel,
& DeParle, 2010)
President Bush allocated funds to
towards immigration control and
security. He allocated ten point
four billion dollars to increase
boarder control in attempt to
decrease the healthcare burden
associated with undocumented
immigrants (The White HousePresident George W. Bush, 2006)
estimated to be twentyone point six billion.
• Catch and release lock-up
currently, hold about forty
thousand detainees at one
hundred and twenty-eight
dollars per person each
day. (Economist
Intelligence Unit N.A.
Incorporated, 2017)
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