Influence of Politics and Economics on Healthcare

Nurses Working to Improve the Socioeconomic Status of Impoverished Citizens through Government ActionsNameInstitutionInstructorCourseDate Influence of Politics and Economics on Healthcare Nurses Working to Improve the Socioeconomic Status of Impoverished Citizens through Government ActionsPolitics have a direct influence on the quality of healthcare through implemented healthcare policies and regulations that govern healthcare delivery. The government plays a key role in regulating the healthcare sector as well as the healthcare environment which has a direct impact on the quality of healthcare (Hunter, 2016). Economics, on the other hand, influence healthcare by determining government spending on healthcare affecting the achievement o healthcare goals. A bad economy means that there is financial burden on the government to ensure that everyone is able to access quality healthcare due to other responsibilities of the government that may affect resource allocation (Hunter, 2016). One benefit of awarding mothers cash grants is to improve their use of preventive healthcare services, enable them to enroll their children to school, access to nutrition counseling, and other basic health services that have a direct impact on the achievement of healthcare goals (Center for Global Development, 2019). All these would lead to improved social outcomes enhancing healthcare delivery among the poor population. However, giving the mothers cash grants may lead to social problems which include poor quality of healthcare due to the increased demand for healthcare services where healthcare providers may demand increased wages due to the increase in their workload (Osypuk, Joshi, Geronimo, & Acevedo-Garcia, 2014). More medicines would also be required in public clinics as well as more training of healthcare service providers increasing the cost of healthcare provision. The resources were not ethically distributed since some individuals living in very remote areas were left out (Center for Global Development, 2019). These individuals have no access to public services which increases their risk of developing some of the preventable diseases (Osypuk et al., 2014). One of the changes that should be made to the program is not only focusing on providing incentives for behaviors that would result in improved social outcomes rather consider the aspect of learning where recipients have access to useful information that may help them in better decision-making (Scott et al., 2017). If the program was discontinued for any reason, a nurse can provide statistics of individuals who benefited from the program who still hope to continue accessing these benefits which also enhance the achievement of healthcare goals (Scott et al., 2017). A similar program may fail to improve social outcomes due to the conditions for individuals to access the benefits of this program (Center for Global Development, 2019). With most poor individuals focusing on accessing other basic needs such as food, shelter, and water, it is important for the government to develop more effective solutions to address some of the problems that affect the poor impacting the outcome of implemented healthcare programs. These include poor sanitation, violence, and children dropping out of school to help in supplementing the family income (Center for Global Development, 2019). ReferencesCenter for Global Development. (2019). CASE 9: Improving the health of the poor in Mexico. Retrieved from https://www.cgdev.org/sites/default/files/archive/doc/millions/MS_case_9.pdfHunter, E. L. (2016). Politics and Public Health-Engaging the Third Rail. Journal of Public Health Management and Practice: JPHMP, 22(5), 436–441. Osypuk, T. L., Joshi, P., Geronimo, K., & Acevedo-Garcia, D. (2014). Do Social and Economic Policies Influence Health? A Review. Current epidemiology reports, 1(3), 149–164. Scott L. G., Marleen, B., Evelyne L., Matthias, W., Jan-Kees, H., Sofia., & David, S. (2017). Policy, politics, and public health, European Journal of Public Health, 2(4), 40–43.