Ethics Log Week 4

Ethics Log Week 4

Tiffani Lee

HCS/578

April 20, 2013

Kelly Morgan

Health Care Policy Advertising

In preparation for this assignment I realized that I didn’t recall seeing any health care policy advertising. I do not watch television often, and I rarely listen to the radio. So I had to do some research online. During my research, I found several commercial ads that were against The Affordable Care Act. In seeing these few ads I do not think that advertising health care policies are a good idea. Media advertising tries to alter one’s opinion on the policy without providing any of the facts. According to Goodnough (2012), 235 million dollars has been spent on ads attaching The Affordable Care Act since being signed into law in March 2010 and 69 million dollars has been spent supporting it. In such important matters, it should be up to the individual to research the information about the health care policy, and not be jaded my advertisements. Thoughts and opinions on health care policy should develop after all the information is acquired, and the facts for either side are reviewed.

Government Agencies or Private Organizations

I think both government agencies and private organizations have the right to use public media to promote health care policies. If public media is allowed for one, it should be allowed for both. In addition, I believe that government agencies might have a greater need to use public media to promote health care policies, because it will probably affect more people than a policy being promoted by a private organization. A private organization will only promote health care policies that benefit the organization, whereas a government agency will promote all health care policies that affect the public. I personally think it is best for both agencies not to use public media to promote health care policies, but just to inform the public of the health care policies. Taking sides when it comes to health care is a dangerous game for both...