In general, the literature on the home health care changes that have occurred in relation to the Balanced Budget Act of 1997 is fairly comprehensive. There is, for example, extensive coverage of health care changes in the Balanced Budget Act of 1997 as well as at least some discussion of those people and agencies who advocated at least some of the adopted changes.
The presented information, however, is mostly about the changes that were supported and adopted without a lot of information as to recommendations that were not adopted. In some cases, those supporting home health care changes as part of the Balanced Budget Act of 1997 can be identified as still involved with home health care concerns (e.g., retirement organizations, home health care agencies, insurance companies, etc.). In other cases, such as politicians or political groups that supported certain changes, the literature does not make it clear as to whether the involvement of some of these continues today.
Based on this examination of the literature, it concluded that the existing literature will provide answers to most of the questions postulated in the proposal; however, there will be certain areas in which information will be complete. So that this can be understood fully, the formulated research questions are listed below:
1. What health care changes in the Balanced Budget Act of 1997 did this source (politician, agency, institution, business, etc.) support?
2. What health care changes in the Balanced Budget Act of 1997 did this source fail to support?
3. Where the changes supported by this source eventually passed?
4. Where the changes not supported by this source eventually passed?
5. Is this source currently involved in or with the home health care industry?
6. What appears to be the magnitude of influence this source had in terms of effecting home health care changes as they relate to the Balanced Budge Act of 1997?
7. Does t...