ICD10monitor April 17, 2024
Over the last few years, state ballot initiatives have emerged as a powerful tool in shaping healthcare policy across the country, and they appear to be gaining traction as a productive means of enacting healthcare reforms.
For those of us keeping track, this feels like one of the new yet unsung trends in healthcare, so it seems worthy of a bit more scrutiny – and perhaps some sunshine as well.
Ballot initiatives are typically citizen-initiated measures, but can also be assigned via the legislative process or by a special state commission. The ballot initiative process allows citizens to propose statutes or constitutional amendments, depending on the state, and to collect signatures to place their proposals on the ballot for voters...