Interest Groups On The Policy-Making Process: A Case Study

The impact of interest groups on the policymaking process is a hindrance, too often there’s a delay in the decision-making because everyone involved has to have their interests looked after and it only makes it harder to come to a conclusion. I know this is a touchy subject, so I’ll only stay here a moment, let’s take Obamacare for instance, the premise was to look out for the majority of Americans, in doing so the interest groups would lose, (not much but they would not win) namely the insurance companies. They want every person to maintain health care coverage but don’t want to make it probable to afford; Consequently, there are individuals who don’t fit the mold for government services if they make so much money from wages. Moreover, they are barely able to sustain a lifestyle, let alone pay for health insurance that they may not use from year to year. When I say lifestyle, I mean keep up with their rent, buy food to eat to stay healthy, or able to keep proper toiletries with the income some have, then be faced needing to keep healthcare coverage mandatorily.

According to Grossmann (2012), “This reported influence occurs in all branches of government but varies across time and policy area. The most commonly credited form of influence is general support and lobbying by advocacy organizations”. Interest groups are credited with policy changes in the broadcast ban of the tobacco industry advertising and second-hand smoke, religious expression in schools and the pledge of allegiance, and another example is the Social Security Disability Reform Act which requested an appeal to overturn decisions of the termination of thousands of people that were