The Sources Of Public Policy Rationing medical care is a very important subject. Many low-and-middle income people lack health insurance and could not afford an expensive treatment if it were needed. The best care is given to those with money enough to pay for it or with good insurance plans paid for by employers. With the costs of health care increasing much faster than the rate of inflation, major changes in public policy will be needed, or to deny some kinds of care to some people. ( I ) From Public Purposes to Public Policies Public policy consists of government’s choices of actions intended to serve the public purposes. It is the bridge that connects the