| Edition |
Fifth edition |
| Description |
xliv, 420 pages ; 24 cm. |
| Contents |
Introduction : health politics and policy / James A. Morone -- Values in health policy : understanding fairness and efficiency / Deborah Stone -- Markets and politics in health care / Thomas Rice -- Twenty classic observations about health politics and policy / Theodor J. Litman -- Congress / Mark A. Peterson -- The presidency / James A. Morone -- The courts / Timothy Jost -- Federalism and health care policy / Frank J. Thompson and Joel C. Cantor -- Why health reform happened / Jacob S. Hacker -- Dilemmas of representation : how a member of congress sees health reform / James A. Morone -- Medicare : the great transformation / Jonathan Oberlander -- Medicaid : designed to grow / Colleen M. Grogan -- The delegated warfare state / Andrea Louise Campbell and Kimberly J. Morgan -- The view from the states : an introduction / Daniel C. Ehlke -- Massachusetts / Michael Doonan -- Texas / David Warner -- Oregon / Howard M. Leichter -- Confessions of a state health regulator / Howard Berliner -- Public opinion / Mark Schlesinger -- Ten myths about health lobbyists / Rogan Kersh -- The business of health care : how employers influence politics / Nicole Kazee -- Aging policy in the 21st century / William P. Brandon and Patricia Maloney Alt -- A medical student's perspective / Alinea Noronha -- Reproductive health / Deborah R. McFarlane -- Children / Elizabeth Kilberth and Erika Ziller -- Prescription drugs : how a pill becomes the law / Anthony D. Dell'Aera -- Environmental health / Kelly Tzoumis and Susan Bennett -- Adventures with informed consent / Deborah Stone -- American health care in international perspective / Joseph White -- England / Daniel C. Ehlke -- Canada / Antonia Maioni -- How to learn from other countries / Ted Marmor, Richard Freeman, and Kieke Okma. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Note |
Title from title page. |
| Subject |
Medical policy -- United States.
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Medical care -- Political aspects -- United States.
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Public health -- Political aspects -- United States.
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Health Policy -- United States.
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| Added Author |
Morone, James A. 1951- editor of compilation.
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Ehlke, Daniel C., 1979- editor of compilation.
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| ISBN |
9781111644154 (hbk.) |
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1111644152 (hbk.) |
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