Governing Health: The Politics of Health Policy

Governing Health: The Politics of Health Policy
ISBN-10
0801868459
ISBN-13
9780801868450
Series
Governing Health
Pages
369
Language
English
Published
2002
Publisher
Johns Hopkins University Press
Authors
William G. Weissert, Carol S. Weissert

Description

In the first edition of the acclaimed Governing Health, Carol S. Weissert and William G. Weissert examined health care policy making from a long-term political perspective, describing how Congress, the president, special interest groups, bureaucracy, and state governments helped define health policy problems and find politically feasible solutions. Now, in this second edition, the authors have expanded their coverage and analysis to demonstrate their themes in four key time periods: 1965, when Medicaid and Medicare were passed; 1981, when OBRA came into being; 1994, when health care reform was at the forefront of President Clinton's agenda; and 2000, when health care reform formed a part of the presidential campaign platforms.

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