Health Politics and Policy
By James A. Morone, Dan Ehlke
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HEALTH POLITICS AND POLICY, 5th Edition walks you through the inner workings of health care policymaking, from the legislative process to socioeconomic impacts, and reveals both modern and historical perspectives in exciting detail. A collection of writings by some of today's sharpest political minds and policy-makers, the book explores factors that shape the U.S. health care system and policy, such as values, government, and private players, and compares them to other countries for international context. Helpful learning features throughout include review questions and problems, supporting tables and graphs, and special "Consider This" essays that bolster chapter concepts. In an environment of ever-changing policies and politics, the new edition seamlessly integrates themes of the past and present-day dilemmas with a look to the future of health care politics in America.
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HEALTH POLITICS AND POLICY, 5th Edition walks you through the inner workings of health care policymaking, from the legislative process to socioeconomic impacts, and reveals both modern and historical perspectives in exciting detail. A collection of writings by some of today's sharpest political minds and policy-makers, the book explores factors that shape the U.S. health care system and policy, such as values, government, and private players, and compares them to other countries for international context. Helpful learning features throughout include review questions and problems, supporting tables and graphs, and special "Consider This" essays that bolster chapter concepts. In an environment of ever-changing policies and politics, the new edition seamlessly integrates themes of the past and present-day dilemmas with a look to the future of health care politics in America.
Solid Foundation: HEALTH POLITICS AND POLICY, 5th Edition introduces health policy, including the private and governmental factors that influence the policymaking process.
Unique Approach: this is the only book that describes the actual development of health care policy, taking learners inside the white house, courts, bureaucracy, and state governments to understand how the process works.
Stimulating Questions: Study questions and analysis problems raise student awareness of the issues and instigate more thoughtful classroom discussions.
Effective Visual Learning: Detailed tables, charts, graphs, and boxes complement chapter material to broaden reader perspectives about health care and politics, past and present.
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