Governing Health: The Politics of Health Policy
Carol S. Weissert
464 pages, Paperback
ISBN: 0801884322
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Language: English
Publish: November 24, 2006
Governing Health examines health care policy making from a long-term, political perspective, describing how Congress, the president, special interest groups, bureaucracy, and state governments help define health policy problems and find politically feasible solutions. The third edition of this pathbreaking book is updated to cover recent legislative efforts, including the Medicare prescription drug benefit. Praise for previous editions of Governing Health