Governing Health
Subtitle: The Politics of Health Policy
Edition: third edition edition
Publisher: The Johns Hopkins University Press
Published: October 24, 2006
Language: eng
Format: Paperback
Number of pages: 464
ISBN-13: 9780801884320
Subjects: Central government policies; Health systems & services; Medical / Nursing; Health Care Delivery; Medical; United States; Public Policy - Environmental Policy; Medical policy; Health Policy; Medical / Health Policy; General; Politics
Description: 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.