{"product_id":"governing-health-the-politics-of-health-policy-paperback","title":"Governing Health: The Politics of Health Policy - Paperback","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eWilliam G. Weissert\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eCarol S. Weissert\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eHow do government and private interests shape the health policy process?\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this classic text, William G. Weissert and Carol S. Weissert describe how government and private interests help define health policy. Under the Obama administration, the federal government took a broadened role in setting health policy and insurance regulations. But the succeeding Trump administration and a Republican congress threatened to dismantle the Affordable Care Act (ACA) and its core tenets. Chronicling these recent important changes, \u003ci\u003eGoverning Health\u003c\/i\u003e explores the political science theory behind this and other major shifts in national health policy.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this thoroughly updated edition, the authors describe how party polarization, a virulent anti-government movement, populist presidential politics, and the demise of \"regular order\" in Congress shape and define a new approach to health policy. This revised edition also\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e- offers a comprehensive synthesis of Obamacare, touching on everything from Accountable Care and Pay for Performance to insurance industry reforms \u003cbr\u003e- highlights the important role of social media in building opposition to universal coverage\u003cbr\u003e- tracks passage of the new Medicare physician payment reform, MACRA\u003cbr\u003e- analyzes presidential executive orders and administrative rulemaking in dismantling the Affordable Care Act\u003cbr\u003e- examines the implications of Supreme Court decisions on Medicaid expansion and state health policy \u003cbr\u003e- updates all statistics, charts, and tables\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis new edition of a highly respected book guides readers toward a deep understanding of modern health policy's complexities. Drawing on compelling current examples, \u003ci\u003eGoverning Health\u003c\/i\u003e is a timely and essential book.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWilliam G. Weissert \u003c\/b\u003eis a professor of political science at Florida State University and a professor emeritus at the University of Michigan School of Public Health. \u003cb\u003eCarol S. Weissert \u003c\/b\u003eis the LeRoy Collins Eminent Scholar and a professor of political science at Florida State University.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 424\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eIllustrated:\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 02, 2019\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42726551617599,"sku":"9781421428949","price":77.69,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0105\/8226\/1823\/files\/51607a8e15c935d1ba919d4eb708f9dd.webp?v=1765111367","url":"https:\/\/dhl-adrianne.myshopify.com\/products\/governing-health-the-politics-of-health-policy-paperback","provider":"BBB","version":"1.0","type":"link"}