{"product_id":"governing-health-william-g-weissert-9781421428932","title":"Governing Health: The Politics of Health Policy","description":"\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\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e William G. Weissert, Carol S. Weissert\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1421428938\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781421428932\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Johns Hopkins University Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 04\/02\/2019\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 424\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 1.30lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 9.10h x 6.10w x 1.30d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eReview Citation(s): \u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003ci\u003eChoice\u003c\/i\u003e 10\/01\/2019","brand":"William G. Weissert","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":43934799855871,"sku":"9781421428932","price":87.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/products\/img_1000e29a-ba74-4889-a334-eb5412e4a597.jpg?v=1681416119","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/governing-health-william-g-weissert-9781421428932","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}