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You are here > Home > Reading Lists > Healthcare Policy & Politics > Governing Health: The Politics of Health Policy Governing Health: The Politics of Health Policy, 3rd Edition Carol S. Weissert PhD, William G. Weissert PhD Softcover: 360+ pages ISBN 0801884322 978-0801884320 The Johns Hopkins University Press November 2006 (click button below for the very best currently available price for this important resource) "No other book offers a better overview of what every health professional or anyone who is intensely interested in health affairs should know about the politics of policymaking." - Daniel M. Fox, JAMA   "One of the most important books in health care policy to have been written in years." - Michael Harris, Perspectives on Political Science   "Even for those who have studied health policy extensively, the Weisserts' book is so thorough (and absorbing) that one can expect to encounter new information, research findings, and insights." - Deborah McFarlane, Journal of Health Politics, Policy, and Law   "A useful textbook for those in medical care with only a passing knowledge of the patterns of federal policy making in the postwar period." - Theodore R. Marmor, New England Journal of Medicine   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. "Governing Health is an important piece of scholarship. It connects policymaking in the increasingly important sphere of health politics to the literature of political science. As such, it is likely to be of interest both to political scientists (especially those unfamiliar with health policy) and policy specialists outside the discipline." —Richard Himelfarb, American Political Science Review Carol S. Weissert is Collins Eminent Scholar and chair of Civic Education and Political Science at Florida State University. William G. Weissert is a professor of political science at Florida State University and a professor emeritus at University of Michigan School of Public Health. Table of Contents:   Acknowledgments     Introduction 1 I Health Policy and Institutions   1 Congress 15 2 The Presidency 72 3 Interest Groups 110 4 Bureaucracy 154 5 States and Health Care Reform 192 II Health and the Policy Process   6 The Policy Process 245 7 Applying Theory to Reality: The Case of the Balanced Budget Act 281   Conclusion 318   List of Abbreviations 329   References 331   Index 361 If you are interested in policy or books about health care reform, please see our up-to-date collection here: Politics, Policy & Reform. (information provided by the publisher) You may also be interested in / The Directory of Healthcare Recruiters / Jump to a List / Health Administration & Leadership / Physician Executive, Medical Staff & Practice Management / Finance, Accounting, Economics, Billing & Reimbursement / Coding for Hospital, Physician & Clinical Services / Law, Malpractice, Ethics, Accreditation & Compliance / Quality Improvement, Outcomes & Customer Service / Risk Management, Security, Error Reduction & Patient Safety / Information Systems, Technology & Medical Records / Clinical Management & Executive Nursing / Behavioral Health, Social Work & Psychiatry Management / Human Resources, Management & Supervision / Directories, Data, Trends & Benchmarks / Software & CD-ROMs / Gift Ideas & Recommended Gifts / Journals, Magazines & Newsletters / Politics, Policy & Reform / Search for Books / Books Index / Go to / Home Page / Toolbox for Health Administrators / Bookstore