| Description |
1 online resource (xviii, 339 pages) : illustrations. |
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polychrome |
| Description |
text file |
| Series |
California/Milbank books on health and the public ; 22
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California/Milbank books on health and the public ; 22.
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| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
The knowledge base : why national health reform? -- Social strategy : Massachusetts Avenue -- Political will I : prelude to a health reform campaign -- Political will II : a health reform campaign -- Title I : the three-legged stool -- Title II : Medicaid, CHIP, and the governors -- Title III : medical care, Medicare, and the cost curve -- Title IV : money, mammograms, and menus -- Title V : who will provide the care? -- Title VI : the stew -- Title VII : bio-similar biological products -- Title VIII : class act -- Title IX : paying for the ACA or about half of it -- Title X-plus : the manager's amendment and the reconciliation act. |
| Summary |
This indispensable guide to the Affordable Care Act, our new national health care law, lends an insider's deep understanding of policy to a lively and absorbing account of the extraordinary--and extraordinarily ambitious--legislative effort to reform the nation's health care system. Dr. John E. McDonough, DPH, a health policy expert who served as an advisor to the late Senator Edward Kennedy, provides a vivid picture of the intense effort required to bring this legislation into law. McDonough clearly explains the ACA's inner workings, revealing the rich landscape of the issues, policies, and con. |
| Local Note |
eBooks on EBSCOhost EBSCO eBook Subscription Academic Collection - North America |
| Subject |
Health care reform -- United States.
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Health care reform. |
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United States. |
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Health Care Reform. |
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Federal Government. |
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Health Care Costs. |
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National Health Programs. |
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Politics. |
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United States. |
| Genre/Form |
Electronic books.
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| Added Author |
Milbank Memorial Fund.
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| Other Form: |
Print version: McDonough, John E. (John Edward). Inside national health reform. Berkeley : University of California Press ; New York : Milbank Memorial Fund, ©2011 9780520270190 (DLC) 2011003834 (OCoLC)700376830 |
| ISBN |
9780520949614 (electronic book) |
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0520949617 (electronic book) |
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1283278170 |
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9781283278171 |
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9780520270190 |
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0520270193 |
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