Governing Health: The Politics of Health Policy

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. Praise for previous editions of Governing HealthWilliam G. Weissert is the author of 'Governing Health: The Politics of Health Policy', published 2006 under ISBN 9780801884320 and ISBN 0801884322.