Health Policymaking in the United States, Fourth Edition
Beaufort B. Longest Jr., PhD, FACHE
ISBN 13: 978-1-56793-245-4
Hardbound, 439 pp, 2005
Imprint: AUPHA/HAP Book
Order code: WWW1-2048
Price: $98.00
This popular textbook has been significantly revised to further explain policymaking, highlight policy competency, and provide insight into the future of U.S. health policy. This book provides a framework for putting the various aspects of policymaking into perspective and provides individuals with the political competence to analyze the public policy environment within which they operate.
This edition includes:
Added overview of Medicare and Medicaid.
Expanded discussion of how to analyze and influence public policy.
Even more examples of health policy made real—Congressional testimony, news articles, and other documents bring theory to life to inspire classroom discussion.
Beaufort B. Longest, Jr., PhD, FACHE, is the M. Allen Pond Professor of Health Policy & Management and director of the Health Policy Institute at the University of Pittsburgh. Dr. Longest has authored or coauthored ten books and twenty-eight chapters in other books.
