Health care reform and American politics : what everyone needs to know / Lawrence R. Jacobs and Theda Skocpol.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Jacobs, Lawrence R., author.

Skocpol, Theda, author.

Series:

What everyone needs to know.

What everyone needs to know

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Health care reform--United States.

Health care reform.

Health care reform--Political aspects--United States.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (238 p.)

Edition:

Third edition.

Place of Publication:

New York : Oxford University Press, 2020.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act signed by President Obama in March 2010 was a landmark in U.S. social legislation. In this updated edition of 'Health Care Reform and American Politics', Lawrence R. Jacobs and Theda Skocpol - two of the nation's leading experts on politics and health care policy - provide a concise and accessible overview of the policy.

Contents:

COVER; HEALTH CARE REFORM AND AMERICAN POLITICS: WHAT EVERYONE NEEDS TO KNOW; COPYRIGHT; CONTENTS; PREFACE AND ACKNOWLEDGMENTS ; INTRODUCTION: A TURNING POINT FOR U.S. HEALTH CARE AND POLITICS; A TOUGH BATTLE; WHAT HAPPENED AND WHAT IT MEANS; TIMELINE OF HEALTH REFORM EVENTS; Battles over House and Senate Legislation; Scott Brown Election and the Legislative Endgame; 1: WHY NOW? BROKEN HEALTH CARE AND AN OPPORTUNITY FOR CHANGE; WHY DOES THE COUNTRY NEED CHANGES IN HEALTH CARE? ; Shrinking Access to Affordable Care; Paying More for Less ; HOW DID IT COME TO THIS?

HOW AN ELECTION FOR CHANGE PAVED THE WAY FOR (ANOTHERATTEMPT AT) HEALTH REFORMHealth Care in the Democratic Primaries; Obama Makes Health Care His Issue; A NEW PRESIDENT WITH AN AGENDA FOR CHANGE; Fighting Recession amidst Republican Opposition; Should Health Care Be Delayed?; Full Speed Ahead; A Mountain to Climb; 2: THE YEAR OF PITCHEDBATTLES: WHO FOUGHT FORWHAT, WHY, AND HOW; WHO LED THE CHARGE, AND WHAT TOOLS DID THEY HAVE?; Obama's Powers-and Their Limits; Congressional Leaders and the Challenges They Faced; The Clout of the Bean Counters

DEALS WITH THE DEVIL? INSIDER BARGAINSWITH HEALTH CARE STAKEHOLDERSWhy Reformers Bargained; How Were Deals Struck?; OUTSIDE PRESSURES FROM RIGHT AND LEFT; "Just Say No" Outcries from the Right; Progressives Draw Lines in the Sand; What Did Outside Pressures Accomplish?; WHAT HAPPENED TO BIPARTISANSHIP?; WHAT WERE THEY ARGUING ABOUT?; Widening Access to Health Insurance and Services; Could Private Insurers Make Money While Covering Everyone?; Could Washington Pay for Promised Benefi ts?; Can Expanded Access and Reduced Costs Really Go Together?

Dodging Old and New Controversies to Get the Bills Through3: HOW THE SCOTT BROWN UPSET STRENGTHENED HEALTH REFORM; WHY DID A SINGLE ELECTION SEND DC INTO PANIC?; How Could This Happen in Kennedy's Home State?; "Panicking Is What Politicians Do When They Lose Elections" 10; Anger and Black Humor from the Democratic Base; HOW WAS HEALTH REFORM REVIVED?; The President Steps Up; Congressional Democrats Get Their Act Together; A New Course for America; 4: WHAT DID THEY DELIVER? THE PROMISE OF AFFORDABLE CARE; WHO BENEFITS FROM HEALTH REFORM?; Retirees on Medicare Get Many Benefits

Young Adults Just Starting Work Get a Leg UpMiddle-Income Americans Will Enjoy Affordable Insurance and Improved Care; Help for the Most Vulnerable; The Affluent Benefit, Too-and Pay Much of the Bill; WILL HEALTH REFORM HELP OR HURT THE ECONOMY?; CAN THE NATION AFFORD ALL OF THIS?; Reset Business Models for Insurers and Pharmaceutical Manufacturers; Discourage Overuse of Medical Care; Reduce (Still Growing) Expenditures on Medicare; Reconfigure Medical Practice; THE BOTTOM LINE: BOTH BENEFITS AND COST-CONTROLS MAY WORK; 5: WILL HEALTH REFORM SUCCEED?

TIMELINE FOR IMPLEMENTATION OF AFFORDABLE CARE PROVISIONS

Notes:

This edition previously issued in print: 2016.

Description based on print version record.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

0-19-026206-0

0-19-756920-X

0-19-026205-2