Essentials of Health Policy and Law (Essential Public Health)

Public opinion polls, media coverage, legal disputes, and policy debates at
all levels of government and in private industry attest to the important place
that individual health care and public health and safety hold in the minds of
the American public, policymakers, and lawmakers.Essentials of Health Policy
and Law, Fourth Edition provides students of public health, medicine, nursing,
public policy, and health administration with an introduction to a broad range
of seminal issues in U.S. health policy and law, analytic frameworks for
studying these complex issues, and an understanding of the ways in which
health policies and laws are formulated, implemented, and applied. Concise and
straightforward, this text is particularly known for its focus on national
health reform under the Affordable Care Act (ACA). Additionally, the Fourth
Edition offers:- A unique chapter on the social determinants of health and the
role of law in improving health.- New content related to health reform; the
healthcare system; the ACA’s effect on Medicaid, Medicare, and CHIP; and
incentivizing healthcare quality and private payer reform efforts.- A
significantly revised chapter on Public Health Preparedness Policy, reflecting
an increased focus on natural disasters, controlling infectious diseases, and
military emergencies.- A how-to chapter on writing a policy analysis offers
readers step-by-step instructions and examples for writing a policy brief.-
Valuable instructor’s resources, including PowerPoint slides, test questions
for each chapter, blog post updates, and more. Read more

Essentials of Health Policy and Law (Essential Public Health)
By: Jones & Bartlett Learning