About the Book

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 as he does a rich landscape of the issues, policies, and controversies that are embedded in the law and which remain unknown to most Americans. In his account of these historic events, McDonough takes us through the process from the 2008 presidential campaign to the moment in 2010 when President Obama signed the bill into law. At a time when the nation is taking a second look at the ACA, "Inside National Health Reform" provides the essential information for Americans to make informed judgments about this landmark law.

Product Details

Media: Hardcover Book, 339 pages

Language: English

Publisher: University of California Press

Edition: Unknown

ISBN-10: 0520270193

Publication Date: Sep. 12th, 2011

ISBN-13: 9780520270190

Dimensions: 6.74 x 8.77 x 1.17 inches

Shipping Weight: 1.41 lbs

• Categories: Health Policy Disease and Health Issues