Bibliograph

Essentials of health policy and law, Sara E. Wilensky, JD, PhD, Department of Health Policy and Management, Milken Institute School of Public Health, The George Washington University, Joel B. Teitelbaum, JD, LLM, Department of Health Policy and Management, Milken Institute School of Public Health, The George Washington University

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Essentials of health policy and law, Sara E. Wilensky, JD, PhD, Department of Health Policy and Management, Milken Institute School of Public Health, The George Washington University, Joel B. Teitelbaum, JD, LLM, Department of Health Policy and Management, Milken Institute School of Public Health, The George Washington University

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

Illustrations

illustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Essentials of health policy and law

Nature of contents

bibliography

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1280406310

Responsibility statement

Sara E. Wilensky, JD, PhD, Department of Health Policy and Management, Milken Institute School of Public Health, The George Washington University, Joel B. Teitelbaum, JD, LLM, Department of Health Policy and Management, Milken Institute School of Public Health, The George Washington University

Series statement

Essential public health

Summary

"Essentials of Health Policy and Law, Fifth 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. Thoroughly revised, the Fifth Edition explores the key health policy and legal changes brought about by the Biden Administration and the presently Democrat-controlled Congress. It also addresses the Covid-19 pandemic, and its many devastating and intertwined health, economic, and social consequences.KEY FEATURES:- New chapters provide an overview of Public Health and explain emergency preparedness.- Updated figures, tables, statistics, and discussion questions- New textbox icons identify discussion questions, special topics and, technical spotlights to help faculty pick and choose the appropriate content- New concluding chapter on Health Advocacy teaches readers the art and skill of advocacy.- Interactive timeline fully updated and incorporated into the eBook"--, Provided by publisher

Table Of Contents

Understanding the role of and conceptualizing health policy and law -- Policy and the policymaking process -- Law and the legal system -- Overview of the United States healthcare system -- What is public health? -- Individual rights in health care and public health -- Structural and social drivers of health and the role of law in optimizing health -- Understanding health insurance -- Health economics in a health policy context -- Government health insurance programs : Medicaid, CHIP, and Medicare -- Health reform and the Patient Protection adn Affordable Care Act -- Healthcare quality policy and law -- What is public health emergency preparedness? -- The art of structuring and writing a health policy analysis -- Federal policy advicacy : advancing policy goals

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