Health Care Policy and Politics A to Z, 3rd Edition
Julie Rovner, National Public Radio

This essential guide for libraries, policy makers, and anyone concerned with health care in America has now been fully updated

Readers will find updated information on long term health care spending, abortion, Medicaid and Medicare, health insurance and the uninsured, the State Children’s Health Insurance Program (SCHIP), and much, much more. New entries reflect important changes in recent years and include the Medicare Modernization Act, abstinence education, electronic health records, health savings accounts, Plan B, the President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR), and Project BioShield.

Reviews

"Recommended for medical education and political science collections." - Library Journal

“CQ Press always does a great job of covering political and policy issues objectively and this book is no exception.” - American Reference Books Annual

Awards

Praise for the Second Edition:

Selected as an “Outstanding Academic Title 2003”

- Choice

Bio(s)

Julie Rovner, National Public Radio

Julie Rovner is a health policy correspondent for NPR specializing in the politics of health care. Her articles have appeared in dozens of national publications including The Washington Post, USA Today, and Modern Maturity. In 2004, the National Press Foundation awarded Rovner their Everett McKinley Dirksen Award for Distinguished Reporting of Congress.

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