Crossing the American health care chasm finding the path to bipartisan collaboration in national health care policy / Donald A. Barr, MD, PhD.

Author/creator Barr, Donald A.
Format Electronic
Publication InfoBaltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, [2021]
Descriptionix, 258 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
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Subjects

Contents Bipartisanship In Health Care during the Later Twentieth Century -- Building on the Bipartisanship That Gained Passage of Medicare and Medicaid -- Health Care Reform under the Obama Administration -- Growing Congressional Opposition to the Affordable Care Act -- Efforts to Repeal the Affordable Care Act Following the 2016 Elections -- Attempts by Congress and the Trump Administration to Disrupt ACA Financing -- Continuing Efforts to Weaken the Affordable Care Act -- Two More Attempts to Defeat Key Elements of the Affordable Care Act -- Bridging the Health Care Chasm.
Abstract "This book traces the deepening divide over national health care policy that the United States has experienced since the enactment of the Affordable Care Act in 2010. Using examples from previous eras of major national health care reform, the author describes steps that policy makers can take to reestablish the bipartisan collaboration that enables meaningful reform"-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
Access restrictionAvailable only to authorized users.
Technical detailsMode of access: World Wide Web
Genre/formElectronic books.
LCCN 2020041837
ISBN9781421441337 (hardcover ; alk. paper)
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