Health Politics and Policy

James Morone is the John Hazen White Professor of Political Science, Public Policy and Urban Studies at Brown University, where he received multiple citations for excellence in teaching. His research has been featured in the New England Journal of Medicine, The Journal of Law and Medical Ethics, Journal of Health Policy and Law and many other publications as well as on National Public Radio's All Things Considered. A prolific author, Dr. Morone's 10 published books include HELLFIRE NATION: THE POLITICS OF SIN IN AMERICAN HISTORY, which was nominated for the Pulitzer Prize in nonfiction. The New York Times, Washington Post and several T.V. and radio shows have featured his essays and op-ed pieces on politics, history and morality. A Fulbright Distinguished Lecturer, Dr. Morone speaks frequently for organizations around the world, sits on the Board of Editors for several scholarly journals and has shared his expertise through congressional testimony and on special government panels. He earned his M.A. and Ph.D. degrees from the University of Chicago. Daniel Ehlke is Associate Professor of Health Policy and Management at S.U.N.Y. Downstate Medical Center School of Public Health, where he teaches courses that include introductory health policy and management, healthcare advocacy and politics and International Health Systems. He is a recipient of the Chancellor’s Award for Excellence in Teaching. His research centers on reform in the American and British health care systems. Daniel Ehlke earned an M.A. and Ph.D. from Brown University.

Preface (James Morone).
Introduction: Health Politics and Policy (James Morone).
PART ONE: HEALTH POLITICS AND POLICY IN PERSPECTIVE.
1. Values in Health Policy: Understanding Fairness and Efficiency (Deborah Stone).
2. Markets and Politics (Tom Rice).
3. Structural Racism (Ruqaiijah Yearby, Brietta Clark, Jose Figueroa).
4. Immigrant Health Eyewitness (Angela Castrillo-Vilches).
PART TWO: POLITICAL INSTITUTIONS: THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT.
5. Congress (Mark Peterson) (James Morone and David Blumenthal).
6. The Presidency (James Morone).
7. The Courts (Marc Rodwin).
8. The Health Care Bureaucracy (Simon Haeder and Susan Yackee).
9. Federalism (Andrew Kelly, Philip Rocco, Adrianna McIntyre).
10. The Delegated Welfare State (Kimberly Morgan and Andrea Campbell).
11. Medicare (Jon Oberlander) (Daniel Ehlke).
12. Medicaid (Colleen Grogan).
13. The Affordable Care Act (Larry Jacobs).
14. Private Equity in Health Care (Laura Katz Olson) (Mark Schlesinger).
15. Lobbyists: Ten Myths About Power and Influence (Rogan Kersh).
16. Reproductive Health (Deborah McFarlane).
17. Public Opinion and Issue Framing (Sarah Gollust).
18. Medicaid from the Ground Up (Jamila Michener).
19. Nursing (Deena Costa and Olga Yakusheva).
20. Homelessness and Health (Charley Willison).
21. Prescription Drugs (Anthony Dell’Aera).
22. Mental Health Policy (David Rochefort).
23. Evidence-Based Medicine (Tony Patashnik) .
24. Veterans’ Health (Nathan Boucher).
25. Vaccines (Matthew Motts).
26. International Health (Scott Greer and Joseph White).
27. France (Victor Rodwin).
28. Continental Europe (Carolyn Tuohy).
Epilogue (James Morone and Daniel Ehlke).