Textbook: Longest's Health Policymaking in the United StatesMeacham, M. R. (2021). Longest’s health policymaking in the United States (7th ed.). Chicago, IL: Health Administration Press.
Read the following chapters:
Chapter 1: pp. 11-56
Chapter 2: pp. 57-92
Chapter 3: pp. 93-122
Appendix 1.1: pp. 123-139
Appendix 1.2: pp. 141-173
These chapters provide the foundation for this class. It sets the stage for you to understand how the U.S. arrived at the policymaking process today. The Affordable Care Act (ACA) and Medicare/Medicaid (CMS) are used as examples of policymaking throughout this course. Appendixes 1.1 and 1.2 give an overview of these policies.