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Political Aspects of Health Care

Navigating the Waters of Conflicting Policy

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Authors:
  1. Donald F. Lavanty

    1. Healthcare Management and Legal Studies School of Business and Technology, Marymount University, Arlington, VA, USA

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  • Written by both a professor of policy and healthcare consultant
  • Makes the connection between national political philosophies and the electorate, and how it translates into policy
  • Explores the intricacies of a fractured political system to explain the difficulty of objective, long-lasting solutions

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Table of contents (9 chapters)

  1. Front Matter

    Pages i-xvii
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  2. Pre-Medicare

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    Pages 1-12

  3. The Federal Government Enters the Healthcare Field

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    Pages 13-22

  4. The Action Period of Healthcare Legislation

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    Pages 23-32

  5. The Cost Realities and Political Events’ Impact on National Healthcare Action

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    Pages 33-43

  6. The Era of Budget Politics

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    Pages 45-51

  7. The Reagan Era of Politics and Healthcare

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    Pages 53-64

  8. Medicare Meets the Marketplace: The Bush-Clinton Years

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    Pages 65-78

  9. Healthcare Reductions and the “Donut Hole”

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    Pages 79-85

  10. The Politics of the Affordable Care Act

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    Pages 87-98

  11. Back Matter

    Pages 99-105
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About this book

As a consultant for healthcare associations working on all the healthcare laws from Medicare, the Health Manpower Act, Budget Reconciliation, Clinton healthcare efforts and the Affordable Healthcare Act, Donald Lavanty had a front-row seat from which to witness the politics and policies motivating each action. This volume was written from that experience, which was first documented in the course on the Political Aspects of Healthcare, employing the analogy that these various legislative actions to connect the system are like attempting to build a canal connecting the Amazon and Nile rivers: a long and difficult process. The title examines ongoing efforts to create and maintain a workable solution to the conflicts inherent in the US healthcare system from all angles, conflicts that arise due to the nature of our democratic government in which healthcare policies change based on the position of the voting majority in Congress at the time any action is taken.

Authors and Affiliations

  • Healthcare Management and Legal Studies School of Business and Technology, Marymount University, Arlington, VA, USA

    Donald F. Lavanty

About the author

Donald F. Lavanty is Professor of Health Care Management and Legal Administration at the School of Business Administration at Marymount University, USA.



Bibliographic Information

  • Book Title: Political Aspects of Health Care

  • Book Subtitle: Navigating the Waters of Conflicting Policy

  • Authors: Donald F. Lavanty

  • DOI: https://doi.org/10.1057/978-1-137-40283-7

  • Publisher: Palgrave Pivot New York

  • eBook Packages: Political Science and International Studies, Political Science and International Studies (R0)

  • Copyright Information: The Editor(s) (if applicable) and The Author(s), under exclusive license to Springer Nature America, Inc. 2018

  • Hardcover ISBN: 978-1-137-40620-0Published: 01 November 2018

  • eBook ISBN: 978-1-137-40283-7Published: 31 December 2015

  • Edition Number: 1

  • Number of Pages: XVII, 105

  • Number of Illustrations: 2 b/w illustrations, 4 illustrations in colour

  • Topics: Public Policy, US Politics, Public Administration, Social Policy

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