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Intensive Care: How Congress Shapes Health Policy Norman J. Ornstein
Intensive Care: How Congress Shapes Health Policy
Norman J. Ornstein
The devastating and politically consequential defeat of President Clinton's comprehensive health plan in Congress has unleashed a torrent of speculation over “who or what killed reform”. This volume weighs the importance of Congress in the failure to enact health reform by examining more broadly how Congress shapes health policy.
Marc Notes: Avail. in cloth at $ 38.95; Co. pub. by Brookings Institution. Publisher Marketing: Describes how the U. S. Congress functions as it deliberates and develops health policy and includes coverage of committee organization and jurisdictions, the budgeting process, congressional oversight functions, and case study analysis of the failed Clinton health reform plan.
Contributor Bio: Mann, Thomas E Thomas E. Mann is a senior fellow in Governance Studies at the Brookings Institution, where he holds the W. Averell Harriman Chair. He is a frequent media commentator on American politics. Ornstein and Mann have collaborated on several books, including The Broken Branch: How Congress Is Failing and How to Get It Back on Track (Oxford, 2006). Contributor Bio: Ornstein, Norman J Norman J. Ornstein is a resident scholar at the American Enterprise Institute for Public Policy Research. He also serves as an election analyst for CBS News and writes a weekly column, "Congress Inside Out," for Roll Call.
| Media | Books Paperback Book (Book with soft cover and glued back) |
| Released | August 1, 1995 |
| ISBN13 | 9780815754633 |
| Publishers | Bloomsbury Publishing Plc |
| Pages | 330 |
| Dimensions | 152 × 228 × 19 mm · 485 g |
| Language | English |
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