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Written by nationally renowned health care leaders
Discusses the Affordable Care Act from a translational perspective
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Table of contents (17 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Implementing Change: Objectives of the ACA
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Don’t Get Mad, Get Data: Conducting the Experiment
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Make it a People Issue: Engaging the Public
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From Personal to Political to Policy: What Next?
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About this book
This book examines the landmark 2010 Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA) from the perspective of health policy research as translational science. It delineates a new perspective about the creation and potential impact of the ACA and guides the development of health policy that is supported by best evidence that, in turn, transforms into practice, policy, and public benefit. Told by those involved in the creation and implementation of the ACA, the book reviews the history and impact of this ground-breaking legislation and recommends priorities, objectives, and next steps for translational research as the ACA is implemented.
The book includes coverage of these topics:
· Objectives of the ACA
· Analysis of data collected from healthcare reform programs in Vermont and Massachusetts to inform national implementation of the ACA
· Engaging the public in, and building support for, ACA implementation
· Interplay of federal, state, and local healthcare policy decisions arising from the enforcement of the ACA
Featuring contributions from nationally renowned leaders in healthcare policy, this book adds to the public conversation about the ACA and its role in shaping health policy and contributes to a more realistic, nuanced, and productive understanding of this landmark legislation by physicians, policy makers, and the public. It also provides a framework for next steps in continuing to improve U.S. health policy.
Reviews
From the reviews:
“The book outlines the history of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), reviews the objectives of the Act, and does a good job of describing the studies that have been done based on the ACA. … the book appears to be aimed at those interested in health policy and research, particularly translational research. Practitioners, policymakers, and students in these fields would find the book interesting. … This is a very unique perspective on a very politically charged piece of legislation.” (Carole Ann Kenner, Doody’s Book Reviews, December, 2013)
Editors and Affiliations
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Inst. for Clin. Research & Health Policy, Tufts Medical Center, Boston, USA
Harry P. Selker
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Instructor in Medicine, Tufts University School of Medicine, Boston, USA
June S. Wasser
About the editors
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: The Affordable Care Act as a National Experiment
Book Subtitle: Health Policy Innovations and Lessons
Editors: Harry P. Selker, June S. Wasser
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4614-8351-9
Publisher: Springer New York, NY
eBook Packages: Medicine, Medicine (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer Science+Business Media New York 2014
eBook ISBN: 978-1-4614-8351-9Published: 05 September 2013
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XVI, 155
Number of Illustrations: 8 b/w illustrations, 29 illustrations in colour
Topics: Medicine/Public Health, general, Health Administration, Public Health, Health Promotion and Disease Prevention