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Starred Review. In this engrossing text, the history of American health-care policy, from the New Deal to the Medicare Modernization Act of George W. Bush, becomes a frame through which the authors illuminate the leadership qualities of late-20th-century presidents in the arena of domestic affairs. The authors present biographies of presidents from FDR on, investigating potential influences (e.g., heart attacks, abusive parents, deceased siblings) on their attitudes toward health policy. Blumenthal, a Harvard Medical School professor, and Brown University political scientist Morone (
The Democratic Wish) draw on White House telephone tapes and memos in a laudatory chapter on Johnson's role in passing Medicare, and reserve their harshest criticism for Jimmy Carter, whose administration unwittingly killed the late effort at health reform. The authors offer evenhanded critiques and conclude with lessons for future chief executives about the importance of political savvy, economic flexibility and popular appeal in determining the success of health-care initiatives. More than an excellent primer on American health policy, the book offers a thorough, incisive look at the presidency as an institution and the men who have occupied the office.
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“A riveting history of health-care politics.”
(Atul Gawande
New Yorker 2010-04-05)
“A book that sets a standard for the study of the presidency and of health policy.”
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Congress & The Presidency 2012-07-27)
“This timely and insightful book puts Barack Obama’s current quest for universal health insurance in historical context and gives new meaning to the audacity of hope.”
(Robert B. Reich
New York Times Book Review 2009-09-06)
“More than an excellent primer on American health policy, the book offers a thorough, incisive look at the presidency as an institution and the men who have occupied the office.” STARRED REVIEW
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Publishers Weekly 2009-06-08)
“A masterpiece and a valuable primer for future presidents as they wrestle with the dragon of health reform.”
(Jeff Goldsmith
Health Affairs 2009-09-01)
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