Politics Power and Policy Making

Tracking the issues of healthcare reform through the tumultous 1990s, this work opens a window on the changing dynamics of American politics from the Clinton inauguration in January 1993 through the Republican revolution of 1995 and the 1996 presidential race. List of Tables and Figures, Preface, 1. Setting the Stage, 2. Health Care Reform Returns to the National Agenda: The Winds of Change, 3. Presidential Leadership and Policy Making, 4. Congress and Health Care, 5. Interest Groups, 6. The Role of the Mass Media in the Policy Process, 7. Public Opinion and Health Care Policy, 8. Politics, Power, and Policy Making, Chronology, References, Index, About the Authors