Introducing a new and clear structured overview of how health policy is formed, implemented, and evaluated across federal and state levels. Health Policymaking in the US is a step-by-step model of the policymaking process that helps provide students with a practical framework for understanding how decisions get made and how they can influence them. 
This eighth edition covers several key health policy competency domains: systems thinking, policy literacy, strategic communication, and the ability to evaluate how politics, economics, and regulation shape care delivery. 
The eighth edition explains the major phases of policymaking while highlighting the roles of institutions, interest groups, and the courts. In a health sector defined by rapid change, this text offers students guidance on how to anticipate implications and participate in strategic planning.
Instructor resources include test banks, slide decks, answer guides, and a transition guide to the new edition.