Health policy analysis : an interdisciplinary approach / Curtis P. McLaughlin and Craig D. McLaughlin.

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Part I. The context -- Introduction -- The unique U.S system -- International comparisons: where else might we go -- Actors have goals -- The kidney biopsy decision -- Part II. Formative evaluation -- The policy analysis process: problem identification and definition -- Comparative effectiveness: Avastin versus Lucentis -- Considering possible solutions -- The folic acid fortification decision: before and after -- Health policy analysis process: health technology assessment -- Oregon's health evidence review commission -- The policy analysis process: evaluation of political feasibility -- Green mountain care -- The policy analysis process-evaluation of economic viability -- Increasing the federal cigarette excise tax -- The policy analysis process: values and social responsibility context -- Ten years of public health system decline -- Part III. Policy decision, implementation planning, and implementation -- Implementation strategy and planning -- The troubled launch of healthcare.gov -- Part IV. Post-implementation stages -- How are we doing? -- Dangerous maternity care: the normal birth campaign -- Health services research -- Small are variations -- Part V. The professional as participant -- Health professional leadership -- Old haven health -- Conclusion: all those levers and still fulcrum.

"Health Policy Analysis analyzes current U.S. health policy and proposes various alternatives for developing future health policy without pushing a single solution set-rather, it considers the viewpoints of economics, political science, management, communications, technology, and public health"-- Provided by publisher.