Health Care Policy and Politics A to Z

Rovner, a health policy journalist, presents a reference for high school and college students, government-watchers, and general readers on health care policy in the US. She defines about 300 key terms, includes information on history, and for this edition, incorporates updated information on long term health care, abortion, Medicare and Medicaid, health insurance and the uninsured, the State Children's Health Insurance Program, and recent legislation such as the Genetic Information Nondiscrimination Act. New entries detail the Medicare Modernization Act, abstinence education, electronic health records, health savings accounts, Plan B, the President's Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief, and Project Bioshield. No knowledge of health care is needed, but a basic high school level understanding of the US government is assumed. Annotation c2008 Book News, Inc., Portland, OR (booknews.com)