Subjects:  1. Administration    2. Health Policy    3. Medical    4. Medical / Nursing    5. Mental Health    6. Mental Health And Hygiene    7. Mental health services    8. United States    9. Reference / General   

Subjects:  1. Collected Works    2. Education & Training    3. Ethics, Clinical    4. Health Policy    5. Health Risk Assessment    6. Medical    7. Medical / Nursing    8. Social Medicine    9. Social Work    10. HEALTH POLICY & EDUCATION    11. Health systems & services    12. Illness & addiction: social aspects    13. MEDICINE& MEDICAL HUMANITIES    14. Oncology    15. Sociology   

Subjects:  1. Health Care Delivery    2. Health Policy    3. Health Risk Assessment    4. Medical    5. Medical / Nursing    6. Public Health    7. Rural Health    8. Rural Health Services    9. United States    10. Health systems & services    11. Medical / Public Health    12. Medicine | Public Health    13. Public health & preventive medicine    14. Rural communities    15. USA   

Reviews (9)

CREDIBLE?
I read this book a few years ago as a requirement for my Master's degree in public administration. I read along with interest because the story that unfolded read like some sort of sordid drama, like something you might see on prime time television. It had suspense, intrigue, and some of the most stunning ups and downs. And all this from a book that attempts to comprehensively explain the hopeful beginnings and hopeless endings of the Clintons' (both Bill and more specifically Hillary) attempts to implement universal health care in the United States. Think back, if you will, to the campaign promises Bill Clinton made in his first campaign. He vowed to fight for universal health care. Many Americans like this idea, but when it comes right down to it, most Americans do not trust the government to provide their health care and also feel that government intervention in private health care makes the system... socialist. Bill wanted to change this, and when he was elected, he appointed his wife, Hillary, to chair a committee to research and implement this new universal health care system. However, this was his first mistake. The American people at that time were very suspicious and skeptical of Mrs. Clinton, feeling that she did not embody what a First Lady should be. They also felt that she had demonstrated no real qualifications for this appointment. The writers of this book document the controversies and problems brilliantly. I felt confident about the facts... until I was happily reading along (the book, despite its daunting length, reads through smoothly and quickly) and found a most glaring and heinous error. The writers were discussing the positions of Fred Grandy, who, after leaving television, went on to represent his home state of Iowa in Congress. We all know Fred Grandy as Gopher on the tv show Love Boat. But this book said that he had been a star on the show Gilligan's Island! I started to exercise real doubt and skepticism about a book that managed to get through all stages of editing with such an easily spotted error on its pages. Whatever the case, if you want to know how the plan was formed and how it was unraveled quite easily not just by opposition Republicans but also by Hillary herself, you should indeed read this. Hillary and her policy wonk friend Ira Magaziner had many opportunities to compromise on some of the points in their health care plan which would have made it an easier sell to Republicans. In fact many Republicans offered to work with Hillary and Magaziner, but the stubborn duo insisted on having the plan intact... and ended up getting nothing. As did the American people.

Our rulers speak.Pay attention, proles!
If you read this book in the wrong frame of mind, you won't like it.The wrong frame is to believe that it consists of honest reporting about the U.S. health care system, and the Clinton health bill of `93.It's mainly not reporting.It's advocacy. Stunning inside look at politics
The Clinton Health Care plan was a bold, dramatic attempt to transform the American health care system to take into account the fact that while America may provide the best health care in the world, far too many of itscitizens are unable to afford it. Clinton's attempt, probably the mostdramatic attempt at a government program since the Great Society, failedmiserably and helped to elect a Republican Congress. Read more

Subjects:  1. 1993-2001    2. Health Care Policy    3. Health Policy    4. Health care reform    5. History & Theory    6. Medical    7. Medical care    8. Politics / Current Events    9. Politics and government    10. Politics/International Relations    11. U.S. - Contemporary Politics    12. U.S. Government    13. United States    14. Central government policies    15. Political structure & processes    16. USA   

Subjects:  1. AIDS & HIV    2. AIDS (Disease)    3. Africa, Sub-Saharan    4. Economic policy    5. Feminism & Feminist Theory    6. Globalization    7. Health Care Delivery    8. Health Policy    9. Health aspects    10. Medical / Nursing    11. Social Science    12. Sociology    13. Sociology - General    14. Uganda    15. AIDS: social aspects    16. Political Science / Economic Conditions    17. Sub-Saharan Africa   

Subjects:  1. Health Policy    2. Medical    3. Medical / Nursing    4. Research    5. Health systems & services    6. Medical / Research    7. Personal & public health   

Subjects:  1. Allied Health Services - General    2. Evaluation    3. Health Care Planning    4. Health Care Policy    5. Health Policy    6. Health Risk Assessment    7. Health education    8. Health promotion    9. Medical    10. Medical / Nursing    11. Medical care    12. Planning    13. Health systems & services    14. Public health & preventive medicine    15. Risk assessment    16. Sociology, Social Studies   

Subjects:  1. Globalization    2. Health Care Delivery    3. Health Policy    4. Health aspects    5. International Relations - General    6. International cooperation    7. Medical / Nursing    8. Medical policy    9. Political Science    10. Politics/International Relations    11. Public Health    12. World health    13. Health systems & services    14. Political Science / International Relations   

Subjects:  1. Evidence-based medicine    2. General    3. Health & Fitness    4. Health Care Delivery    5. Health Care Issues    6. Health Policy    7. Medical    8. Medical / Nursing    9. Medical care    10. Sociology - General    11. Standards    12. Health systems & services    13. Social Science / Sociology / General   

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Subjects:  1. Agriculture    2. Agriculture - General    3. Control    4. Economic aspects    5. Health Policy    6. Life Sciences - Biology - General    7. Nonindigenous pests    8. Pest Control    9. Science    10. Science/Mathematics    11. Technology & Industrial Arts    12. United States    13. Veterinary Medicine - General    14. AGRICULTURE AND STATE_UNITED STATES    15. AGRICULTURE_ECONOMIC ASPECTS_UNITED STATES    16. Environmental economics    17. PESTS_CONTROL    18. Technology / Pest Control    19. USA   

Subjects:  1. Disaster Relief & Rescue Operations    2. Disaster relief    3. Health Care Policy    4. Health Policy    5. Humanitarian assistance    6. International Cooperation    7. International relief    8. Medical    9. Medical / Nursing    10. Medical assistance    11. Public Health    12. Public Policy - General    13. Aid & relief programmes    14. Civil service & public sector    15. Health systems & services    16. Management & management techniques    17. Medical / General   

Editorial Review

Any writer attempting to tackle the AIDS pandemic faces a demanding task. Now spanning decades and covering the globe, it has claimed a staggering number of lives (more than 40 million people are currently infected with HIV and 8,500 die of AIDS each day). That's more than most of us can grasp. The plague's heroes and villains aren't celebrated or demonized like those in a conventional war. For AIDS, there is no FDR or Hitler; there are just the victims of an inconceivable holocaust. Greg Behrman employs an almost cinematic perspective to address the catastrophe in his fast-moving history, cutting to new locations and characters to capture the epic nature of the global AIDS struggle. A vivid cast of characters populates these pages, ranging from U.S. presidents to activists, physicians, diplomats, and rock stars (U2's Bono emerges as one of the most pragmatic and effective combatants).What's heartbreaking is that, despite the best work of many (and, to a degree, because of the tepid or obstructive efforts of others), the disease remains a mighty foe. Both moral and moderate in tone, Behrman focuses on American anti-AIDS efforts, believing the United States' mighty wealth at the end of the 20th century and its own experiences with the epidemic gave it a unique capability and responsibility to lead the fight the fight in Africa and elswewhere. The American effort, he's forced to conclude, has been "inglorious." Read more

Reviews (8)

Urgent news on AIDS consequences but who hears?
Here's a pop quiz. What is AIDS? Some replies - An illness. Treatable. Starts with HIV. Used to be a terrifying death sentence, but now it's under control.
A Shocking Reality!
How and why did the United States fail in letting AIDS get by us? After twenty years of such a tragic pandemic that kills 8,500 people daily worldwide, and infects 14,000 daily, one would think the United States would have taken a more aggressive approach in attacking this disease in its early stages. How did we let HIV/AIDS get to this point? This is the U.S.A!We should be able to fight a successful battle against AIDS. Instead, we are losing it. Plus, 65 million people worldwide have been affected by it.
An Emergency That No One Responds To
This was the most difficult book I read all year, of many that I read, bored at sea and often bored with the book in hand.Difficult because it poses a damning question about America and its policy priorities.Difficult because it carefully, throughly reveals to the reader with a fair eye how poorly the US (and world) response to the AIDS epidemic has been.There are villians and heroes (many heroes in fact), tragic figures and inspiring ones, but what remains throughout is the compassion the author gives them all. No one is villified by criticism in this book, their actions (and reasoning) speak louder than words, for better or worse.Difficult because it is just so damn heartbreaking and galling that we failed so miserably for 20 years.
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Subjects:  1. AIDS & HIV    2. AIDS (Disease)    3. Diseases - AIDS & HIV    4. Government policy    5. Health Policy    6. Medical / Nursing    7. Social Science    8. Sociology    9. Sociology - General    10. United States    11. Current Events / General    12. Epidemiology & medical statistics    13. HIV / AIDS    14. History of medicine   

Subjects:  1. Administration    2. Cost effectiveness    3. Cost-Benefit Analysis    4. Health Policy    5. Health Risk Assessment    6. Medical    7. Medical / Nursing    8. Medical care    9. Methodology    10. Public Health    11. Research    12. United States    13. methods    14. Health systems & services    15. Public health & preventive medicine   

Subjects:  1. Health Policy    2. Infant, Newborn    3. Infants (Newborn)    4. Medical    5. Medical / Nursing    6. Medical examinations    7. Nursing - Maternity, Perinatal, Women's Health    8. Perinatology & Neonatology    9. Physical Examination    10. Medical / Health Policy    11. Midwifery    12. Neonatal medicine    13. Paediatric nursing   

Subjects:  1. Globalization    2. Health Care Delivery    3. Health Care Issues    4. Health Policy    5. Health aspects    6. Medical    7. Politics / Current Events    8. World health    9. Health systems & services    10. International relations    11. Medical / Health Care Delivery   

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Dynamic tensions shaping the children's mental health system
Anyone who has had the pleasure of attending training or conferences with Dr. John Lyons knows that not only is he intelligent and perceptive he is also accessible and entertaining. In his book, Redressing the Emperor, Dr. Lyons brings his experience, insight, and wit to taking a hard look at the children's mental health system. Dr. Lyons is a professor at Northwestern University and has spent his career researching and improving both children's and adult mental health systems.
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Subjects:  1. Child mental health    2. Child mental health services    3. Children    4. General    5. Health Policy    6. Mental Health    7. Mental Illness    8. Psychology    9. Public health    10. Child & developmental psychology    11. Psychology & Psychiatry / General   

Subjects:  1. Design and construction    2. Health Policy    3. Health facilities    4. Hospital Administration    5. Medical    6. Medical / Nursing    7. Public, Commercial, or Industrial Buildings   

Subjects:  1. Business & Economics    2. Business / Economics / Finance    3. Economics - General    4. Health Care Delivery    5. Health Policy    6. Insurance - Health    7. Medicaid & Medicare    8. Medical    9. Business & Economics / Economics / General    10. Economics    11. Health systems & services   

Subjects:  1. Death & Dying    2. Ethics & Moral Philosophy    3. Europe    4. Euthanasia    5. Health Policy    6. Moral and ethical aspects    7. Palliative treatment    8. Philosophy    9. Terminal care    10. Coping with death & bereavement    11. Medical / Ethics    12. Medical ethics    13. Palliative medicine    14. Terminal care nursing   

Subjects:  1. Administration    2. Health Care Administration    3. Health Care Delivery    4. Health Care Policy    5. Health Policy    6. Health Services Administration    7. Medical    8. Medical / Nursing    9. Medical policy    10. Public Health    11. World Health    12. Medical / Public Health    13. Medicine: General Issues