Essentials of Health Policy and Law

Explore U.S. health policy and law through analytic frameworks, updated data, and practical examples from public health, medicine, and nursing. Revised chapters address Supreme Court rulings, debates on health justice, and the effects of mis- and disinformation, while an AI-powered mentor provides personalized academic support. Essentials of Health Policy and Law provides students of public health, medicine, nursing, public policy, and health administration with an introduction to a broad range of seminal issues in U.S. health policy and law, analytic frameworks for studying these complex issues, and an understanding of the ways in which health policies and laws are formulated, implemented, and applied. The new Sixth Edition delivers a clear, engaging, and up‑to‑date roadmap to the policy and legal forces shaping today's U.S. health care and public health systems. With refreshed statistics, reorganized chapters for improved clarity, expanded public health examples, and new content on health justice and the impact of mis- and disinformation, this edition equips students across the health professions with the insight and tools necessary to understand—and influence—the policies that shape population health.