Getting It Done How Obama and Congress Finally Broke the Stalemate to Make Way for Health Care Reform

Name: Getting It Done How Obama and Congress Finally Broke the Stalemate to Make Way for Health Care Reform
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ISBN: 9780312643782

ISBN-10: 0312643780

ISBN-13: 9780312643782

Edition: 2010

Authors: Tom Daschle, David Nather

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Senator Daschle's insider account of the health care legislation: a dramatic personal story and a powerful lesson in the workings of American politicsOne of our biggest political issues for our current administration has been health care legislation. The evolution of "Obamacare" was drawn-out, frustrating, and complicated to understand, but Tom Daschle is the perfect person to explain. Combining his insight as a health care expert and his political expertise, this is the insider story of how the new legislation came together: from the persistence of President Obama to the subsequent efforts--and counter efforts--within the Senate and the House. In Daschle's hands this becomes both a…

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List price: $39.99
Copyright year: 2010
Publisher: St. Martin's Press
Publication date: 10/12/2010
Binding: Hardcover
Pages: 368
Size: 6.50" wide x 9.50" long x 1.00" tall
Weight: 1.452
Language: English



Introduction



The Stakes



The Great Divide



"Let Me Tell You What You Want to Hear"



The Cost Problem



The Quality Problem



The Access Problem



Our Health Care Pyramid



Keeping What People Like



Lessons from Other Countries



The Plan



The Phone Call



The Making of the Obama Plan



The Primaries



The Stakeholders



Obama vs. McCain



Preparing the Road Map



Opening the Doors



Health Care vs. the Economy



Meltdown



No Margin for Error



The White House Strategy



The Senate



The House



Holding Down Costs



Improving Quality



Reaching (Nearly) Everyone



The Public Option



Paying for It



One Bipartisan Solution



Roadblocks



August



Breakthrough



Sixty Votes



The Rescue Plan



The Final Push



The Road from Here



How Close Did We Come?



Laying the Groundwork: 2010-13



A New Era: 2014-18



New Responsibilities



Next Steps


Conclusion


Acknowledgments


Notes


Index