Beschreibung:
To better understand the major factors driving decision making process and state level dynamics influencing state support or opposition of the ACA, State Politics and the Affordable Care Act examines the initial implementation through established support and opposition factors across four states
1. Why Do States Matter? Contemporary State Policy Choice 2. Getting to Obamacare: A History of Health Care Reform in the U.S. 3. The "Nuts and Bolts" of the ACA 4. A National Look at ACA Implementation Choices 5. Opposing the ACA: An Alabama Case Study 6. Dueling Sentiments: Michigan and the ACA 7. Live Free or Die: New Hampshire and the ACA 8. Taking the Lead: California's Endeavor for Universal Health Care 9. The Broader Lessons of State Implementation of the ACA