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OverviewIn this title, insider Richard Kirsch offers a vivid, first-person account of how health care reform came to be. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Richard KirschPublisher: The Nelson A Rockefeller Institute of Government Imprint: The Nelson A Rockefeller Institute of Government Dimensions: Width: 15.20cm , Height: 2.50cm , Length: 22.90cm Weight: 0.780kg ISBN: 9781930912243ISBN 10: 1930912242 Pages: 416 Publication Date: 03 February 2012 Audience: General/trade , General Format: Paperback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: In Print  This item will be ordered in for you from one of our suppliers. Upon receipt, we will promptly dispatch it out to you. For in store availability, please contact us. Table of ContentsForeword Thomas L. Gais Acknowledgments Acronyms Introduction: The Great Quest 1. Thumb Out in Both Directions 2. The Solution Is the Problem 3. Building Health Care for America Now 4. Ready, Set, Go! 5. Health Care in the 2008 Election 6. The Economy or Health Care? 7. From the Ground Up-Champions 8. From the Ground Up-Swings 9. The Happy Warrior 10. No HELP for the Gang of Six 11. The Guns of August 12. The White House Waffles 13. If the Insurance companies Win-You Lose 14. The Baucus Bill Is a Failure 15. Did the White House Try to Get Me Fired? 16. The House Makes History 17. Harry's Dilemma 18. Lieberman's Revenge 19. Christmas Eve 20. Not Again! 21. Stop Big Insurance-Congress Listens to Us 22. Fighting for Our Health Epilogue: The Fight Goes On Notes Bibliography IndexReviews...if you are looking for a great blow-by-blow as to how the law [the Affordable Care Act] came about, and especially how the mandate came to be despite President Obama's initial antagonism to it, I suggest you read Fighting for Our Health. - Michael Waldholz, Forbes Kirsch provides an excellent account of the trials and tribulations of passing the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 ... People who want to understand what goes on behind the scene in Congress, the White House, and interest groups must read this book. It also gives the reader an insight into the fortitude and the strength that it takes to further a career and a cause. - CHOICE The story of intense and rough politicking over more than a year after Obama outlined his health care plan is best told in Fighting for Our Health, by Richard Kirsch, a grassroots organizer. - New York Review of Books Fighting for Our Health is the best account available of the formation of a coalition of unions and advocacy groups in support of comprehensive health reform. - Dissent [Fighting for Our Health] contains many fascinating details on a range of issues, from forming alliances to coordinating messaging and generating influence ... There is remarkable insight available in this book all the way down to the granular detail on how organizations like [Kirsch's] work to mobilize the citizenry and to create change in America ... all readers would benefit from deriving greater insights into how political action really gets done in the US, both inside and outside of the government. - American Journal of Neuroradiology Richard Kirsch's book is the rarest of combinations: an insider look at American politics that instructs as well as entertains. As head of the remarkable advocacy organization Health Care for America Now, Kirsch was on the frontlines of the fight for affordable, quality coverage for all Americans in 2008-10. Now he recalls those searing yet inspiring experiences with wit, wisdom, and a wry sense of humor. The result is a compelling story of the power of citizens' groups that says much about how health care reform happened-and what its passage and uncertain implementation mean for our democratic future. - Jacob S. Hacker, Professor of Political Science at Yale University and coauthor of Winner-Take-All Politics: How Washington Made the Rich Richer-And Turned Its Back on the Middle Class Author InformationRichard Kirsch is an Institute fellow at the Nelson A. Rockefeller Institute of Government and a senior fellow at the Roosevelt Institute. He has 36 years of experience leading citizen campaigns on health care, campaign finance reform, and other issues. As national campaign manager for Health Care for America Now he appeared on PBS's The News Hour with Jim Lehrer, CNN, ABC's World News Tonight and Good Morning America, Fox, CSPAN, and the Colbert Report. He was frequently quoted in The New York Times, the Washington Post, and the Wall Street Journal. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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