Whiplash : from the battle for Obamacare to the war on science / David Blumenthal, James A. Morone.

By:

Blumenthal, David, 1948-

Contributor(s):

Morone, James A, 1951-

Material type:

TextLanguage: English Publication details: New Haven, Connecticut : Yale University Press, 2026Description: viii, 338 pages : illustrations (black and white) ; 24 cmISBN:

9780300263480
0300263481

Subject(s):

LOC classification:

HG 9396 B658w 2026

Contents:

Part I. Barack Obama. Barack Obama 1. You're out of your fuckin' minds: winning Obamacare 2. 1,563 secretary shalls: implementation and the hidden success Barack Obama and the end of the hundred-year war Part II. Donald Trump. Donald Trump 3. Something much better for everyone? The Trump show versus Obamacare 4. Trump and Covid, Part 1: denial, spin, and panic 5. Trump and Covid, Part 2: science breakthrough and culture war Donald Trump and science in the maelstrom Part III. Joe Biden. Joe Biden 6. The evanescent revolution: a fleeting war on poverty 7. Joe Biden's covid wars and the pandemics yet to come Joe Biden and his epidemic perplexities Conclusion: lessons from the health care wars Epilogue, 2025: whiplash and the good society Appendix: the hundred-year war

Summary: The authors argue that U.S. health policy over the past 15+ years has been defined by extreme political swings (“whiplash”): Obama achieved a historic expansion of healthcare—but triggered fierce partisan resistance Trump intensified polarization and skepticism toward government and science COVID-19 exposed how dangerous that divide had become Biden is attempting to stabilize the system, but deep divisions remain

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Item type	Current library	Home library	Collection	Shelving location	Call number	Copy number	Status	Barcode
Libro	Biblioteca Juan Bosch	Biblioteca Juan Bosch	Ciencias Sociales	Ciencias Sociales (3er. Piso)	HG 9396 B658w 2026 (Browse shelf(Opens below))	1	Available	00000200059

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Part I. Barack Obama. Barack Obama
1. You're out of your fuckin' minds: winning Obamacare
2. 1,563 secretary shalls: implementation and the hidden success
Barack Obama and the end of the hundred-year war
Part II. Donald Trump. Donald Trump
3. Something much better for everyone? The Trump show versus Obamacare
4. Trump and Covid, Part 1: denial, spin, and panic
5. Trump and Covid, Part 2: science breakthrough and culture war
Donald Trump and science in the maelstrom
Part III. Joe Biden. Joe Biden
6. The evanescent revolution: a fleeting war on poverty
7. Joe Biden's covid wars and the pandemics yet to come
Joe Biden and his epidemic perplexities
Conclusion: lessons from the health care wars
Epilogue, 2025: whiplash and the good society
Appendix: the hundred-year war

The authors argue that U.S. health policy over the past 15+ years has been defined by extreme political swings (“whiplash”):

Obama achieved a historic expansion of healthcare—but triggered fierce partisan resistance
Trump intensified polarization and skepticism toward government and science
COVID-19 exposed how dangerous that divide had become
Biden is attempting to stabilize the system, but deep divisions remain

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