"...very organized and well-written."

—Echu Liu, School of Allied Health, Southern Illinois University

“I have reviewed the text and I am quite impressed and I plan to use it as the primary text for the health policy course that I will be teaching starting next academic year.  We are on the quarter system and the chapter format and content of the book works nicely for a 10 week quarter course.  In addition, the breadth of topics covered is perfect for my advanced practice graduate nursing students.” 

—Eileen K. Fry-Bowers, JD, MS, RN, CPNP, Assistant Professor, Loma Linda University School of Nursing

"This book is well written and easy to read and use to understand a difficult subject. Boxed discussion questions throughout help guide students to synthesize important points. The final chapter takes novices through the steps of how to write a policy analysis, thereby teaching the art of analyzing policy, a very effective teaching/learning strategy. There are many books that discuss policy and law, but most address, for example, ethics and policy or a specialty law area such as reproduction or mental health and policy. This book is a broad brush of health policy and laws that impact policy creation or implementation. ...The final section that leads students through the process of policy analysis is exceptionally well done."

—Carole A. Kenner, RNC, DNS, FAAN, University of Oklahoma College of Nursing
(for Doody's Book Review Service, November 2008)