Introduction. State health policy in transition. The institutional context. Federalism and health care policy: toward redefinition?
The governors and health policymaking
State legislatures and health policy in the market era. Current controversies. The blacklash against managed care
Launching SCHIP: the states and children's health insurance
Managed care in public mental health systems
The politics of health care rationing: lessons from Oregon
Shifting frames, enduring foe: tobacco as a state health policy problem
Promoting public health: challenges for the states. Conclusion. State health politics and policy: rhetoric, reality, and the challenges ahead.