Every day, physicians, nurses, and other clinicians see the effects of health policy on their patients. Yet few receive formal training in how policy is made or how they can help shape it.

Written by clinicians for clinicians, Health Care Advocacy demystifies health policy through clear explanations and case studies showing how frontline experience can inform meaningful policy change. The book provides practical skills and tools for effective advocacy on behalf of patients, communities, and the health care system.

Taking a nonpartisan approach, the book explains how public policy works without promoting particular political viewpoints or policy solutions. Instead, it equips readers with practical strategies for engaging policymakers, professional organizations, health systems, and communities.

This fully revised edition reflects today's policy landscape, with new content on the legislative and regulatory process, contemporary advocacy strategies, and opportunities for engagement across the executive, legislative, and judicial branches at the federal, state, and local levels.

Whether you are a student, practicing clinician, educator, or health professional leader, Health Care Advocacy will help you become a more informed, confident, and effective advocate for better health and better health care.

Mark D. Schwartz, MD, NYU Grossman School of Medicine, Department of Population Health, New York, NY;

Elisabeth Askin, MD, University of California San Francisco School of Medicine, Department of Medicine, San Francisco, CA;

Anders Chen, MD, University of Washington, Department of Medicine, Seattle, WA;

Tracey L. Henry, MD, Emory School of Medicine, Department of General Internal Medicine, Atlanta, GA; and

Erika Miller, JD, CRD Associates, Washington, DC