Dawes, '06, Publishes Book About the Affordable Care Act

30 Mar 2016    

Daniel E. Dawes, '06, recently published a book: 150 Years of ObamaCare. In the book, Dawes explores the secret backstory of the Affordable Care Act, shedding light on the creation and implementation of the greatest and most sweeping equalizer in the history of American health care. The book provides an insider's perspective on the contemporary understandings of health reform. 

An instrumental player in a large coalition of organizations that helped shape ObamaCare, Dawes tells the story of the Affordable Care Act with urgency and intimate detail. The book explains the law through a health equity lens, focusing on what it is meant to do and how it affects various groups.

Daniel E. Dawes is a nationally recognized leader in the health equity movement and has led numerous efforts to address health policy issues impacting vulnerable, underserved, and marginalized populations. He is a health care attorney and administrator, and serves as the executive director of government affairs and health policy at Morehouse School of Medicine. He is also a lecturer of health law and policy at the Satcher Health Leadership Institute.