Introduction to U.S. health policy : the organization, financing, and delivery of health care in America / Donald A. Barr.
- Barr, Donald A., 1946-
- Date:
- 2007
- Books
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Publication/Creation
Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2007.
Physical description
xiv, 303 pages : illustrations ; 27 cm
Contributors
Edition
2nd ed., Johns Hopkins ed.
Bibliographic information
Includes bibliographical references (p. [291]-300) and index.
Contents
Health, health care, and the market economy -- Health care as a reflection of underlying cultural values and institutions -- The health professions and the organization of health care -- Health insurance, HMOs, and the managed care revolution -- Medicare -- Medicaid and the State Children's Health Insurance Program -- The increasing role of for-profit health care -- Pharmaceutical policy and the rising cost of prescription drugs -- Long-term care -- The uninsured -- Factors other than health insurance that impede access to health care -- Key policy issues for deciding the direction of health care reform -- Where do we go from here? options for health care reform.
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Where to find it
Location Status History of MedicineJOFZ.6Open shelves
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ISBN
- 9780801885747
- 0801885744
- 9780801885754
- 0801885752