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Introduction to U.S. health policy : the organization, financing, and delivery of health care in America / Donald A. Barr.

By: Publication details: Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2011.Edition: 3rd edDescription: xvii, 355 p. : ill. ; 26 cmISBN:
  • 9781421402178 (alk. paper)
  • 1421402173 (alk. paper)
  • 9781421402185 (pbk. : alk. paper)
  • 1421402181 (pbk. : alk. paper)
Other title:
  • Introduction to United States health policy
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 362.10973 22
LOC classification:
  • RA393 .B335 2011
NLM classification:
  • W 84 AA1
Contents:
The affordable care act and the politics of health care reform -- 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.
Holdings
Item type Current library Shelving location Call number Copy number Status Date due Barcode
Book Book NMC Library Stacks RA393 .B335 2011 (Browse shelf(Opens below)) 1 Available 33039001201895

Includes bibliographical references (p. [335]-349) and index.

The affordable care act and the politics of health care reform -- 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.

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