Introduction to U.S. health policy : the organization, financing, and delivery of health care in America
Donald A. Barr
| Alternative title: | Introduction to United States health policy |
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| Year of publication: |
2023 ; Fifth edition
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| Authors: | Barr, Donald A. |
| Publisher: |
Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press |
| Subject: | Gesundheitspolitik | Health policy | Gesundheitswesen | Health care system | Krankenversicherung | Health insurance | USA | United States |
| Description of contents: | Table of Contents [gbv.de] |
| Extent: | xvii, 526 Seiten Illustrationen |
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| Type of publication: | Book / Working Paper |
| Language: | English |
| Notes: | Includes bibliographical references 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 uninsured -- The increasing role of for-profit health care -- Pharmaceutical policy and the rising cost of prescription drugs -- Long-term care -- Factors other than health insurance that impede access to health care -- Key policy issues impacting the direction of health care reform -- Epilogue/prologue to health care reform in America. |
| ISBN: | 978-1-4214-4646-2 ; 1-4214-4646-4 ; 978-1-4214-4647-9 |
| Source: | ECONIS - Online Catalogue of the ZBW |
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