Introduction to US health policy : the organization, financing, and delivery of health care in America

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 -- Long-term care -- The uninsured -- Factors other than health insurance that impede access to health care -- Policy issues to consider before deciding what direction health care reform should take -- Where do we go from here? options for health care reform