Understanding the U.S. health services system

Introduction to the U.S. health services system -- An overview of the U.S. health services system and its users -- Access to health services -- Organization of the U.S. health services system -- Management of the U.S. health services system -- Health insurance : the major financing mechanism for the U.S. health services system -- Financing the U.S. health services system -- The health services workforce -- Hospitals -- Biomedical research, health services technology, and technology assessment -- Overview of the U.S. health services delivery system -- Health promotion and disease prevention -- Primary care -- Secondary care -- Long-term care -- Tertiary care -- Palliative care -- The care of special populations and special disorders -- The health services delivery system : how managed care has influenced delivery -- Issues in quality of care -- Epilogue