Das Gesundheitswesen hat einerseits hohe Bedeutung für die Bürger und Patienten, andererseits ist es ein zunehmend bedeutsamer Wirtschaftsfaktor. Häufige Reformen und vielfältige Berichterstattung lassen den Eindruck entstehen, dass eine rationale Steuerung der gesundheitlichen Versorgung...

Changing the U.S. health care system: the patient protection and affordable care act -- Improving access to care in America -- Ethnic disparities in health status -- Racial and ethnic disparities in health care -- Multilevel social determinants of health -- Public policies to extend health care...

The challenge of health care delivery and health policy -- Organization of care -- Government and health insurance : the policy process -- Comparative health systems -- Population health -- Public health : a transformation for the 21st century -- Health and behavior -- Vulnerable populations :...

An examination off the factors that affect the measures and approaches to address health care issues in the United States, primarily that of rising costs leading to the subsequent financial impact on providers and recipients, impacts on access to and quality of services, and health disparities...