An Introduction to the US Health Care SystemSpringer Publishing Company, 25/05/2007 - 328 من الصفحات Completely expanded and updated to account for the latest changes in the U.S. health care system, this best-selling text remains the most concise and balanced introduction to the domestic health care system. Like its predecessors, it provides an accessible overview of the basic components of the system: healthcare personnel, hospitals and other institutions, the federal government, financing and payment mechanisms, and managed care. Finally, it provides an insightful look at the prospects for health care reform. Steven Jonas, a revered expert in public health, has enlisted his colleagues, Drs. Raymond and Karen Goldsteen, to add their expertise in public health and health policy and management to this outstanding volume. All students of health care administration and policy, as well as practicing healthcare professionals who simply want a relatively brief overview of the system, will find it useful. |
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Health Care Financing In 2003, the United States spent over $1.679 trillion on health services, close to 15.3% of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) (U.S. Census Bureau, 2005, Tables 118, 119). Since the creation in 1965 of the federal ...
(in 2003, over 46% of total expenditures), (2) via “insurance”1 and managed care companies (about 36% of the total), and (3) via direct out-of-pocket payment (about 14% of the total) (U.S. Census Bureau, 2005, Table 119).
One of the major factors leading to the ever-rising costs of U.S. health care (U.S. Census Bureau, 2005, Table 118) has been this characteristic of independent physician decision making in resource allocation.
In 2004, the population of the United States was about 294 million (U.S. Census Bureau, 2005, Table 2). Many characteristics of the U.S. population differentiate us from other industrialized countries with more homogenous populations, ...
Bureau of Health Professions, Health Resources and Services Administration. (2003). Changing demographics and the implications for physicians, nurses, and other health workers. Retrieved December 11, 2006, from: http://bhpr.
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Chapter 3 Hospitals and Other Health Care Institutions | 63 |
Chapter 4 Primary and Ambulatory Care | 83 |
Chapter 5 Government and the Health Care System | 107 |
Chapter 6 Financing | 129 |
Chapter 7 Health Care System Performance | 167 |
Chapter 8 From Prepaid Group Medical Practice to Managed Care | 205 |
Chapter 9 Health Care Reform | 227 |
Epilogue | 263 |
List of Critical Reports on the US Health Care Delivery System 19272006 | 275 |
Sources of Data | 279 |
Glossary of Terms | 285 |
Index | 295 |