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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... 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 Medicare program (see chapter 6) ...
... of the total ) , and ( 3 ) via direct out - of - pocket payment ( about 14 % of the total ) ( U.S. Census Bureau , 2005 , Table 119 ) . Government expenditures are for both services that it operates directly and services patients ...
... 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 character- istic of independent physician decision making in resource allocation. With the advent of managed ...
... U.S. population—the aggregate user of health care—that influence the health care system? 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. ...
... United States . New York : Springer Publishing . Thurow , L. C. ( 1995 , September 3 ) . Companies merge : Families break up . New York Times . Final , Section 4 , page 11 , column 1 . U.S. Census Bureau . ( 2005 ) . Statistical abstract of ...
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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 |