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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... medical practice. The history of and prospects for national health insurance and health care system reform in the United States are covered in chapter 9. I am pleased to acknowledge the support of my wife, Mrs. Chezna Newman, for this ...
... health sciences research is carried out, and education is provided. There are certainly loci of power and control. But it is amazing how much money and time these other areas of power and control, such as the pharmaceutical and insurance ...
... health commodity is pharmaceuticals (see Strongin, 2002). These elements, as important as they are, are not covered in any detail in this book. The Production of Health Care Workforce and Knowledge The ... insurance”1 Introduction 11.
... 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). Government expenditures are for both services that it operates ...
... health policy is the pharmaceutical industry (Strongin, 2002). Second are the commercial health insurance companies (see chapter 6), as well as those insurance companies providing professional liability (malpractice) coverage. Third are ...
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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 |