Introduction to U.S. health policy
Barr, Donald A.
Introduction to U.S. health policy the organization, financing, and delivery of health care in America / [electronic resource] : Introduction to US health policy Introduction to United States health policy Donald A. Barr. - 2nd ed., Johns Hopkins ed. - Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2007. - xiv, 303 p. : ill. ; 27 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [291]-300) and index.
Health, health care, and the market economy -- Health care as a reflection of underlying cultural values and institutions -- The health professions and the organization of health care -- Health insurance, HMOs, and the managed care revolution -- Medicare -- Medicaid and the State Children's Health Insurance Program -- The increasing role of for-profit health care -- Pharmaceutical policy and the rising cost of prescription drugs -- Long-term care -- The uninsured -- Factors other than health insurance that impede access to health care -- Key policy issues for deciding the direction of health care reform -- Where do we go from here? options for health care reform.
Electronic reproduction.
Palo Alto, Calif. :
ebrary,
2009.
Available via World Wide Web.
Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.
DNLM
Medical policy--United States.
Health planning--United States.
Medicine--United States.
Electronic books.
RA393 / .B335 2007eb
362.10973
Introduction to U.S. health policy the organization, financing, and delivery of health care in America / [electronic resource] : Introduction to US health policy Introduction to United States health policy Donald A. Barr. - 2nd ed., Johns Hopkins ed. - Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2007. - xiv, 303 p. : ill. ; 27 cm.
Includes bibliographical references (p. [291]-300) and index.
Health, health care, and the market economy -- Health care as a reflection of underlying cultural values and institutions -- The health professions and the organization of health care -- Health insurance, HMOs, and the managed care revolution -- Medicare -- Medicaid and the State Children's Health Insurance Program -- The increasing role of for-profit health care -- Pharmaceutical policy and the rising cost of prescription drugs -- Long-term care -- The uninsured -- Factors other than health insurance that impede access to health care -- Key policy issues for deciding the direction of health care reform -- Where do we go from here? options for health care reform.
Electronic reproduction.
Palo Alto, Calif. :
ebrary,
2009.
Available via World Wide Web.
Access may be limited to ebrary affiliated libraries.
DNLM
Medical policy--United States.
Health planning--United States.
Medicine--United States.
Electronic books.
RA393 / .B335 2007eb
362.10973