Understanding Health Policy: A Clinical Approach. "This highly readable text gives a broad but detailed picture of how health care is organized and dispensed in the United States. It considers the problems of, and possible solutions for, cost control, long-term care, quality control, ethical issues, and insurance programs. Clinicians are likely to find the text attractive because of its supportive flowcharts and its frequent use of specific, concrete examples.," Annals of Internal Medicine *. . . "Well documented and highly readable.," National Organization of Nurse Practitioner Facilities Newsletter *. . "One of the more interesting, readable texts in health policy to appear in recent years.," . "The title doesn't do the book justice. It's not only about health care policy and its implications, it's about the health care system, applied to highly clinically relevant situations . . . it provides an unobstructed view of the complicated health care system.," . "Goes a long way toward helping readers understand how the health care system worked in the past, how it is changing, and how it might work under different scenarios in the future.," . The leading text in the field, Understanding Health Policy covers fundamental topics such as cost containment, health insurance, managed care, and physician and hospital payment. The authors bring to life important policy issues by providing extensive case histories that pinpoint individual encounters within the health care system.. Features: . . *Of earlier edition |
Contents
The Paradox of Excess Deprivation | 1 |
Paying for Health Care | 4 |
Access to Health Care | 15 |
Copyright | |
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