Understanding Health Policy: A Clinical ApproachThis important new text provides a clear, even-handed guide to a complicated and often confusing subject - the US health care system. Fundamental topics such as cost containment, health insurance, primary care, and physician and hospital payment are discussed, and problems in the current system and alternative ways of managing them are highlighted. The authors bring to life important policy issues by providing extensive case histories that pinpoint individual encounters within the health care system. |
Contents
The Changing US Health Care System | 1 |
Paying for Health Care | 7 |
Access to Health Care | 28 |
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Understanding Health Policy: A Clinical Approach Thomas Bodenheimer,Kevin Grumbach Snippet view - 1998 |
Understanding Health Policy: A Clinical Approach Thomas Bodenheimer,Kevin Grumbach Snippet view - 1998 |
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