Understanding Health Policy: A Clinical ApproachCovering health policy, this work addresses such fundamental topics as cost containment, health insurance, managed care, and physician and hospital payment. With emphasis on defined contribution approach to controlling costs, it includes comparative information on health care policy in Canada, the UK, and Germany. |
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The Changing U S Health Care System | 1 |
Paying for Health Care | 5 |
Access to Health Care | 15 |
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Understanding Health Policy: A Clinical Approach Thomas Bodenheimer,Kevin Grumbach No preview available - 2002 |
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