Understanding Health Policy, Fifth Edition: LSC LS4(EDMC) Vitalsource Ebook Understanding Health Policy, Fifth Edition
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Contents
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4 Reimbursing Health Care Providers | 31 |
5 How Health Care is OrganizedI | 43 |
6 How Health Care is OrganizedII | 59 |
7 The Health Care Workforce and the Education of Health Professionals | 71 |
8 Painful Versus Painless Cost Control | 87 |
11 Prevention of Illness | 129 |
12 LongTerm Care | 139 |
13 Medical Ethics and Rationing of Health Care | 147 |
14 Health Care in Four Nations | 163 |
15 National Health Insurance | 181 |
16 Conflict and Change in Americas Health Care System | 193 |
Tensions and Challenges | 205 |
18 Questions and Discussion Topics | 209 |
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Understanding Health Policy, Fifth Edition Thomas Bodenheimer,Kevin Grumbach No preview available - 2008 |
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