Health Policy in the United States
Access, Cost and Quality
Seiten
2024
Policy Press (Verlag)
978-1-4473-5775-9 (ISBN)
Policy Press (Verlag)
978-1-4473-5775-9 (ISBN)
Introducing the fundamentals of health policy and offering analysis of major health care programmes and reflections on issues around access, quality, cost and the ethics of provision, this book provides a comprehensive exploration of the role and influence of public policy on the medical system in the United States.
Written by a well-respected health and public policy expert, this book provides a comprehensive exploration of the under-appreciated role of public health policy in the United States’ medical care industry.
The book offers students:
•an introduction to the fundamentals of health policy, with comparative perspectives from other countries;
•analysis of major health care programmes, including Medicare, Medicaid, the Affordable Care Act and regulatory programs;
•reflections on issues around access, quality, cost, and the ethics of provision.
By drawing comparisons between the US and other countries, it deepens our understanding of health policy in the US, where it is headed next, and what it might learn from other systems.
Written by a well-respected health and public policy expert, this book provides a comprehensive exploration of the under-appreciated role of public health policy in the United States’ medical care industry.
The book offers students:
•an introduction to the fundamentals of health policy, with comparative perspectives from other countries;
•analysis of major health care programmes, including Medicare, Medicaid, the Affordable Care Act and regulatory programs;
•reflections on issues around access, quality, cost, and the ethics of provision.
By drawing comparisons between the US and other countries, it deepens our understanding of health policy in the US, where it is headed next, and what it might learn from other systems.
B. Guy Peters is Maurice Falk Professor of American Government at the University of Pittsburgh, US.
1. Introduction: Images of American Healthcare
2. American Healthcare in Comparative Perspective
3. Medicare: Public Health Insurance for the Elderly
4. Medicaid and CHIP: Medical Care for the Medically Indigent
5. Affordable Care Act: A Major Step Forward
6. Regulatory Policies in Healthcare
7. Access to Healthcare
8. Healthcare Costs and Cost Containment
9. The Quality of Healthcare: How Good Is It?
10. What’s Next? Continuing Health Reform after the Affordable Care Act
| Erscheinungsdatum | 28.02.2024 |
|---|---|
| Zusatzinfo | 63 Tables, black and white |
| Sprache | englisch |
| Maße | 170 x 244 mm |
| Themenwelt | Medizin / Pharmazie ► Gesundheitswesen |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Pädagogik ► Sozialpädagogik | |
| Sozialwissenschaften ► Soziologie | |
| Wirtschaft | |
| ISBN-10 | 1-4473-5775-2 / 1447357752 |
| ISBN-13 | 978-1-4473-5775-9 / 9781447357759 |
| Zustand | Neuware |
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