- 200 pages
- English
- ePUB (mobile friendly)
- Available on iOS & Android
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About this book
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.
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Yes, you can access Health Policy in the United States by B. Guy Peters in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Medicine & Health Policy. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Title Page
- Copyright Page
- Table of Contents
- List of tables and boxes
- Preface
- 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
- Notes
- References
- Index