Introduction to U.S. health policy : the organization, financing, and delivery of health care in America / Donald A. Barr.
| Author/creator | Barr, Donald A., 1946- |
| Format | Book |
| Edition | 3rd ed. |
| Publication Info | Baltimore : Johns Hopkins University Press, 2011. |
| Description | xvii, 355 pages : illustrations ; 26 cm |
| Subjects |
| Variant title | Introduction to United States health policy |
| Contents | The affordable care act and the politics of health care reform -- Health, health care, and the market economy -- Health care as a reflection of underlying cultural values and institutions -- The health professions and the organization of health care -- Health insurance, HMOs, and the managed care revolution -- Medicare -- Medicaid and the State Children's Health Insurance Program -- The increasing role of for-profit health care -- Pharmaceutical policy and the rising cost of prescription drugs -- Long-term care -- The uninsured -- Factors other than health insurance that impede access to health care -- Key policy issues for deciding the direction of health care reform. |
| Local note | Laupus-WCP |
| Bibliography note | Includes bibliographical references (p. [335]-349) and index. |
| LCCN | 2011000983 |
| ISBN | 9781421402178 (alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 1421402173 (alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 9781421402185 (pbk. : alk. paper) |
| ISBN | 1421402181 (pbk. : alk. paper) |