Health policy crisis and reform / editors, Carroll L. Estes [and others] ; associate editor, Eva Williams.

Other author Estes, Carroll L.
Other author Williams, Eva.
Format Book
Edition6th ed.
Publication InfoBurlington, MA : Jones & Bartlett Learning, ©2013.
Descriptionxxx, 821 pages ; 23 cm
Subjects
Medical policy--United States.
Health care reform--United States.
Medical care--United States. --Finance.
Delivery of Health Care--economics.
Delivery of Health Care--trends.
Health Care Reform.
Health Policy.
Health Services Accessibility.

Contents pt. I. Health policy / Carroll L. Estes. ch. 1. Health politics and political action. Health crisis by the numbers : data update from the Physicians for a National Health Program newsletter editors / Ida Hellander, David Himmelstein, and Steffie Woolhandler -- The process of public policy making : a conceptual model / Beaufort B. Longest, Jr. -- What is a national health policy? / Vicente Navarro -- Passing legislation requires more than good ideas and prayers / Catherine J. Dodd -- The new economic insecurity-- and what can be done about it / Jacob S. Hacker -- A critical perspective on health, health policy, and politics / Caroll L. Estes. -- ch. 2. Health policy and corporate influences. The impact of corporate practices on health : implications for health policy / Nicholas Freudenberg and Sandro Galea -- Hidden in plain sight : marketing prescription drugs to consumers in the twentieth century / Jeremy A. Greene -- The role of corporate credibility in legitimizing disease promotion / Patricia A. McDaniel and Ruth Malone -- Life and health insurance investments in fast food / Arun V. Mohan ... [et al.] -- Food safety and food security : a matter of public health / Marion Nestle. -- ch. 3. Healthcare reform today and for the future. "Yes we can" meets Machiavelli : shifting corporate "alliances" for and against reform / John Geyman -- Summary of coverage provisions in the Patient Protection and Afforfdable Care Act / The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation -- Health reform implementation timeline / The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation -- Medicaid and Children's Health Insurance Program provisions in the new health reform law / The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation -- What does health reform mean for long-term care? / Joshua M. Wiener -- Epilogue : The CLASS Act : requiem for a public long-term care insurance program / Carroll L. Estes -- Health insurance reform at a glance : strengthening the nation's health workforce / prepared by the House Committees on Ways and Means, Energy and Commerce, and Education and Labor -- Institutions, interest groups, and ideology : an agenda for the sociology of health care reform / Jill Quadagno. --
Contents pt. II. Health status and access to care / Catherine J. Dodd and Brooke Hollister. ch. 4. Health status of the population and vulnerable groups. Building a foundaation for prosperity on the science of early childhood development / Jack P. Schonkoff -- Stressing out the poor : chronic physiological stress and the income-achievement gap / Gary W. Evans, Jeanne Brooks-Gunn, and Pamela Kato Klebanov -- Socioeconomic disparities in health in the United States : what the patterns tell us / Paula A. Braveman ... [et al.] -- A population-based study of sexual orientation identity and gender differences in adult health / Kerith J. Conron, Matthew J. Mimiaga, and Stewart J. Landers -- Putting women's health care disparities on the map : examing racial and ethnic disparities at the state level / Cara V. James ... [et al.]. ch. 5. Access to care. Income, poverty, and health insurance coverage in the United States : 2009 / Carmen DeNavas-Walt, Bernadette D. Proctor, and Jessica C. Smith -- Leading change : a plan for SAMHSA's roles and actions, 2011-2014 / Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (lead: John O'Brien) -- The burden of health care costs for working families : implication for reform / Daniel Polsky and David Grande -- Strengthening the health insurance system : how health insurance reform will help America's older and senior women / U.S. Department of Health and Human Services -- Medicaid : a program of last resort for people who need long-term services and supports / Wendy Fox-Grage and Donald Redfoot. -- ch. 6. Aging and long-term care. Older Americans 2010 : key indicators of well-being / The Federal Interagency Forum on Aging-Related Statistics -- Plan for a new future : the impact of Social Security Reform on people of color / Maya M. Rockeymoore and Meizhu Lui -- Valuing the invaluable : 2011 update : the growing contributions and costs of family caregiving / Lynn Feinberg ... [et al.] -- Health and aging : a critical perspective / Carroll L. Estes and Brian R. Grossman. --
Contents pt. III. Healthcare delivery system issues / Susan A. Chapman. ch. 7. Organizations. Implementing accountable care organizations / Sephen M. Shortell, Lawrence P. Casalino, and Elliott Fisher -- Accountable care organizations : will they deliver? / Marsha Gold -- Hospital computing and the costs and quality of care : a national study / David U. Himmelstein, Adam Wright, and Steffie Woolhandler -- Enhancing the capacity of community health care centers to achieve high performance / Michelle M. Doty ... [et al.] -- Costs of complementary and alternative medicine (CAM) and frequency of visits to CAM practitioners : United States, 2007 / Richard L. Nahin ... [et al.] -- Ownership, financing, and management strategies of the ten largest for-profit nursing home chains in the United States / Charlene Harrington ... [et al.]. ch. 8. Labor issues. Will the United States have a shortage of physicians in 10 years? / Sean Nicholson -- The future of nursing : leading change, advancing health / Committee on the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Initiative on the future of Nursing, at the Institute of Medicine -- Payment regulations for advanced practice nurses : implications for primary care / Susan A. Chapman, Cynthia D. Wides, and Joanne Spetz -- Envisioning success : the future of the oral health care delivery system in the United States / Raul I. Garcia ... [et al.] -- Retooling for an aging America : building the health care workforce / Committee on the Future Health Care Workforce for Older Americans, Institute of Medicine. -- ch. 9. Quality of care. Why not the best? Results from the National Scorecard on U.S. Health System Performance, 2011 : executive summary / The Commonwealth Fund Commission on a High Performance Health System -- How will comparative effectiveness research affect the quality of health care? / Elizabeth Docteur and Robert Berenson -- Using comparative effectiveness research : information alone won't lead to successful health care reform / Dominick Esposito ... [et al.] -- Racial and ethnic disparities within and between hospitals for inpatient quality of care : an examination of patient-level hospital quality alliance measures / Romana Hasnain-Wynia ... [et al.] -- Impact of California mandated acute care hospital nurse staffing ratios : a literature synthesis / Nancy Donaldson and Susan Shapiro -- Registered Nurse staffing mix and quality of care in nursing homes : a longitudinal analysis / Hongsoo Kim, Charlene Harrington, and William H. Greene. --
Contents pt. IV. The economics of healthcare. ch. 10. Financing health care. U.S. health care costs / Eric Kimuende ... [et al.] -- An overview of economic analysis in health care / Wendy Max -- Privatization in a publically funded health care system : the U.S. experience / David U. Himmelstein and Steffie Woolhandler -- Prescription drug trends / Janet Lundy. -- ch. 11. Public financing. The Medicaid Program at a glance / Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured -- Stae fiscal condition and Medicaid / Kaiser Commission on Medicaid and the Uninsured -- Medicare, a primer, 2010 / The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation -- Medicaid home and community based services : proposed policies to improve access, costs, and quality / Charlene Harrington ... [et al.] -- Gains for children : increased participation in Medicaid and CHIP in 2009 / Genevieve M. Kenney ... [et al.]. -- ch. 12. Private insurance and managed care. Employer health benefits : 2010 summary of findings / The Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation and Health Research & Educational Trust -- The market structure of the health insurance industry / D. Andrew Austin and Thomas L. Hungerford -- Health insurance coverage and medical expenditures of immigrants and native-born citizens in the United States / Leighton Ku -- Medicaid managed care and cost containment in the adult disabled population / Marguerite E. Burns. --
Contents pt. V. Global healthcare topics / Susan A. Chapman. ch. 13. International health systems. Closing the gap in a generation : health equity through action on the social determinants of health : executive summary / Commission on Social Determinants of Health, World Health Organization -- What we mean by social determinants of health / Vicente Navarro -- Health and development : the role of international organizations in population ageing / Chris Phillipson, Caroll L. Estes, and Elena Portacolone -- "Medical tourism" and the global marketplace in health services : U.S. patients, international hospitals, and the search for affordable health care / Leigh Turner. -- Conclusion : Health reform moves forward / Caroll L. Estes and Brooke Hollister -- Glossary / prepared by Eva Williams.
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