The United States healthcare system : overview, driving forces, and outlook for the future / Stephen L. Wagner.

Author/creator Wagner, Stephen L., 1951- author.
Other author Association of University Programs in Health Administration, issuing body.
Format Electronic
PublicationChicago, Illinois : Health Administration Press ; Washington, DC : Association of University Programs in Health Administration, [2021]
Description1 online resource (xix, 563 pages) : illustrations
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Subjects

Contents Introduction and Overview of the United States Healthcare System -- History and Development of the United States Healthcare System -- American Beliefs, Values and Attitudes about Health and Healthcare -- The United States Healthcare System in Comparison with Other Developed Countries -- Components of Our Healthcare System -- People and Providers of Health Care -- Patient Care : The Purpose of the System -- Financing a Massive System -- Quality and Safety, Easier Said Than Done -- Technology -- The Pharmaceutical Industry in the United States -- Complementary and Alternative Medicine (CAM) -- Health Policy and Economics -- The Future of Healthcare in the United States.
Abstract "This book aims to provide a broad understanding of the healthcare system of the United States, with attention to its origins, development, and future"-- Provided by publisher.
Bibliography noteIncludes bibliographical references and index.
Source of descriptionDescription based on online resource; title from digital title page (viewed on July 17, 2020).
Issued in other formPrint version: Wagner, Stephen L., 1951- The United States healthcare system Chicago, Illinois : Health Administration Press ; Washington, DC : Association of University Programs in Health Administration, [2021] 9781640551657
Genre/formElectronic books.
Genre/formElectronic books.
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