| Edition |
Seventh edition. |
| Description |
xvii, 298 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm |
| Note |
Rev. ed. of: An introduction to the U.S. health care system / Steven Jonas. 6th ed. c2007. |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index. |
| Contents |
Abbreviations -- Foreword / Steven Jonas -- Preface -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- Settings for health care delivery -- People who provide health care -- Government and the Health Care System -- Financing the Health Care System -- Health Care System Performance -- History of change: from prepaid grouped medical practice to managed care -- History of change: Health Care Reform Health -- Epilogue: 2007 -- Index. |
| Summary |
Overview: This best-selling text offers a concise and balanced introduction to the domestic health care system, entirely updated to reflect changes presented by the health care reform bill of 2010 and the subsequent alterations to health care services, delivery, and financing. Like its predecessors, the Seventh Edition of Introduction to the US Health Care System provides an accessible overview of the basic components of the system: health care personnel, hospitals and other institutions, the federal government, financing and payment mechanisms, and managed care. The text has been reorganized to provide an easier flow of information and a new chapter on health care system trends and consequences. All students of health care administration and policy, as well as practicing health professionals, who seek a clear and concise overview of our health care system, will find it useful. Key Features of the Updated Edition: Reflects political and medical changes resulting from the 2010 health care reform bill; Reorganized for improved flow and clarity of information; Includes new chapter on health care system trends and consequences. |
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Medical care -- United States.
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Delivery of Health Care -- United States.
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Health Policy -- United States.
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Health Services -- trends -- United States.
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Health Services Administration -- United States.
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Insurance, Health -- United States.
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| Added Author |
Goldsteen, Raymond L.
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Goldsteen, Karen.
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Jonas, Steven.
Introduction to the U.S. health care system.
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| Added Title |
Introduction to the U.S. health care system |
| ISBN |
9780826109309 paperback |
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0826109306 paperback |
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9780826109316 (e-book) |
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0826109314 (e-book) |
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