Delivering Health Care in the United States

Delivering Health Care in the United States: A Systems Approach, 9th Edition, is a textbook that surveys the basic structures and operations of the U.S. health system. The work provides an overview of how national health care delivery functions and how its core elements interact.

Applying a systems framework, the text clarifies how health care organization and finance operate, illustrating how different components fit together. Major areas of coverage span historical origins, foundational resources, individual services, cost, and quality.

To guide student reading and comprehension, this edition introduces new chapter opening diagrams along with end-of-chapter summaries.