Introduction to US Health Policy
The Organization, Financing, and Delivery of Health Care in America
by Donald A. Barr
Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press
Book Details
| Print ISBN | 9781421420721 |
| eText ISBN | 9781421420738 |
| Publisher | Johns Hopkins University Press |
| Publishing Year | 2016 |
| Language | English |
| Pages | 456 |
Introduction to US Health Policy: The Organization, Financing, and Delivery of Health Care in America is a textbook by Donald A. Barr that examines the structural foundations, financing mechanisms, and policy challenges of the American health care system.
The volume reviews the historical and political forces that shaped health institutions, exploring broad cultural values surrounding access, affordability, and quality. It investigates public programs such as Medicare and Medicaid alongside the private insurance market and managed care systems.
Synthesizing government reports and scholarly research, the textbook is used in colleges and universities across the United States to prepare students, policymakers, and health care providers to evaluate ongoing policy controversies.
Table of Contents
Chapter 1: The Affordable Care Act and The Politics of Health Care Reform
Chapter 2: Health, Health Care, and the Market Economy
Chapter 3: Health Care as a Reflection of Underlying Cultural Values and Institutions
Chapter 4: The Health Professions and The Organization of Health Care
Chapter 5: Health Insurance, HMOs, and the Managed Care Revolution
Chapter 6: Medicare
Chapter 7: Medicaid and the State Children's Health Insurance Program
Chapter 8: The Uninsured
Chapter 9: The Increasing Role of For-Profit Health Care
Chapter 10: Pharmaceutical Policy and the Rising Cost of Prescription Drugs
Chapter 11: Long-Term Care
Chapter 12: Factors Other Than Health Insurance That Impede Access to Health Care
Chapter 13: Key Policy Issues Affecting the Direction of Health Care Reform
Chapter 14: Epilogue/Prologue to Health Care Reform in America
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