Health care reform has dominated public discourse over the past
several years, and the recent passage of the Affordable Care Act,
rather than quell the rhetoric, has sparked even more debate.
Donald A. Barr reviews the current structure of the American health
care system, describing the historical and political contexts in
which it developed and the core policy issues that continue to
confront us today.
This comprehensive analysis introduces the various organizations
and institutions that make the U.S. health care system work--or
fail to work, as the case may be. A principal message of the book
is the seeming paradox of the quality of health care in this
country--on the one hand it is the best medical care system in the
world, on the other it is one of the worst among developed
countries because of how it is organized.
Barr introduces readers to broad cultural issues surrounding
health care policy, such as access, affordability, and quality. He
discusses specific elements of U.S. health care, including
insurance, especially Medicare and Medicaid, the shift to
for-profit managed care, the pharmaceutical industry, issues of
long-term care, the plight of the uninsured, medical errors, and
nursing shortages. The latest edition of this widely adopted text
updates the description and discussion of key sectors of America's
health care system in light of the Affordable Care Act.
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