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Introduction to US Health Policy - The Organization, Financing, and Delivery of Health Care in America (Paperback, fourth edition)
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Introduction to US Health Policy - The Organization, Financing, and Delivery of Health Care in America (Paperback, fourth edition)
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Health care reform has been a dominant theme in public discourse
for decades now. The passage of the Affordable Care Act was a major
milestone, but rather than quell the rhetoric, it has sparked even
more heated debate. In the latest edition of Introduction to US
Health Policy, 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. Barr's comprehensive analysis
explores the various organizations and institutions that make the
US health care system work-or fail to work. He describes in detail
the paradox of US health care-simultaneously the best in the world
and one of the worst among developed countries-while introducing
readers to broad cultural issues surrounding health care policy,
such as access, affordability, and quality. Barr also discusses
specific elements of US health care with depth and nuance,
including insurance, especially Medicare and Medicaid. He
scrutinizes the shift to for-profit managed care while analyzing
the pharmaceutical industry, issues surrounding long-term care, the
plight of the uninsured, the prevalence of medical errors, and the
troublesome issue of nursing shortages. The thoroughly updated
edition of this widely adopted text focuses on the Affordable Care
Act. It explains the steps taken to carry out the Act, the changes
to the Act based on recent Supreme Court decisions, the success of
the Act in achieving the combined goals of improved access to care
and constraining the costs of care, and the continuing political
controversy regarding its future. Drawing on an extensive range of
resources, including government reports, scholarly publications,
and analyses from a range of private organizations, Introduction to
US Health Policy provides scholars, policymakers, and health care
providers with a comprehensive platform of ideas that is key to
understanding and influencing the changes in the US health care
system.
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