Introduction to US Health Policy: The Organization, Financing, and Delivery of Health Care in America

Author:   Donald A. Barr (Associate Professor and Coordinator, Curriculum in Health Policy, Stanford University)
Publisher:   Johns Hopkins University Press
Edition:   fifth edition
ISBN:  

9781421446462


Pages:   544
Publication Date:   19 September 2023
Format:   Paperback
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Author:   Donald A. Barr (Associate Professor and Coordinator, Curriculum in Health Policy, Stanford University)
Publisher:   Johns Hopkins University Press
Imprint:   Johns Hopkins University Press
Edition:   fifth edition
Dimensions:   Width: 17.80cm , Height: 2.80cm , Length: 25.40cm
Weight:   1.066kg
ISBN:  

9781421446462


ISBN 10:   1421446464
Pages:   544
Publication Date:   19 September 2023
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   To order   Availability explained
Stock availability from the supplier is unknown. We will order it for you and ship this item to you once it is received by us.

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[An] excellent starting point for exploring the complexities of US healthcare. --Future Survey A lucid and informative overview of the US health system and the dilemmas policy makers currently face . . . Even those knowledgeable about the US health care system are likely to find much to stimulate their thinking. --Philosophy, Ethics, and Humanities in Medicine An excellent analysis and comprehensive study of the US health-care system. --Choice An important part of the literature examining health care delivery systems. Now in its fourth edition, it continues to be one of the most comprehensive and insightful works focusing on achieving equitable health care for all. --Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved This book stands out for its emphasis on the historical roots of modern health care institutions . . . Barr's new book has much to recommend it. --JAMA


A lucid and informative overview of the US health system and the dilemmas policy makers currently face . . . Even those knowledgeable about the US health care system are likely to find much to stimulate their thinking. --Philosophy, Ethics, and Humanities in Medicine An excellent analysis and comprehensive study of the US health-care system. --Choice An important part of the literature examining health care delivery systems. Now in its fourth edition, it continues to be one of the most comprehensive and insightful works focusing on achieving equitable health care for all. --Journal of Health Care for the Poor and Underserved Excellent starting point for exploring the complexities of US healthcare. --Future Survey This book stands out for its emphasis on the historical roots of modern health care institutions . . . Barr's new book has much to recommend it. --JAMA


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Donald A. Barr, MD, PhD, is professor emeritus at Stanford University in the Department of Pediatrics. He is the author of Health Disparities in the United States: Social Class, Race, Ethnicity, and the Social Determinants of Health; Introduction to Biosocial Medicine: The Social, Psychological, and Biological Determinants of Human Behavior and Well-Being; and Crossing the American Health Care Chasm: Finding the Path to Bipartisan Collaboration in National Health Care Policy.

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