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OverviewHealth 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. Full Product DetailsAuthor: Donald A. Barr, MD PhD (Associate Professor and Coordinator, Curriculum in Health Policy, Stanford University)Publisher: Johns Hopkins University Press Imprint: Johns Hopkins University Press Edition: third edition Dimensions: Width: 17.80cm , Height: 2.60cm , Length: 25.40cm Weight: 0.930kg ISBN: 9781421402178ISBN 10: 1421402173 Pages: 376 Publication Date: 26 January 2012 Recommended Age: From 13 Audience: College/higher education , Professional and scholarly , Undergraduate , Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly Replaced By: 9781421420714 Format: Hardback Publisher's Status: Active Availability: Awaiting stock  The supplier is currently out of stock of this item. It will be ordered for you and placed on backorder. Once it does come back in stock, we will ship it out for you. Table of ContentsReviewsThis 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 U.S. health system and the dilemmas policy makers currently face... Even those knowledgeable about the U.S. 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 Author InformationDonald A. Barr, M.D., Ph.D., is an associate professor at Stanford University in the Department of Pediatrics. He is the author of Questioning the Premedical Paradigm: Enhancing Diversity in the Medical Profession a Century after the Flexner Report and Health Disparities in the United States: Social Class, Race, Ethnicity, and Health, both also published by Johns Hopkins. Tab Content 6Author Website:Countries AvailableAll regions |
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