Changing the U.S. Health Care System: Key Issues in Health Services, Policy, and Management

by Ronald M. Andersen (Editor), Abdelmonem Afifi (Foreword by), Thomas H. Rice

A Roadmap of the U.S. Health SystemThis comprehensive review provides new insights into the nation's health care system, and covers the full spectrum of health care services. It identifies up-to-the-minute trAnds and analyzes options for future policymaking in the wake of diminishing public confidence in past health reform initiatives.

The authors--all recognized as top researchers in the field--draw on their own investigations to address timely topics such as AIDS, women's health, long-term care, and prevention. In addition, they examine important issues including ethics, cost, quality, and access, and tackle controversial subjects such as malpractice, and regulated versus competitive systems.

Genres: Nonfiction, Health

454 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1996

Reviews

[Joe · Rating 5 out of 5]

This book covers the major forces directing the development of health care in the U.S. and explains where each force or trend excels or falls short of their goals. The authors do an excellent job of substantiating their claims with evidence without presenting the information with a political slant. I think the worst of the potential bias I encountered was calling anyone who wanted to curtail the expansion of public health departments as "the uninitiated few".