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Health Systems in Transition

USA, Second Edition
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Language: English
Published/Copyright: 2021

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The book provides a thorough review of the U.S. health care system, including its organization and financing, care delivery, recent reforms, and an evaluation of the system’s performance.

Author / Editor information

Rice Thomas :

Thomas Rice is an economist and a Distinguished Professor in the Department of Health Policy and Management at the UCLA Fielding School of Public Health.
Unruh Lynn :

Lynn Unruh is a professor of Health Services Administration in the Department of Health Management and Informatics at the University of Central Florida.
Vaillancourt Rosenau Pauline M. :

Pauline M. Vaillancourt Rosenau is a Professor Emerita of Management and Policy Sciences in the School of Public Health at the University of Texas.
Barnes Andrew J. :

Andrew J. Barnes is an associate professor of Health Behavior and Policy at Virginia Commonwealth University.

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    Frontmatter

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    CONTENTS

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    PREFACE

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    ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

    vii
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    LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS

    ix
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    LIST OF TABLES, FIGURES AND BOXES

    xv
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    ABSTRACT

    xxi
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    EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

    xxiii
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    AUTHORS’ NOTE

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    1. Introduction

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    2. Organization and governance

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    3. Financing

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    4. Physical and human resources

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    5. Provision of services

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    6. Principal health reforms

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    7. Assessment of the health system

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    8. Conclusions

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    9. Appendices

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    INDEX

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eBook published on:
November 3, 2021
eBook ISBN:
9781487539320
Edition:
2nd Edition
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448
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https://doi.org/10.3138/9781487539320
eBook ISBN: 9781487539320
Keywords for this book
U.S. health system; health policy; comparative health systems; health care organization; health care financing; health care delivery; health care reform; medicare
Audience(s) for this book
College/higher education;Professional and scholarly;
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