Chapters in this book

1. Frontmatter I
2. PREFACE V
3. ACKNOWLEDGMENTS VII
4. CONTENTS XIII
5. TABLES XV
6. Part I: SOURCES AND RESEARCH METHODS
7. CHAPTER I. RESEARCH IN PAYMENT FOR MEDICAL CARE 3
8. CHAPTER II. SOURCE MATERIALS AND TECHNIQUES USED FOR THE STUDY 7
9. Part II: HEALTH, MEDICAL CARE, AND PAYMENT
10. CHAPTER III: THE PROBLEM OF HEALTH 17
11. CHAPTER IV. PREVALENCE OF ILLNESS 22
12. CHAPTER V. MEDICAL RESOURCES 32
13. CHAPTER VI. THE COST OF ILLNESS 46
14. CHAPTER VII. MEETING THE COSTS OF ILLNESS 57
15. Part III: PREPAYMENT PLANS
16. CHAPTER VIII. THE NATURE OF PREPAYMENT PLANS 75
17. CHAPTER IX. COMMERCIAL MEDICAL CARE INSURANCE 80
18. CHAPTER Χ. BLUE CROSS 117
19. CHAPTER XI. BLUE SHIELD 134
20. CHAPTER XII. COMPREHENSIVE PLANS 156
21. CHAPTER XIII. MEDICAL CARE REQUIRED BY LAW 170
22. CHAPTER XIV. OTHER PREPAYMENT PLANS 175
23. CHAPTER XV. RECENT DEVELOPMENTS IN EXTENSION OF COVERAGE 179
24. CHAPTER XVI. LEGAL ASPECTS OF PREPAYMENT PLANS 190
25. Part IV: BUSINESS AND MEDICAL CARE
26. CHAPTER XVII. THE ROLE OF BUSINESS IN PROVIDING MEDICAL CARE 199
27. CHAPTER XVIII. BUSINESS MEDICAL CARE PROGRAMS 212
28. Part V: GOVERNMENTAL PROGRAMS
29. CHAPTER XIX. OUTLINE OF GOVERNMENTAL ACTIVITIES IN PROVIDING MEDICAL CARE 229
30. CHAPTER XX. THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT IN MEDICAL CARE~DIRECT PROVISION 235
31. CHAPTER XXI. THE FEDERAL GOVERNMENT IN MEDICAL CARE-GRANTS-1N A1D 255
32. CHAPTER XXII. FEDERAL GOVERNMENT PROVISIONS FOR RESEARCH, EDUCATION, AND CONSTRUCTION OF FACILITIES 268
33. CHAPTER XXIII. STATE GOVERNMENTS IN MEDICAL CARE 278
34. CHAPTER XXIV. LOCAL GOVERNMENTS IN MEDICAL CARE 290
35. CHAPTER XXV. ENVIRONMENTAL AND OTHER HEALTH SERVICES 306
36. Part VI: PROBLEM AREAS
37. CHAPTER XXVI. SPECIAL GROUPS 313
38. CHAPTER XXVII. AUXILIARY SERVICES AND DENTAL CARE 319
39. Part VII: PREVENTION
40. CHAPTER XXVIII. PREVENTION OF ACCIDENTS 325
41. CHAPTER XXIX. PREVENTION OF DISEASE 331
42. Part VIII: EVALUATION OF PRESENT PROGRAMS
43. CHAPTER XXX. PREPAYMENT PLANS 339
44. CHAPTER XXXI. NON-PREPAYMENT METHODS 356
45. Part IX: FUTURE DEVELOPMENTS
46. CHAPTER XXXII. MEDICAL CARE 363
47. CHAPTER XXXIII. MEDICAL CARE PROGRAMS 369
48. CHAPTER XXXIV. ENROLLMENT IN PREPAYMENT PLANS 376
49. APPENDICES
50. A: Medical Aid Provided by Workmen’s Compensation Laws, with Their Effective Dates 393
51. B: Supplementary Tables 405
52. BIBLIOGRAPHY 497
53. INDEX 527