This review of the U.S. health system offers both a historical and current perspective. Readers will learn about the origins of our health system, the forces that have influenced its change, and how the system has responded to those forces of change to become what it is today. Key topics include costs, financing and access to health care, as well as a look at the various systems for delivering health care. Reform efforts are also discussed and a new chapter on information technology in health care has been introduced. For additional research and information, web-based resources are included in the chapter references..

Product Description: Contains the proceedings of a conference held in May, 1986 at Pennsylvania State University. The papers presented have been written by some of the most distinguished health leaders in Australia, New Zealand, and the United States, and from the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD)...read more

Product Description: Both the structure and the dynamics of health services in 14 leading industrialized nations - in standardized form to facilitate comparison - are presented here by experts. A comprehensive picture is given of each country's system: its historical and sociopolitical context and its provision of services in the areas of medical and hospital care, prevention and public health, mental health, ambulatory care, health insurance, and funding...read more