Health Policy Issues: An Economic Persepective
Feldstein, Paul J.
ISBN 10: 1567934188 ISBN 13: 9781567934182
Published by Health Administration Pr, 2011
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This book will help your students understand the economics underlying the issues and politics of healthcare. It presents 36 short, topical chapters that focus on the financing and delivery of medical services. The fifth edition includes updated chapters, figures, and tables as well as a new chapter on comparative effectiveness research and a completely revised chapter on the new Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act of 2010 (ACA). A summary of the ACA is included in the appendix. By reading this book, your students can begin to think critically and clearly about issues involving physicians, nurses, health insurance, Medicare and Medicaid, competition, the increase of medical expenditures, prescription drugs and the pharmaceutical industry, and more.
About the Author: Paul J. Feldstein, Ph.D., is Professor and Robert Gumbiner Chair in Healthcare Management at the Graduate School of Management, University of California at Irvine. In addition to his university responsibilities, Dr. Feldstein has served both the Office of Management and Budget and the Social Security Administration in Washington, D.C., as well as the World Health Organization in Geneva, Switzerland.
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Bibliographic Details
Title: Health Policy Issues: An Economic ...
Publisher: Health Administration Pr
Publication Date: 2011
Binding: Hardcover
Condition: Good
Edition: 5th or later Edition