A textbook on the subject of healthcare offering information on issues of healthcare including government and private insurance issues, access to care, and the machinations of healthcare delivery. It contains questions for review and discussion. It is suitable for those involved in the industry, from students to clinicians to administrators.

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Title: Understanding Health Policy, Fifth Edition
Publisher: McGraw-Hill Education - Europe
Publication Date: 2008
Language: English
ISBN 10: 0071496068
ISBN 13: 9780071496063
Binding: Paperback
Edition: 5th or later Edition
Condition: Good

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An engaging and clinically applicable work on the principles and structure of the U.S. healthcare system

A Doody's Core Title for 2011!

"Eminently readable...Anyone wanting to gain insight into the forces that shaping health policy and the future of health care will appreciate this book."--Critical Care Nurse Magazine

Understanding Health Policy is the best-written, most informative book available on the subject--and it's the #1 choice for healthcare students and professionals alike. The authors carefully weave key principles, descriptions, and concrete examples into chapters that make important health policy issues both interesting and understandable.

Fully updated to reflect current issues in the ever-changing world of healthcare, the newest edition addresses all the topics that affect you most, from the structure and organization of the industry to issues regarding government and private insurance, to access to healthcare.

Everything you need to understand how the healthcare system works - and your role in it:

Clinical vignettes in every chapter illustrate key points
Detailed treatment of both U.S. and international issues
A complete chapter of review questions
NEW Expanded coverage of healthcare workers other than physicians
NEW Closer scrutiny of the pharmaceutical industry
NEW Brand-new chapter on the medical education system

About the Author

Thomas S. Bodenheimer, MD, is Adjunct Professor, Department of Family & Community Medicine, University of California, San Francisco.

Kevin Grumbach, MD, is Professor and Chair, Department of Family & Community Medicine, University of California, San Francisco.

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