Understanding the U.S. Health Services System, Second Edition

Barton, Phoebe Lindsey

ISBN 10: 1567932037 / ISBN 13: 9781567932034

Published by HEALTH ADMINISTRATION PRESS, 2003

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Understanding the U.S. Health Services System, Second Edition
• Publisher: HEALTH ADMINISTRATION PRESS
• Publication Date: 2003
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1567932037
• ISBN 13: 9781567932034
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition: 2nd Edition
• Condition: good

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Synopsis

This comprehensive, fully updated new edition explains basic concepts as well as current issues to clarify how the U.S. health services system is organized, managed, and financed. Extensive charts and graphs illustrate key system features and trends. A handy reference, this book also includes a glossary which lists and defines all the key terms used in the book, and a 4-page lexicon of acronyms.

What's new in this edition:

All health services expenditure information
An expanded discussion of the public health sector, including additional information on the current status of and proposed changes to Medicare and Medicaid
New information on changes in health insurance plans, health insurance coverage, and recent growth in health insurance premiums
Current information on managed care and managed care organizations, including discussion of the "backlash against managed care"

About the Author

Phoebe Lindsey Barton, Ph.D., is a professor in the School of Medicine at the University of Colorado Health Sciences Center, Denver. She is director of the Master of Science in Public Health (MSPH) program and teaches courses in health care systems and health services research. Prior to coming to Colorado, she was on the faculty of the University of California, Los Angeles School of Public Health.