Our Unsystematic Health Care System (Paperback)

Grace Budrys

ISBN 10: 1442248475 / ISBN 13: 9781442248472

Published by Rowman & Littlefield, Lanham, MD, 2015

About this Item

Paperback. Our Unsystematic Health Care System presents readers with a comprehensive overview of the U.S. health care delivery system. Significantly revised and updated, the fourth edition explores the implementation of the Affordable Care Act, or "Obamacare," as it unfoldsincluding both challenges and successes. Grace Budrys traces how dissatisfied Americans have been with the countrys health care arrangements and the continuing changes of health care reforms.The fourth edition examines the impact the Affordable Care Act has had on the U.S. health care system since it was enacted in 2010, including efforts to identify the appropriate indicators to gauge the laws effects. As in previous editions, the book introduces readers to health insurance arrangements in the United States, including private and public health insurance plans, then compares our health care system to those in other countries, which often have better patient outcomes and lower cost. The fourth edition points out the factors outside of the health care system that might play a role in explaining why Americans do not enjoy better health and longer life expectancy.Our Unsystematic Health Care System is an ideal book for introducing readers, especially students in courses such as medical sociology, public health, or health policy and administration, to the basics of the complex U.S. health care system in an accessible way. Significantly revised and updated, the fourth edition of Our Unsystematic Health Care System provides an accessible overview of the US health care system, with a focus on the impact of the Affordable Care Act. As in previous editions, the book introduces health insurance arran. Shipping may be from multiple locations in the US or from the UK, depending on stock availability.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Our Unsystematic Health Care System (Paperback)
• Publisher: Rowman & Littlefield, Lanham, MD
• Publication Date: 2015
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1442248475
• ISBN 13: 9781442248472
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition: 4th Edition
• Condition: new

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Synopsis

Significantly revised and updated, the fourth edition of Our Unsystematic Health Care System provides an accessible overview of the U.S. health care system, with a focus on the impact of the Affordable Care Act. As in previous editions, the book introduces health insurance arrangements in the U.S. and compares them to health care in other countries.

About the Author

Grace Budrys is professor emerita at DePaul University. She chaired the committee that created the Master of Public Health program and served as director for one year, directed the Public Services Master Program, and was a professor in the Department of Sociology. Her books include Unequal Health: How Inequality Contributes to Health or Illness and How Nonprofits Work: Case Studies in Nonprofit Organizations.