Health Policy: The Decade Ahead - Softcover

James M. Brasfield

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1588267970 ISBN 13: 9781588267979

Publisher: Lynne Rienner Publishers, 2011

Synopsis

This timely and engaging text explores the full gamut of health policy issues confronting the United States, ranging from Medicare and Medicaid, to the heated controversies surrounding health care reform, to the sleeping giant of long-term care. Notable features of the text include balanced and user-friendly discussions of: how the real-world policy process works, competing proposals for Medicare and Medicaid reform, the details of and the debates surrounding the 2010 Affordable Care Act, the challenges posed by an aging population, and the experiences of other countries grappling with similar problems. For close to a century, health policy issues have never been far from the center of the political agenda. James Brasfield traces the ideas behind the debates, examines the politics of health care, and offers possible scenarios for the decades ahead.

About this title

About the Author:

James M. Brasfield is professor of management and director of the Master of Health Administration program at Webster University.

Review:

Provides a superb overview of the US health care system and the most serious challenges it will face in the next ten years.... Excellent for both newcomers to the field of health care policy and veteran observers. --Rick Mayes, University of Richmond

Well written, well researched, and balanced. A solid textbook for courses in US health policy. --Michael K. Gusmano, The Hastings Center

About this edition

• Publisher: Lynne Rienner Publishers
• Publication date: 2011
• ISBN 10: 1588267970
• ISBN 13: 9781588267979
• Binding: Paperback
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 240