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| Genre/Form: | Electronic books |
|---|---|
| Additional Physical Format: | Print version: xvii, 569 p (DLC) 2012023367 |
| Material Type: | Document, Internet resource |
| Document Type: | Internet Resource, Computer File |
| All Authors / Contributors: |
Jennie J Kronenfeld; Wendy E Parmet; Mark A Zezza |
| ISBN: | 9781782683667 1782683666 |
| OCLC Number: | 841495085 |
| Awards: | Winner of Choice Magazine Outstanding Reference/Academic Book Award 2013 |
| Description: | 1 online resource (156 entries) : 9 images, digital files. |
| Contents: | Philosophical, political, and legal debates -- Foundational debates -- Moral significance of health care / Patricia Ilingworth, Ronald Sandler -- Health care and human health / Anthony L. Schlaff -- Health care as a human right / Benjamin Mason Meier, Dhrubajyoti Bhattacharya -- Individual and societal responsibility for health / David Jones, Jodyn Platt, Daniel B. Rubin, Peter D. Jacobson -- The role of the market in health care / Seth Freedman, Jill R. Horwitz -- Racial disparities in health status and accessing health care / Ruqaiijah A. Yearby -- Single-prayer health care system / Steffie Woolhandler, David Himmelstein, Simeon Kimmel, Carl Berdahl -- Health care reform debates -- Public opinion and health care reform / Thomas R. Marahall -- State's rights and health care reform / Elizabeth Weeks Leonard -- Liberty and the individual mandate / Leaonard M. Fleck -- Federal authority over the individual mandate / Julia Bienstock, Corey S. Davis -- Undeserved communities and health care reform / Sara Rosenbaum, Tisha Beeson -- Abortion and reproductive health services / B. Jessie Hill -- Reforming medical malpractice liability / Barry R. Furrow -- Economic and fiscal debates -- Expanding coverage -- Individual mandate / Neera Tanden, Topher Spiro, Thomas Miller -- Insurance regulation / Jason M. Hockenberry -- Insurance exchanges / Alan C. Monheit, Joel C. Cantor -- Employer mandate / Kathleen Carey -- Paying for reform and bending the cost curve -- Deficit reduction / Kavita Patel, Shayla Nagy, Mark A. Zezza -- Tax treatment of employer-sponsored health insurance / Ptricia Ketsche, William S. Custer, E. Kathleen Adams -- Taxing high-cost (Cadillac) plans / Randy Haught, Elise Gould -- Price transparency / Bianc K. Frogner -- Accountable care organizations / David H. HOward, Cynthia Zeldin -- Independent payment advisory board / Jennifer M. Kerner -- Medicare negotiations of drug pricing / David W. Carlson -- Medicaid program flexibility / R. Paul Duncan, Lilliana L. Bell, Allyson G. Hall, Shenae K. Samuels -- Quality debates -- Priders and quality -- Primary care versus socialization / Crystal WIley Cené, Dinushika Mohottige, Diane Dewar -- Nurse practitioners and physician assistants / Barbara Sheer -- Female physicians / Linda Grant, Aubrey Denmon -- Ethnic background of physicians and patients / Marsha Regenstein, Ellie Adnres, Dylan Newlson -- Home care / Brenda Ohta -- Treatment methods and quality -- Centralized versus decentralized control / Kevin Seitz, Marianne Udow-Phillips / Comparative-effectiveness research / Michael Hochman, Danny McCormick, Elaine Morrato / Information technology adoption / Katy Mahraj, Kai Zheng -- Cost and quality -- Medicare benefit cuts / R. Tamar Kontzka, Marcelo Coca-Perraillon, Sally C. Stearns -- High-deductible health insurance plans / Stephen T. Parnte, David Randall. |
| Series Title: | Sage reference publication. |
| Responsibility: | editors, Jennie Jacobs Kronenfeld, Wendy E. Parmet, Mark A. Zezza. |
Abstract:
This volume uses introductory essays followed by pointunterpoint articles to explore prominent and perennially important debates, providing readers with views on multiple sides of the complex issue of US healthcare reform.
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Debates on U.S. Healthcare would be a valuable addition to public libraries and academic libraries. It would benefit students, researchers, voters, and anyone else interested in gaining a better understanding of health-care reform in the U.S.would be a valuable addition to public libraries and academic libraries. It would benefit students, researchers, voters, and anyone else interested in gaining a better understanding of health-care reform in the U.S. -- Booklist It focuses less on policy, which may become dated, and more on the philosophies behind the health care debate. It would be an excellent addition to any library serving an undergraduate population. -- CHOICE Will be of interest to public, special, and academic libraries interested in health care reform, including those with a focus on medical economics, ethics, and social services. -- Laurie Selwyn * Library Journal * Read more...
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